Kat Slota is an artist in New Brunswick. She specializes in pyrography, which is selectively and precisely burning wood with a hot point to create intricate designs. She does lot of portraits, still lives, and Christian...

There are men who feel the need to take charge of a difficult situation solely in order to make that situation easier for the ones he loves. It doesn't always work out. A family on a camping trip rushes to a small rural...

Many people consider fall the best of seasons because we get relief from the heat and see the kids go back to school where they belong. And of course there's Halloween. But when you think about it, the whole season is fu...

I once asked a talented friend if she could teach me to sing. She determined that I have a problem changing smoothly from the lower register to the soprano or falsetto register. Maybe I should have tried yodeling, which...

Ekstremsportveko (Extreme Sports Week) 2025 was held in June in Voss, Norway. It is the world's largest extreme sports festival, taking advantage of the region's snowy mountains, wild rivers, lakes, and the high cliffs t...

Children love to play with their food. Tula-Tu is no exception. The Asian elephant calf at the Oregon Zoo celebrated her 6-month birthday on Friday- or would you call that a half birthday? Either way, Tula-Tu would rathe...

Who doesn't love a good old fashioned town festival? If you're in San Diego this weekend, you can check out the 100th Founder's Day festival at Kettle Springs. But watch out! Frendo the Clown is not your friend.Can you e...

The temperance movement was already declining in the UK in 1925 as the US experimented with Prohibition. In the photo above, John Grantham, the Sheriff of Newcastle, doesn't look happy about attending a temperance festiv...

From 1979 through 1985, Americans were captivated by the refined sophisticated drama that was The Dukes of Hazzard. The show consisted primarily of car chases and usually involved at least one jump of the General Lee, a...

The Toxic Avenger was an over-the-top horror comedy that came out in 1984. It's about a poor schlub who falls into a vat of toxic waste and becomes a horribly disfigured mutant with super strength. The movie was way too...