‘Do You Think She’s Dead?’: Inside The Incredible Survival Story Of Alison Botha Danielle Tinning 8 months ago On December 18, 1994, Alison Botha was abducted near her home in South Africa. By the end of the night, she had been raped, stabbed, and disemboweled — but somehow, she managed to live. ncG1vNJzZmiZnKHBqa3TrKCnrJWnsrTAyKeeZ5ufonyiwdOhpqtnlJa7qrHLpZxmrJmju6q6xg%3D%3D
From hatred of singing and dancing to comparing women to snakes, these Buddhist teachings reveal that this religion isn't exactly the paragon of peace and love that so many ill-informed Westerners think it is.ANTONY DICKSON/AFP/Getty ImagesThe Tian Tan Buddha — at 112 feet tall, the world’s largest outdoor, seated, bronze Buddha statue — looms over Hong Kong.
The Buddha has become a living personality in Western pop culture, though one that is often but a tissue of romantic projections and postmodern Orientalism. Read More...
Workers removing invasive plants during a dune restoration project in Knokke, Belgium's Willemspark discovered three World War II bunkers just inches beneath the sand.Sam De Decker and Kris Vandevorst/Immovable Heritage AgencyOne fully excavated bunker.
Archaeologists have discovered three World War II bunkers and several other artifacts from the era at Willemspark in Knokke, Belgium.
The coastal town of Knokke is about 70 miles northwest of the capital city of Brussels. Read More...
