Dan Amos became the CEO of Aflac in 1990 after starting at the company in 1973. His "management by wandering around" ...

Usvatte-aratchi Two thoughtful short essays on schools and education appeared in The Island newspaper on January 20th and 21st. The first was written by Lokubandara Tillakaratne, and the second by ...

On its 100th anniversary, Matthew Ricketson considers The New Yorker’s remarkable journalism and vital role in our chaotic, ...

Black & white Japanese classics hold up in all aspects, inspiring Western blockbusters. Zatoichi, Harakiri, and Ugetsu are ...

Bubbles are mechanisms of wealth redistribution and destruction - with detrimental consequences for social and geopolitical ...

The British publisher Tilted Axis specialized in innovative translated literature. It won them major awards. Now they’re ...

Paul Fussell’s 50-year-old survey of trench warfare deserves a new generation of readers, our book critic writes.

TV movies are capable of being just as engaging and illuminating as their big screen counterparts, and these are the greatest ...

A Red Hook high schooler will perform with the National Youth Orchestra of the United States (NYO-USA) for an East Asia tour this summer.

In 2024, for the first time, an Asian woman won the Nobel Prize for Literature. She is Han Kang, South Korean, born in 1970, daughter of the writer Han Seung-won. The Swedish Academy awarded her the ...

Explore a selection of captivating Italian movies filled with rich storytelling, stunning scenery, and timeless charm.