Tag: Life & Tradition

Badly Injured Dog Saves Canine Brother From Snake Attack, Goes Home After 4-Week Recovery

A rescued Staffordshire terrier is being hailed as a hero for protecting her “little brother,” a 6-month-old rescued terrier pup, from a deadly snake in their own backyard. After sustaining multiple bites, and a four-week recuperation, the beloved dog is back home with her grateful family. Paramedic Madeline Mills of Deebing Heights in Queensland, Australia, had…


The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures Is Ready for Its Close-Up

They’re all here: ET pointing the way home; Dorothy’s iconic ruby slippers; Charles Foster Kane’s childhood sled, Rosebud; R2D2; the ravenous shark from “Jaws”—and so much more. It took 92 years to get this long-wished-for project completed. But on Sept. 20 the $484 million Academy Museum of Motion Pictures opened its doors to the public,…


Popcorn and Inspiration: ‘Crooked Arrows’: Lacrosse: The Healing Medicine Game

The story of a Native American lacrosse team who overcomes the odds to try to win a prep school league tournament.


Children’s Audio Series: Ancient Tales of Wisdom

These 12 tales of wisdom from yesteryear will give your children or grandchildren a glimpse into the traditions and moral values that have been treasured all over the world, uplifting young hearts and minds. Now fully republished by The Epoch Times, the tales were part of a specially dedicated children’s collection of audio stories and original illustrations…


Artist Crafts Tiny, Meticulously Detailed Antique Rooms Inside Adorably Cozy Suitcases

One artist from Central Asia discovered a love for crafting antique furniture and interior décor—on a miniature scale. Artist Olga Mokriskaya, from Ashgabat, Turkmenistan (bordering the Caspian Sea), started rendering tiny themed rooms—rich in texture and meticulous in detail—inside adorably packaged “roombox suitcases.” She developed her pastime as a young girl. The artist recalls the…


Woman Receives Surprise Gift From Stranger Whose Car Rear-Ended Hers: ‘Just Be Kind’

A woman rear-ended at a roundabout in Canberra, Australia, drove away from the ordeal feeling reassured by the kind conversation she’d shared with the other driver. A week later, she was shocked seeing a surprise gift at her doorstep. Bek Pearson was on her way to work when she joined a queue of cars approaching…


For Evenly Browned Chicken Every Time, Think Vertical

You can never have enough great chicken recipes. And this particular recipe is my fallback Friday night dinner because it’s so easy to put together after a long, busy week. You’ll need a vertical roasting rack for this recipe. If you don’t want to invest in one, try a used beer can. Vertical roasting produces…


Social Media Isn’t Going Away, but Parents Can Equip Children to Resist the Harms

In September, the Wall Street Journal reported on internal Facebook research findings indicating that social media is particularly hard on the mental health of teenage girls. “We make body image issues worse for one in three teen girls,” read one slide from an internal meeting. The WSJ also reported on another slide that read: “Thirty-two percent of teen girls said that…


See Weird and Wonderful Sights at Chiricahua National Monument

Whenever we’ve driven west, we have always tried to go through the small town of Willcox, Arizona, where for years we found the best coffee and cinnamon rolls anywhere. That shop has closed, but we still go to Willcox for coffee and hot cinnamon rolls, hamburgers, and other good food served all day at the…


Luxembourg’s Surprising Wines

Wine in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg is hardly new. In fact, viticulture dates back more than 2,000 years to the Romans, who planted the first vines on the steep slopes of the Moselle River that today forms the country’s border with Germany. The tradition and sense of place one finds here are equal with…