Picking someone as Britain’s worst ever ruler is certainly no easy task. How does one pit someone like the Saxon Ethelred the Unready with say the 20th Century’s Edward VIII? In spite of this, a group of high profile historians have got together with English Heritage and come up with a top three failures; a [...]
Austin, Texas, is well known for its nightlife, but there is plenty to do during daylight hours, too. With a wide variety of museums and cultural centers catering to most every interest, Austin provides visitors and residents alike with countless options for cultural outings. Here is a closer look at five of Austin’s best.
1)Lyndon B. [...]
The French Legation Museum provides a uniquely historic experience. Both a historic site and a house museum, the story behind the establishment of the museum is fascinating, and helps to illuminate a way of life experienced by the residents of old Austin before Texas was a state. Visiting the house and grounds, with its carefully [...]
Before you decide to get a tattoo, you should always take a little bit of time to talk to your tattoo artist. When you speak to him, you should be sure to ask questions and find out anything you can about your new tattoo. You should also find out information about his background, [...]
Like every other community in the United States, Detroit experienced devastating poverty during the Great Depression of 1929. It was during this time that the city’s poor came knocking at the St. Bonaventure Monastery on Mt. Elliot Street, home of the Capuchin Order. Friar Solanus Casey urged the order to feed the hungry with soup [...]
Do you really want to be happy? Everyone says yes, but the gateway to happiness makes some of us frown. The gateway to happiness, is giving to others. Think about this: “If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.” - The Dalai Lama
Some of us may [...]
Hamlet said: “… we end the heartache, and the thousand natural shocks that flesh is heir to …”
It has always been the function of the actor to be the emotional physician, who gives solace, encouragement and freedom of feeling to people who need it - when they need it.
This has been the challenge of the [...]
Hamlet said: “… we end the heartache, and the thousand natural shocks that flesh is heir to …”
It has always been the function of the actor to be the emotional physician, who gives solace, encouragement and freedom of feeling to people who need it - when they need it.
This has been the challenge of the [...]
The message on Sarah’s T-shirt is intended to shock people: HIV POSITIVE. These bold words on her self-made shirt are there because she is on a mission to save lives.
Sarah, who lives in a poor, dusty neighborhood in Kenya, is HIV-positive. Living with the disease for more than 16 years, Sarah has found [...]
There is hardly anything more horrendous than flooding on the scale of something like Hurricane Katrina or a tsunami like the one that affected Thailand and other countries.
What is left in the wake of these violent fits of Mother Nature can hardly be described adequately with words. It can be heart wrenching to look at [...]