Pandamania: Getting Up Close and Personal With the Giant Fluffy Bears
• May 15, 2025

I could feel the humid mist on my face as I inhaled the fresh scent of Sichuan mountain air. But it was the loud panting noise that grabbed my attention, […]

Profs & Pints DC: Dark Skies over the South China Sea
• May 9, 2025

Profs and Pints DC presents: “Dark Skies over the South China Sea,” on a disputed waterway in the middle of tensions between the United States and China, with John Rennie […]

Capital City Symphony Presents: Let Inspiration Be Your Guide
• August 30, 2023

Journey from sorrow to triumph in mere moments with Brahms’ vivid Tragic Overture as CCS opens its penultimate concert of the season. The concert’s emotional adventure continues as Coleridge-Taylor’s Ballade […]

Profs & Pints DC: Tension Over the Taiwan Strait
• June 26, 2023

Profs and Pints DC presents: “Tension Over the Taiwan Strait,” a look at how a waterway became a flashpoint for conflict between the United States and China, with Meredith Oyen, […]

Profs & Pints DC: Understanding China’s Leader
• September 19, 2022

Profs and Pints DC presents: “Understanding China’s Leader,” a look at the background and rule of President Xi Jinping, with Joseph Torigian, assistant professor in American University’s School of International […]

Georgetown Mural on U.S. Detainees Brings Worldwide Attention and Tears
• July 21, 2022

Who would have thought the launch of a black-and-white art exhibit of 18 somewhat fuzzy larger-than-life head shots, glued with wheat paste onto a craggy brick wall in a long […]

Profs & Pints DC: China, Sports and Power
• January 2, 2022

Profs and Pints DC presents: “China, Sports and Power,” a look at the cultural history and political uses of sports in the People’s Republic, with Robert Daly, director of the […]

Conspiracy Theory Links 5G to COVID-19
• April 21, 2020

5G plans in Belgium, Switzerland and other countries were placed on hold until radiation could be accurately measured. No evidence was found.

Rallying in D.C. for Democracy in Hong Kong (photos)
• August 19, 2019

At one point, rally-goers spontaneouly broke out into a chorus of “Do You Hear the People Sing?” from the Broadway musical “Les Misérables.”

Profs & Pints: Ancient Chinese Philosophy
• January 16, 2019

Profs and Pints presents, “Ancient Chinese Philosophy,” with Justin Jacobs, associate professor of history at American University and scholar of ancient China and the Silk Road. Tuesday, February 5th ushers […]