Fleeting Wonders

This sculpture is made of human hair and wax.

Incense, "ghost money," and pyrotechnics generate a surprising amount of smoke.

"He was a little cutie," observers report.

Music festivals are sometimes not fun.

He wants a lot of money.

Before it can serve as a beacon for humanity, it has to fly in on a plane just like the rest of us.

They're getting fancy.

When eagle cams get real.

The booklet, now available in English, counsels tourists on how to "understand the Japanese mind" by refraining from screaming and farting.

What happens when a California windstorm gets hungry.

The aspiring ocean ultramarathoner was trying to reach Bermuda.

“I wouldn't want anyone—not even my worst enemies—to go through what happens to this statue," one official said.

A primer on rescuing livestock ahead of monsoon season.

It was a sticky tribute.

"Steve Webb," presumably, had an interesting day.

"We started to promote Hillary's style in Kosovo, offering clothes to women that are identical to those worn by Hillary," says store owner Elda Morina-Ymeraga.

It's also an attempt to cut down on trash.

The aspiring birdlegger was trying to sneak his captives into Taiwan.