Paradox Museum Miami is a mixture of art, science, and fun. The 1,000-square-meter museum is housed in Miami's Wynwood arts and entertainment area. It has more than 70 public displays known as exhibits. Executive director Samantha Impellizeri says th...
This Sunday, February 9, is not a holiday in the United States, but it might seem like one to Americans. Many will be attending parties to watch Super Bowl LIX. The Super Bowl is the championship game of professional American football. The National F...
The activity called yoga means different things to different people around the world. The word itself comes from the Sanskrit language and means union. For some, yoga is an exercise centered on mindful breathing and slow movement. For others, it is a...
There is a growing movement worldwide to use plants in building design to establish closer connections with nature and soften hard city styles. The movement also seeks to improve designs to help protect the environment and increase personal wellness....
Archeological research has uncovered another treasure of the ancient Roman city of Pompeii: a large private bathhouse. The explosion of Mount Vesuvius in 70 AD buried Pompeii in thick ash, wreckage, and lava, or hot liquid rock. Archeologists are con...
Art Deco is an international artistic style that was popular in the 1920s and 1930s. Now, interest in the style and its qualities is growing. A new generation is enjoying the style's roots and turning it into something new. A public showing, or exhib...
The American Kennel Club, or AKC, has named another kind of dog to its registry. Say hello to the Danish-Swedish farmdog. Or maybe say hej, the word for hello in Swedish and Danish. AKC officials announced the addition to its list on January 2. The r...
Buddhist nuns in Nepal are once again performing martial arts for the public after a five-year break caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The women recently put on a show for onlookers at their religious community, called a monastery, outside the capital...
Every Friday, musician Enes Salman performs the Sevdalinka, an ancient form of love song from Bosnia and Herzegovina. Sevdalinka was recently included in UNESCO's National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage. UNESCO is The United Nations Educat...
On a Sunday afternoon in Mexico City's Roma neighborhood, Rosa Mara Espinosa joins about 80 men in a park to play poleana. The almost 100-year-old game was created in a Mexican prison and requires luck and thinking skill. Poleana still carries a stig...
