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spirits
Beijing Targets European Brandy Following Electric Vehicle Subsidy Dispute
Chinese response follows European Commission accusing China’s massive state subsidies of artificially depressing the price of EVs.
The World of Gin
From classic juniper-forward bottles to Greek- and Japanese-influenced craft creations, variations on the spirit are ever-expanding.
World in Crisis: The Silver Linings
These are hard times. These are times that call on every single one of us to be brave and to be good—to be our very best in fact.
Even If Ghosts Are Imaginary, Their ‘Presence’ Suggests Something Strange at Work
A research group led by Dr. A.R.G. Owen in Toronto, Canada, in the early 1970s created a “ghost.”
Would You Believe in the Cottingley Fairies If You Saw Them Today?
In 1917, two little girls took photos of themselves surrounded by what looked like fairies. For the next 70 years, they faced the scrutiny of critics, accusations of perpetrating a hoax.
Study Explores Whether the Dead Can Communicate Through Electronics
Dr. Imants Barušs at the University of Western Ontario in London, Canada, has conducted two studies attempting to verify reports that deceased persons have communicated to the living through electronic devices.
Fascinating Study of Purported ‘Phone Calls From the Dead’ Phenomena: Some Confirmation
Pretty much since the dawn of electronic communication devices, people have reported hearing the voices of spirits through these devices. Dr. Imants Barušs at the University of Western Ontario in Canada made a rare move in seriously studying this so-called “electronic voice phenomenon” (EVP).
The Commonalities of Mythical Beings
Every culture has its myths—tales of monsters and humanoids, spirits and apparitions both friendly and fearsome.
