Tag: Life & Tradition

Cuteness Overload: The Tiny Cotton Ball-Like Birds Known As ‘Snow Fairies’ in Japan

Could these be the sweetest little birds on the planet? The Japanese certainly think so, calling the beloved, long-tailed sparrows “snow fairies.” Known as Shima-enaga, the round, white balls of fluff live on Japan’s second-largest island, Hokkaido. Photographer Yuzuru Kitagawa captures their delicate beauty perfectly as they flit around the snowy paradise that is their…


Discovering Vintage Hairstyling: An Interview with Lauren Rennells

Commentary Vintage beauty is one of my favorite areas of study. Whether in a classic movie, an old advertisement, or an antique illustration, it’s delightful to see how beautifully feminine women looked in the mid-20th century. Today, with the huge industry of online businesses, real vintage and reproduction clothing is available more readily than ever…


Is Heaven Overrated? David Crosby Thought So

David Crosby, of the famous musical group “Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young,” recently died at the age of 81. Just before his passing, he wrote on Twitter that he heard heaven was overrated, and kind of cloudy. This brings up an interesting question that many ask: am I going to heaven when I die, and…


VIDEO: Husky Fell in Love With a Homeless Man in Paris—Their Bond Changed His Life

A once-homeless man whose life has now been turned around owes it all to a husky. Bruno Zvaigzne was living rough on the streets of Paris last summer when a good Samaritan, Thibault Laurent, was out walking with his dog, Sora. Recalling their first meeting, Laurent, 36, told The Epoch Times that his two-year-old husky…


PHOTOS: Drone Images of India’s Great Flamingo Migration, Dangerous Roads in the Himalayas, and More

Every time photographer Raj Mohan witnesses India’s great flamingo migration, he is completely spellbound. “They leave me bewitched. Honestly, words can’t describe my feeling,” Mohan told The Epoch Times, talking about how the vast flocks form into sprawling patterns. The 32-year-old Indian IT specialist travels to Pulicat Lake in Tamil Nadu, South India, for the…


Photos: Dad Spends 13 Years Transforming His Backyard Into a Traditional Japanese Garden

A British dad of two spent 13 years transforming his barren backyard at his terraced city home into an incredible Japanese garden. Martin Fitton, 54, from Brislington, Bristol, fell in love with Japanese gardens after first visiting one on holiday in Dorset back in 2009 and immediately set about creating his own at home. Over…


Film Review: ‘The Final War: The 100-Year Plot to Defeat America’

2022 | Not Rated | 2h 36m | Documentary I find it interesting that the most recent round of feverish finger-pointing by both Democrats and Republicans at one another always seems to be centered on accusations of Russian collusion. Certainly, it’s rare of to see the legacy media outlets reporting on perhaps America’s biggest existential…


Caravaggio and the Conversion of Saul

Every civilization loves the New Year, a celebration of renewal. In the West, people make resolutions for self-improvement, embark on a “dry January,” or try new diets and exercise programs to reinvent themselves. These are signs of hope, a belief that the next year may be even better, or more importantly, that despite the omnipresent…


Preemie Who Died at 21 Days Old ‘Saved’ His Twin and Mom After Pushing to Be Delivered Early

A baby boy who passed away at 21 days old saved his sister and mother after pushing to be delivered at 24 weeks. Now his twin is healthy and thriving. Mom Breanna Seibel, 29, who is studying for a master’s degree in nursing in Wisconsin, believes her son, Teddy, saved her life and that of…


Fairytale Castle Built by American Hotelier for His Wife Was Abandoned for 73 Years in Heartbreak

The story of a stunning castle, lovingly built in 1900 by an American hotelier for his wife, ended in heartbreak when the wife died suddenly at 31. The project was abandoned, and the castle stood empty for seven decades. Boldt Castle is the jewel in the crown of Heart Island, a five-acre private island among the…