November 2025 Archives

"Like all Tibetans, he was untouched by the tragedy of death. It marked only the brief passage from one form of life to another, not a definitive disappearance into the abyss of some unfathomable mystery."

1968. China's drowning in cultural revolution chaos. This is the story of that moment, stripped bare.

"This is all I want. To rid the world of witches so we may live in God's peace. And if the means to achieve this is war, so be it."

Vardø island. Extreme northern Norway. 17th century. Where accusations of witchcraft became death sentences. A historical truth, reanimated.