Tag: Life & Tradition

Kentucky Mom Gives Birth to Baby by Roadside While Older Kids Wait in Car

A Kentucky woman and proud mother of six delivered her baby boy on the side of a road on May 15 after feeling heavy contractions when she was driving home that day with her five children. Heather Skaats recalled the experience with TODAY Parents, explaining that her previous home births “sort of taught” her to know…


Documentary ‘Eternal Spring’ Goes On to Win Top Awards Despite Chinese Regime Interference—Q&A With Filmmaker Jason Loftus

Filmmaker Jason Loftus’s animated documentary “Eternal Spring” took two top awards following its North American premiere screening at the Hot Docs 2022 festival earlier this month. Having already won double prizes at its world premiere at the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival in March, the film’s success and impact on audiences is a testament to Loftus’s unwavering resolve…


‘Eternal Spring’ Wins Top Film Awards Despite CCP Interference—Q&A With Filmmaker Jason Loftus

Filmmaker Jason Loftus’s animated documentary “Eternal Spring” took two top awards following its North American premiere screening at the Hot Docs 2022 festival earlier this month. Having already won double prizes at its world premiere at the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival in March, the film’s success and impact on audiences is a testament to Loftus’s unwavering resolve…


Hamlet’s ‘To Be or Not to Be,’ Really

The “To be or not to be” speech from Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” is, unfortunately, the most famous speech in all Shakespeare’s works. I say “unfortunately” because it has become famous for several wrong reasons. People have thought of the speech as a passionate expression of intense emotion. It’s not. People have thought of it as indicating…


Donatello and His Victorious Davids

Italian sculptor Donatello worked at the dawn of the Renaissance. His works epitomize the beauty and ingenuity of the era and set the standard for sculpture from then on. Donatello sculpted figures full of life. He did so by looking at the classical sculptures of ancient Rome, and by faithfully copying life itself. His sculptures…


VIDEO: Dying Sheep Saved From 88lb of Matted Fleece Is Now Unrecognizable and Happy

A sheep weighed down by a hefty 88-pound (40 kg) fleece, unable to stand, has been rescued from an isolated spot in the Australian mountains after being found by an elderly bushwalker. His rescuers suspect that if left unattended, the sheep wouldn’t have survived. “I’m not sure how long the poor fellow had been lying…


Chinese Police Breaks into 74-Year-Old’s Home to Give COVID-19 Vaccine, Arrests, Persecutes to Death

This past weekend, some 100 million people worldwide celebrated their faith in the universal values of truthfulness, compassion, and tolerance, marking the 30th anniversary of Falun Gong’s introduction to the public. However, the adherents in China still remain at high risk of being persecuted. In a disturbing incident, a 74-year-old Chinese man was arrested after…


2022 Toyota Avalon Touring

The Avalon saw very few changes from the 2021 model to the 2022 model. Toyota recently announced that the 2022 model year will be the last of production. The Touring trim is the fourth of the six trims available, carrying a manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $43,525. Looking from the back. (Courtesy of Toyota) The…


The Largest Royal Palace in the World: Caserta, in Italy

Standing five stories tall with an incredible 1,200 rooms, Reggia di Caserta, or the Royal Palace of Caserta, is the largest royal palace in the world by volume. Honored as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1997, the palace was called “the swan song of the spectacular art of the Baroque” as part of its…


Pregnant Cat Seeking Help Brings 2 Older Kittens to Stranger’s Door, Gives Birth to 5 More

A pregnant stray cat with two older kittens got lucky when she landed on the back porch of a helpful stranger. Seeing the tiny family pawing at her door one morning, the cat lover called for help, allowing the stray to give birth in the comfort of a new home. Sarah Kelly, founder of Murphy’s…