Harsh Realities and Mystical Power
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For his poetic fourth feature, âHalf Moon,â Bahman Ghobadi returns to the desolation of the Kurdish borderlands and the enduring optimism of his people.
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Recent research is providing new insight into experiences more often left to paranormal explanations.
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What exactly was that mysterious beacon that guided the Magi across the desert? Theories range from the miraculous to the mundane, from angel to UFO.
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âJerry Springer: The Operaâ uncovers something grand within the small, squalid lives it portrays.
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In more than 20 trips to the ravaged city, TIME's Aparisim Ghosh has navigated countless perils. His extraordinary story offers a rare insight into the daily life of Iraqi citizens
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Gods, gurus and eccentric relatives compete for primacy in Kirin Narayanâs enchanting memoir of her childhood in Bombay (present-day Mumbai).
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We go beyond the realm of ordinary earthly experience and explore the truly great accomplishments of one Alan Roger Hinman in alternative time lines. Commentary by Lore Sj&#246;berg.
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Reader Sunaina Yadav shares her experiences.
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Boosters of the occult arts have won a relaxation of the town's strict limits on fortune tellers. But what does the future hold?
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There is something almost spectral about the vision of the new bridge across the Tarn Valley at Millau. It is almost as though it is not connected to the normal laws of gravity.
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Fundamental issues of ethnic and religious identity and the agony of exile are at the heart of âLive and Become.â
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A scientific-religious debate is shaping up over near-death experiences. A look at the dangers for both sides.
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Some are unusual but compelling, while others are rather gruesome.
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POCZERNIN, Poland -- This wind-swept village is bracing for an invasion of demons, thanks to a priest who believes he can defeat Satan.
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When civilization falls, does it make a sound? Two books about the end of worlds--and what follows
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Forces of war, nature, economic crisis and regional tension converge with a vengeance on populace.
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Gideon Mendel's pictures of flooding in east and west reveal striking contrasts and unexpected resonances