“[T]he struggle of man against power is the struggle of memory against forgetting.” The Cultural Revolution in Tibet was a violent and traumatic period in its history. Despite China’s best efforts to keep this event out of public memory, it refuses to stay hidden. “Forbidden Memory: Tibet during the Cultural Revolution” features a written retelling of the horrifying timeline and effects of the revolution China is so desperate to erase from history, juxtaposed against a whopping 284 monochrome photographs of the country taken from 1964 to 1976. Read full article here
Technology
The First Solar-Powered Car Comes at a Hot Price
The Lightyear O is a revolutionary electric car powered by the sun. Developed by a Dutch startup, the four-door sedan has over 50 square feet of solar panels on its roof and hood, generating up to 43 miles of energy a day. With production now underway in Finland, the car does come with a hefty price tag at $262,000, but the company hopes to introduce a more affordable version, the Lightyear 2, by 2025. Read full article here
Merv
January 27, 2023
