A trailblazer who was an Air Force pilot for more than seven years and then quit as a T38 instructor to raise her children has returned to the cockpit after a 24-year hiatus, alongside her husband, a commercial jet pilot. Her reentry into the world of flying has left her “grinning ear to ear.” Mom-of-four…
‘It’s Never Too Late’: Retired Air Force Pilot, 58, Returns to the Cockpit After Raising 4 Kids
Golden Retriever Hangs Off Wall and Drops Balls, Asking People to Play—It Works Every Time
Riley the golden retriever has been doing the same trick every day. For Years. He hangs over his backyard wall and drops a toy onto the street, in the hope someone will play with him—and it works every time. The 9-year-old rescue pup, who lives in California with his owner, Wendy, loves meeting people, especially kids….
Film Review: ‘God’s Creatures’: Foreboding Ennui on the Emerald Isle
October 6, 2022
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R | 1h 41min | Drama, Crime, Mystery | Sept. 30, 2022 (USA) While watching “God’s Creatures,” I was reminded of a Billy Joel lyric and a line of dialogue from the movie “The Departed.” The Joel song “Through the Long Night” opens with “the cold hands, the sad eyes, the dark Irish silence.” In “The Departed,” Matt Damon’s character states “What…
How to Build Your Dream Car
October 6, 2022
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There are certain cars that evoke a simpler yet more exciting time, such as a 1960s-era Shelby Cobra, a 1963 Corvette Grand Sport, or a Ford GT40. At first glance, for a variety of reasons from cost to availability, it seems highly unlikely that any of them could end up in your garage. But the…
Celebrating Donatello, One of the Fathers of the Early Italian Renaissance
BERLIN—Two Davids greet visitors at the entrance to the exhibition “Donatello: The Inventor of the Renaissance” in Berlin’s Gemäldegalerie, and they couldn’t be more different. Having left Florence, Italy, for the first time, Donatello’s triumphant marble sculpture “David” dons classical drapery and a crown of wine grapes normally seen on Bacchus, the Roman god of…
Dressmaker of Century-Old Store Recalls Golden Era of Cheongsam in Hong Kong
Cheongsam, which means “long dress” in Cantonese, is the traditional dress style worn by Chinese women and is known as the quintessence of China and the national dress of women. The origin of the cheongsam can be traced back to the Qing Dynasty. It was not until the 1920s that it became popular in the…
‘A Chicken Saved My Life’: Meet the Former Marine Giving Fellow Veterans a New Mission—and America New Farmers
“One of the bigger problems I had was I no longer had a purpose, because in the Marine Corps, you are built up to have a pretty big ego,” Robert Elliott told The Epoch Times. This problem isn’t unique to Elliott or to the Marines specifically, but is common to many veterans who have recently…
Images of Hope: The Pieta
The most tragic sight imaginable is a mother who has lost a child. Witnessing such a thing, most shrink from the searing sense of loss, the emptiness of bereavement. Yet when Michelangelo unveiled his Pietà—the image of the Virgin Mary mourning the lifeless Christ—he revealed how sorrow can be conquered by hope. In 1497, Cardinal…
The Simplest Apple Tart
This tarte fine aux pommes—literally translated as “thin apple tart”—is a French bakery staple each fall. It’s made with only two key ingredients, a puff pastry crust and seasonal apples, thinly sliced and arranged in elegant spirals. The apple topping is completed with a few simple additions that every household has on hand: butter, sugar, and…
The Sound of the Enemy: How the US Navy’s Ocean Systems Technicians Tracked the Soviets
When Geoff Ugent was discharged from the U.S. Navy, he had to wait 27 years to talk about anything he did for the branch of the military. His former job title, ocean systems technician (OT), sounds more like he worked in oceanography or marine engineering than in one of the most select groups in naval…
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