Tag: Life & Tradition

‘Long Day’s Journey Into Night’: A Masterpiece of Natural Theater

How very fortunate we are that American playwright Eugene O’Neill’s widow, Carlotta Monterey, disregarded the wishes of her late husband and had “Long Day’s Journey Into Night” published in 1956, just three years after his death and not the 25 years that O’Neill himself requested. It means we had the pleasure of arguably America’s greatest…


Ancient Tales of Wisdom: The Tailor in Heaven

Ancient tales of wisdom remind us of the traditions and moral values that have been treasured all over the world. We hope the stories and messages in our Tales of Wisdom series help uplift the hearts and minds of our readers. This retold tale is one of many audio stories from the discontinued “Ancient Tales…


Loving Dad Gifts Daughter Whose Middle Name Is ‘Rose’ With as Many Roses as Her Age Each Birthday

After a father from Canada and his wife gave their daughter the middle name Rose, the doting dad made a pledge: to gift her as many roses as her age on every single birthday. At 21, his daughter has acknowledged the annual gesture of love in a touching video montage that has now gone viral….


Mom Left in Shock After Her Baby Was Born With Organs Outside His Body Due to a Rare Condition

A mother whose baby was born with organs outside of his body as a result of a rare condition has revealed her shock. Ashlie Fowler, 29, was told 12 weeks into her pregnancy that her son—her first child—would be born with gastroschisis, a rare condition that affects 4 in every 10,000 babies. It is a…


Film Review: ‘The Hidden Life of Trees’: The Science of the Ents

PG | 1h 41m | Documentary | November 2, 2021- United States| Based on German conservationist and author Peter Wohlleben’s 2015 bestselling book of the same title, the slow-paced but info-packed “The Hidden Life of Trees” very quickly makes one thing abundantly clear: J.R.R. Tolkien got it right. Trees are basically Ents. Wohlleben himself is the…


Video Captures Moment Bear Cub Siblings Reunite After Surviving Wildfire—And Now They Can’t Stop Hugging Each Other

A pair of baby black bear siblings were reunited after being separated from their mother and surviving the Twenty-Five Mile Wildfire, which raged through the state park in Washington over the summer. Chelan County locals Dave and Karen Case, who live on a remote 50-acre property surrounded by state forest land, first witnessed the pair,…


Tornado Survivor Lost Everything After Candle Factory Collapse—Gifted Car From Out-of-County Teacher

After a devastating tornado ripped through a candle factory in West Kentucky last month, Rebecca Marsala was among the survivors trapped inside who were rescued. Her town of Mayfield was the hardest hit in the state, and she lost everything. Then, a stranger from out of county decided to step in and help. On Dec….


Paleontologists Extract 30 Preserved Titanosaur Eggs From 2-Ton Fossilized Dinosaur Nest in Northern Spain

A team of paleontologists last fall completed the extraction of two dinosaur nests containing some 30 fossilized titanosaur eggs at a site in Loarre, in northern Spain—the continuation of an earlier 2020 campaign. The fossil gathering project was led by the Aragosaurus-IUCA Group of the University of Zaragoza and the Portuguese NOVA University Lisbon, with…


Popcorn and Inspiration: ‘Pete’s Dragon’: Disney Made a Good Dragon Movie

PG  |  1 hours, 42 minutes |  Adventure, Family, Fantasy  |  12 August 2016 (USA) What’s a real dragon look like? Maybe a mash-up of children’s favorite animals? Like part dog, with a big sniffle-snuffle, rubbery nose? If it’s a forest dragon, it might be a tad greenish. Maybe there’s some panther in its jaw line…


Dazzled by the World: A Master of the Essay

Ask someone for the title or author of a favorite book, and most could give you an answer. Ask the same question about a favorite poem or poet, and some might come up with a reply. Even a 5-year-old might recite “Mary Had a Little Lamb.” Ask about a favorite essayist, and the responses would…