Tag: Life & Tradition

Wildlife Keeper Snaps a Hilarious Selfie With the Huge Rhino That Is Under His Care

A rhino keeper in Kenya has snapped a hilarious selfie with the huge animal that he cares for. Joseph, who works for the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, took a selfie with Apollo the rhino. The rhino is under the care of Joseph since being rescued at 6 months old. Apollo had lost his mother due to natural…


Crisp, Cheesy Polenta Cubes Are the Perfect Cocktail Snack

Looking for an easy appetizer? Claudia Roden shares these delicious bites in her latest cookbook, “Claudia Roden’s Mediterranean: Treasured Recipes From a Lifetime of Travel,” and the recipes (including this one!) fit right into the Seriously Simple philosophy. Polenta was originally cooked and served as a porridge to feed poor northern Italian peasantry, and Roden…


20 Secrets to Living a Happier Life

By Deep Patel There’s an unfortunate reason why happiness is often elusive—our brains simply aren’t wired that way. Instead, our brains have evolved to survive, to protect ourselves, to keep us safe. Sure, we have moments of elation and periods of contentment and bliss. But many of us are plagued with persistent negative emotions—we are…


Help Your New Year’s Resolutions Stick

Dear Dave, I thought I was going to get control of my money and make a lot of other positive changes in my life this year, but very few of the things I wanted to accomplish happened. I started strong, and began with serious intentions, but somewhere along the way I lost focus. Can you…


The Christmas Miracle of Generosity: ‘The Glory of St. Nicholas of Bari’

Every Christmas, we are bombarded with images of a man we call Santa Claus who has a long, white beard, red clothes, and happily brings toys to children who are well-behaved. But who is this patron of moral gift-giving? Where does the legend of Santa Claus come from? St. Nicholas of Bari St. Nicholas was…


Cat Sanctuary Workers Find Tiger Cub Hours Old in Tiny Breeding Facility, Raise Him to Be Apex Predator

A team of wildcat sanctuary workers drove down a windy, wooded dirt road in Indiana to a small, out-of-the-way animal breeding facility where they fully expected to find a pair of lions and two tigers in need of a good home. They never expected to find a tiger cub. Enclosed in chain-link fence, the compound…


Angler Feels ‘Elemental Force’ Tug on His Line, Reels In Enormous 31-Pound Monster Grouper, Shatters World Record

While wetting his line in the Red Sea this past summer, one Hungarian angler managed to reel in a world record-sized roving coral grouper—a spectacular red-orange specimen dappled with blue spots. After being submitted and confirmed by the International Game Fishing Association (IGFA) last fall, the enormous fish shattered the previous world record which had…


Cooking Broccoli? Forget the Oven and Stovetop, and Try the Air Fryer

I invested in an air fryer for the sole purpose of serving restaurant-style tater tots and french fries from the comfort of my kitchen. But as I quickly learned, the true value in the trendy countertop appliance is in cooking vegetables of all kinds. The air fryer is actually better than the oven for turning…


The Secret to Perfectly Cracked Crinkle Cookies

These deep, dark, chocolaty cookies are also known as “earthquakes” because of all the cracks that break through their snow-white surfaces during baking. The key to creating these crinkly cracks is rolling the formed dough first in granulated sugar and then in confectioners’ sugar. The granulated sugar helps create that crackly, crusty exterior and keeps…


A New Frontier in Classical Music

Once, at a classical concert, a man sitting the row in front of me in the orchestra level of Carnegie Hall got up for a standing ovation and stood there in almost reverent contemplation long after the musicians had left the stage for intermission. He had been moved to tears. Seeing the curiosity in my…