CULTURE

A child’s life will forever be enriched if we take just a few simple steps BY ANGELICA REIS Classical music was born in the halls of churches and monasteries. At its heart…

Art exploration for the young and young at heart BY ANDREA NUTT FALCE “The establishment of our new Government seemed to be the last great experiment for promoting human happiness, by…

An artist’s vision led to carving four presidents’ faces into Mount Rushmore, combining art and history By Rachel Pfeiffer A plane buzzed over the Black Hills of South Dakota in the summer…

BY PETA EVANS  TIME JUNE 20, 2022   “Unsilenced” has just been digitally released after a successful theatrical run in North America. Knowing it addresses a topic close to my heart—courage to…

BY LINDA WIEGENFELD Cover of “Five Letters From Prison That Have Changed the World” by Rodney Walker. (Amazon Pro Hub)Letters that have transformed the world have come from the very best…

Michelangelo worked with assistants to complete the Sistine ceiling to his standards BY JAMES BARESEL For almost four years it was a common sight on Vatican Hill. Between eight and a…

BY JAMES HOWARD SMITH Set far back in the grounds of Versailles are the refined gardens and pavilions of the Petit Trianon. Together, they show how European garden design transitioned in…

‘Eternal Spring shows an extreme case of what can happen when freedom of speech, assembly, and belief are absent’: Film Director/Producer Jason Loftus BY EPOCH INSPIRED STAFF Filmmaker Jason Loftus’s animated documentary “Eternal…

Larger than life: Art that inspires us through the ages BY JEFF PERKIN Standing five stories tall with an incredible 1,200 rooms, Reggia di Caserta, or the Royal Palace of Caserta,…

By Eddie Leung Commentary During the 1920s, there was a debate in China between science and the school of metaphysics. “Metaphysics,” in this context, has a different meaning: it refers to…