High-wire artist Philippe Petit’s rigging explained in Why Knot?, his new book on the art of knot tying. When Philippe Petit stepped out on a high-wire illegally strung between the twin towers of the ...

After Xu Xiaoxue gave birth to her daughter in 2005, she soon got bored of taking care of the child all day, and wanted some distraction. Her husband's family is in the business of making Chinese ...