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Super-Sized Music: A Mile-Long Xylophone, Gigantic Wind Harps, And Sea Organs
Gravity, wind, and waves are the musicians playing these enchanting instruments! I have to admit that this amazing xylophone is my...


Children Of The World And The World As They See It
Children are the foundation and future hope of humanity. Here's an opportunity to glimpse some of the lives they inhabit and see visions...


Off The Beaten Path In Africa: Little-Known Wonders And Hidden Gems
Here's a taste of the continent's secret gems that may not make it onto postcards! We'll also stop by in Senegal and get a cup Café...


The Other-Worldly Beauty And Stunning Variety Of Rainbows
Rainbows are among nature's most beautiful and ethereal sights! Here's a salute to these steadfast and gorgeous symbols of "better days...


These Magical Portraits Of Youth Re-Imagine Royal Beauty In African-American Style
Whatever you think Disney-inspired princesses and Baroque-era royalty look like...Think again! These photographers have dramatically...


Have A Smile! Four Short Animated Films To Make Your Day Better.
Take a break from the various panic-attacks going on around you and breathe. These short films are just plain fun...when they're not...


The First Female Photographer: Anna Atkins' Amazing Photobook!
Anna Atkins (1799-1871) was an English botanist and the first female photographer, using photographic techniques, but not a camera, to...


The Ocean As You've Never Seen It
It's as if these filmmakers and photographers reintroduce the ocean to us in an entirely new way. Magical. Gorgeous. Transcendent....


Emmanuel Valtierra's Stunning Art: The Aztecs Meet The 'Avengers'...And Michelangelo, Too!
In these game-changing illustrations, Mesoamerican history and mythology are treated with the same pop-culture love that the history and...


Indigenous Chefs Are Revisioning Cuisine And Reclaiming Culinary History
Across the Americas, Indigenous chefs are connecting food to culture and history, and re-imagining delicious for all of us. Today's post...


Robert S. Duncanson: An Early African-American Painter Who Took The World By Storm
The most accomplished African-American painter in the United States in the mid-1800s, and renowned across Europe, Robert S. Duncanson...


Beautiful, Quirky, And Magical Doors Around The World
From Mexico to Morocco, and Indonesia to Lithuania, these enchanting doors are much more than entryways. Some, perhaps, are portals to...


The Fantastic Creatures of Vorja Sánchez: Strange And Colorful Whimsy
Fairytales and fantastic dreams explode in the colorful imagination of this Spain-based artist. Each animal is eclectic and wonderfully...


Passing The Mic To Often Unheard Voices
Amplifying vision-expanding, heart-shaking, head-moving voices that open us to wider and deeper connections with real persons, real...


Baaeétitchish/Wendy Red Star: Recasting Native Images In Art
Baaéetitchish (One Who Is Talented), is Wendy Red Star's Apsáalooke (Crow) name. Her artwork reimagines images of Native peoples by...


Murmurations: One Of Nature's Most Incredible Wonders!
Starling murmurations (flocks) contain hundreds of thousands of birds "flying as one." Mesmerizing. Awe-Inspiring. Beautiful. The Art of...


Eye-Popping Paintings Reinvent Racist Blackamoor Images
Kajahl's stunning paintings re-imagine the images of subservient Blacks presented in European Blackamoor art as astronomers, rulers,...


Whales: Wonderful. Stunning. More Human Than You May Think.
Whales are astonishing creatures. In fact, more astonishing than we may realize. They are incredibly beautiful, but they also have...


Beautiful Secret And Hidden Gardens Around The World
Across the globe, there are gardens designed to offer oases of serenity amidst the bustle. Often seemingly 'hidden' in unexpected places,...


Pigs: A Lot More Than 'Oink.'
Smart, affectionate, clean, and potential helpers in the fight against climate change, what's not to love? Oh, and beautiful, too! When I...
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