Watch: ‘French Spider-Man’ Climbs World’s Tallest Building
Hundreds of spectators looked up to the sky on Monday as daredevil climber Alain Robert worked his way up the side of Dubai’s 2,716-ft. (828 m) Burj Khalifa in just over six hours.
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Chinese City Names and Shames the Badly Behaved in Local Paper
Do you jaywalk? Litter? Run red lights? Prepare to be shamed if you’re in the city of Wuhan.
African Leaders, Stay Off Facebook: Number of Fans Correlated With Regime Instability
In a wacky little study, Ethan Zuckerman of Harvard University’s Beckman Center for Internet and Society found having more followers on Facebook was directly proportional to regime instability for leaders on the African continent.
Fertility Goddess Asherah: Was ‘God’s Wife’ Edited Out of the Bible?
Some scholars say early versions of the Bible featured Asherah, a powerful fertility goddess who may have been God’s wife.
Maotai Millions: Prices Rise for China’s National Spirit
It’s true the world over. Take booze away and people will get upset.
ESPN’s Jalen Rose’s Comments About Duke Cause Media Firestorm, Race Debate
“I hated Duke, and I hated everything Duke stood for. Schools like Duke don’t recruit players like me. I felt like they only recruited black players that were Uncle Toms.” Uh-oh, Jalen Rose, you probably shouldn’t have said that.
Small Miracles: Japanese Student in U.S. Finds Family on YouTube
“I screamed, and my host parents woke up and they thought it was really bad,” said Akiko Kosaka. “They asked what happened. And I said, ‘They survived!'”
New Power Lines Could Help Ease Fukushima Nuke Crisis
Japanese officials said Thursday local time that new power lines could restore electricity to the Fukushima plant, potentially easing the ongoing nuclear crisis.
China to Bus Citizens Away from Fukushima Nuke Plant
Beijing will send buses to pick up citizens living in areas hardest hit by the tsunami: Miyagi, Fukushima, Ibaraki and Iwate prefectures, they announced Tuesday.
Expert Advice: Mitigating Nuclear Exposure Risks
TIME spoke to John K.C. Leung, a radiation expert at Hong Kong University. He explained the general protocol for those who find themselves at risk of nuclear exposure:
Disaster Relief: How to Help From Inside Japan
We understand the urge to head north to help, but there are many ways you can have your hand in recovery right from where you are.
Japan Earthquake: Time Out Tokyo Tweets the Aftermath
“The first shaking started about 30 minutes ago. It still hasn’t stopped. I’m writing this from the Time Out office… Across the road there’s a tenement block. It’s swaying horrifically – so much so, in fact, that it looks …