In my last Yonder, I mentioned the gigantic yet inelegant Nanjing Bridge, finished in 1968, at the peak of Maoism in China and abroad. Regardless of its remarkable 1576m length, the double-deck truss bridge was
I never believed that it would happen again, that during my extended sojourn in the United States, I would have to witness the political resurrection of Donald J. Trump. Approximately a year ago, when he
What impressed me the most about the 2022 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony in Beijing was the image of Russian dictator Vladimir Putin. The first images of the Russian president showed him dozing off, his head
The bartender at the Alembic took my order for a mint julep. He unfolded a small canvas sack, which he filled with ice and laid on the bar. He took up a black bat and
What is the connection between the Coronavirus pandemic and a Tesla, the electric vehicle of the moment? Both had a big impact on personal experiences. The pandemic created the optimal conditions for the regression of
The world was shocked when the Taliban seized control over Afghanistan almost immediately after the Americans retreated. And yet, it’s been inevitable, perhaps even before the Americans decided to set foot in the country that
We live in uncertain times. The human race is facing its biggest crisis yet, perhaps similar to the one that extinguished the dinosaurs 66 million years ago. This time around, though, the crisis may not
In the end, we survived him. As I write this entry, there are less than 24 hours before Trump is scheduled to leave the White House and Washington D.C. for good. Like Twitter and Facebook,
After a long pause with no accidents this time, Yonder is back as this new year unfolds. I apologize for the silence. I was busy with a different kind of project. But let’s celebrate the
Tomorrow, America is supposed to elect a new president. But the reality is that nobody knows what might happen tomorrow, one day after or even weeks later, since the current president has threatened that he
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