China Beginning To Rival Hollywood In Movie Production

“Last year’s box-office earnings topped $1.5 billion, a 64 percent increase from 2009, making China’s movie market on target to be the world’s second-largest by 2015. Sometimes dubbed “Chollywood,” China’s movie industry pumped out 526 films in 2010 (versus 754 in the U.S.), and the government has announced plans to more than double the size of the entertainment industries, including movies and television, over the next five years.”

To Escape London Rioters, Bystanders Barricade Themselves Inside Historic Theatre

“A small group of people said they had barricaded themselves inside the 110-year-old Hackney Empire theatre to escape the violence. ‘We are stuck inside,’ said one person … ‘It’s very scary. We are in the back of the building, staying away from the front. We have barricaded the doors and put chains on the doors.”

‘Milk Glass’ – When Europe Tried To Reverse-Engineer Chinese Porcelain

“When Chinese porcelains made their way to Europe via the Silk Road, Europeans quickly began trying to make their own. But they assumed porcelain was vitreous, not clay-based. After 15th-century Italian alchemists developed an opaque, white glass they called ‘lattimo’ (from latte, meaning milk), others refined the process.”