Tag: Life & Tradition

Video: After 29 Years Battling Cerebral Palsy, Bride Realizes Dream of Walking Down the Aisle

A 29-year-old UK woman who’s been battling cerebral palsy since the day she was born has fulfilled her life’s dream of walking down the aisle by herself. Recently married, Alaina Banfield-Coffee—a talented artist who paints with the help of a brush attached to headgear—lives in Cardiff, Wales, with her husband, Philip. Born with the neurological motor…


Artist Upcycles Old Silverware, Scrap Metal Into Feathered Friends and Other Incredible Animals

An artist who uses found objects to create masterpieces makes clunky scrap metal look as light as a feather. It takes years for South Carolina artist Matt Wilson, 37, to gather the medium he works in—old silverware and other metal junk, as well as driftwood and natural materials—which he combines to create animals that seem…


Woman From California Captures Breathtaking Photos of Hummingbirds From Her Backyard

A Minnesota-born, California-based woman has grown popular for snapping breathtaking images of hummingbirds. The Instagrammer captures stunning details of these tiny jewels all from her backyard. “Everybody says that they love hummingbirds,” Tracy Johnson told The Epoch Times. “But my love for the hummingbirds goes far beyond the outside beauty and the experiences that I’ve…


Popcorn and Inspiration: ‘I Origins’: Sci-Fi Reimagining of a Reincarnation Ritual

January 18, 2014 | | R | 1h 46min Tibetan monks go on searches for reincarnated lamas. They have a method. They track them via word of mouth, cosmic hints, visions, and dreams, to remote villages, hauling lama accouterments of previous incarnations. They then display said accouterments before the suspected reincarnated infant lama, inquiring, “Which was your…


Start Your Morning Right With Berry Chia Pudding

Chia seeds are a good source of healthy omega-3 fatty acids, plus they have fiber, iron, and calcium. Here, they’re mixed with a fruity base and refrigerated until the chia seeds expand to form a thick, creamy texture similar to tapioca. Berry Chia Pudding Active Time: 5 minutes Total Time: 8 hours, 5 minutes Serves…


Divine Art and the Heritage of Beauty to be Discussed in Chicago Conference

The late philosopher and writer Sir Roger Scruton famously said: “I want to persuade you that beauty matters; that it is not just a subjective thing, but a universal need of human beings. If we ignore this need we find ourselves in a spiritual desert.” The award-winning classically-trained painter Kathleen Carr founded the Chicago-based non-profit…


Spend the Winter—or the Summer—in Grand County, Colorado

In February 1928 an astounding feat of railroad engineering was completed when the first locomotive passed through the 6.2-mile-long Moffat Tunnel, connecting the eastern and western sides of the Continental Divide in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains and shortening the distance between Denver and the Pacific Coast by 176 miles. Later the construction of U.S. Highway 40…


Parenting Matters: The Value of Pets

I became acutely aware of the value of pets while at work one beautiful summer day. I was enjoying lunch on the clinic patio when I noticed a teen patient of mine walking toward me. Shaking my extended hand she began, “I want you to meet someone.” She gestured to the dog on the end…


Photographer Snaps Bear Cubs Playing and Hugging as if From a Fairytale

Adorable pictures show bears play fighting before seeming to make up by hugging in a scene like something out of a fairytale. Photographer Valtteri Mulkahainen, 60, from Sotkamo, Finland, took these pictures while visiting the Martinselkonen Wilderness Centre. The pictures show two cubs play fighting before adorably embracing in a hug, appearing to make up…


2 Beached Humpback Whales Spotted on Argentinian Coast—But Rescuers Save the Day With Backhoe

Rescuers came to the aid of two stranded humpback whales on the province of Buenos Aires’s coastline in Argentina, saving both whales within 48 hours. The first whale, a juvenile female humpback weighing approximately 8 tons and measuring 32 feet long, ran aground on Sunday, Oct. 3, according to the Mundo Marino Foundation, near the beaches of Nueva Atlantis….