In the Shinto calendar, days are assigned animal representations (tokens/emblems/totems) in a rotation. Each February on the Day of the Horse (falling typically in mid-February), a market for traditional kites can be found at the Oji Inari Jinja Shrine (1-26-26 Kishi-machi, Kita-ku, Tokyo, Japan; phone +81 03 3907 3032). The kites are each shaped like a yakko, a servant to a samurai. 

The tradition dates back to the Edo period (1603-1868), when people considered kites tokens of...

Covering the history of anesthesia from the first demonstration of ether in 1846 to the machines and equipment being used today, London’s Anaesthesia Heritage Centre (21 Portland Pl., London, England, W1B 1PY, U.K.; phone +44 20 7631 1650, ext. 7, www.aagbi.org/education/heritage-centre) was founded in 1932.

Housing over 4,500 objects, it comprises the archives of the Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain & Ireland (AAGBI), the Anaesthesia Museum and a rare- book...

Aerolineas Argentinas canceled flights to Venezuela on Oct. 9, joining a growing group of airlines that have ceased flying to that country, among them Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, Aeromexico, Avianca and LATAM. Concerns over safety and security as well as the hyperinflation of Venezuelan bolivars were cited as reasons for ending flights. As of press time, nine airlines had flights to Venezuela: Air Europa, Air France, American Airlines, Avior Airlines, Caribbean Airlines, Copa...