Tag: Arts & Culture

PROGRAMMING ALERT: 2022 NTD International Traditional Chinese Martial Arts Competition

NTD’s 7th International Traditional Chinese Martial Arts Competition is set to take place in Middletown, New York, from Aug. 25 to Aug. 28. The competition aims to revive traditional Chinese martial arts and display its true values to the world, as part of a series of international culture and arts events organized by NTD Television…


LIVE Aug. 28, 10 AM ET: 2022 NTD International Traditional Chinese Martial Arts Competition

NTD’s 7th International Traditional Chinese Martial Arts Competition is set to take place in Middletown, New York, from Aug. 25 to Aug. 28. The competition aims to revive traditional Chinese martial arts and display its true values to the world, as part of a series of international culture and arts events organized by NTD Television…


The Church and Convent of São Francisco: A Blend of Portuguese and Brazilian Artistry

Some of Brazil’s most beautiful churches are located in the colorful, historic city of Salvador, in the state of Bahia. Among them, one stands out: The church and convent of São Francisco (St. Francis) is a magnificent representation of both Portuguese and Brazilian artistry from the 18th century. The initial convent and church were built…


Gabby Goes Fishing (1941)

Gabby teaches a young boy how to fish, even though the boy was doing much better without him. Credit: Public Domain Movies – Feature Films: Cinema collection: http://epochcinema.com Epoch Original content: http://epochoriginal.com Feature Films: https://www.theepochtimes.com/featured-films * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it later on “My List.” Follow EpochTV on social media:…


Popeye: Insect to Injury (1956)

Popeye tries to get rid of termites before they ruin his newly built house. Credit: Public Domain Movies – Feature Films: Cinema collection: http://epochcinema.com Epoch Original content: http://epochoriginal.com Feature Films: https://www.theepochtimes.com/featured-films * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it later on “My List.” Follow EpochTV on social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/EpochTVus Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/EpochTV…


Epoch Watchlist: What to Watch for Aug. 12–18

This week, we look at a stirring Italian coming-of-age drama and a fascinating British thriller about a conman whose victim brings him down. New Release ‘Rogue Agent’ Robert Freegard (James Norton) is a conman who poses as an undercover MI5 agent in order to kidnap a number of victims during an expansive manhunt. But Alice…


The Force of a Thought: Rodin Brings the Poet Dante to Life in ‘The Thinker’

Few works of art are as known today as “The Thinker” by French sculptor Auguste Rodin. The monumental nature of this single monolithic figure seems to be all self-sufficient, capable of symbolizing the most sophisticated of human activity—thinking. It’s no wonder that this image, ever since its rise to popularity in 1903, has been most…


Epoch Booklist: Recommended Reading for Aug. 12–18

This week, we look at an engaging history of battlefield medicine and a must-read by a “horse whisperer” who uses horse sense to train leaders. Fiction A Victorian Thriller ‘By Gaslight: A Novel’ By Steven Price In this trans-Atlantic Victorian-era thriller, Detective William Pinkerton, son of the famous American detective, is in search of the man…


The Untold Story Behind a Costly Mistake that Led to America’s Deadliest Natural Disaster in History

sam“The whole story will never be told, because it cannot be told.” This was the dispatch sent to the Associated Press office in Chicago from the manager of the Galveston News on September 12, 1900, four days after a catastrophic hurricane dealt death, desolation, and destruction to the thriving sand-barrier island located about 2 miles…


Remembering Samuel Chapman, the Civil War General Who Became an Educator for Freed Slaves

Samuel Chapman Armstrong was the founder of Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute (now Hampton University in Hampton, Virginia). A native of Hawaii, he fought with the Union Army during the Civil War and was eventually awarded the brevet rank of brigadier general of volunteers. After working for the Freedmen’s Bureau in Virginia, he recognized that…