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Portrait Photography: The Art of the Headshot
Peter Hurley is a famous and an award-winning portrait photographer, and educator currently based between New York and Los Angeles. Continue reading
Beautiful Graffiti and Murals
The Italian street artist Peeta, also known as Manuel Di Rita, is the author of superb murals of several meters. His works confer an impression of volume with a play of lights and shades, with a very specific style. Continue reading
Why We Should Teach Empathy to Preschoolers
In the fall of 1979, Yalda Modabber had just moved from Iran back to her birthplace in Boston. Her timing was bad: Just weeks later, a group of armed Iranians took more than 60 U.S. citizens hostage at the U.S. Embassy in Iran. As a result, her fellow students bullied her ruthlessly. Continue reading
10 Books on Personal Growth to Boost Your Self-belief
Although it might sound cheesy, self-confidence comes from within. But sometimes we all need a little boost. So to help give you a nudge in the right direction, here are 10 essential books that encourage personal growth and help increase your self-belief… Continue reading
The 26 Foot Moving Statues That Play Out a Tragic Love Story
Normally statues stay where they are put and do not move, but not these two. Sculptor Tamara Kvesitadze made these two 26 foot statues that move once a day, acting out a tragic love story.
Located in the seaside city of Batumi, Georgia, the two figures represent a Muslim boy, Ali, and a Georgian princess, Nino, from a famous 1937 novel by Azerbaijani author Kurban Said. Continue reading
1O Easy To Make Cocktails
Cosmopolitan
A cocktail that’s been around since the 1980s, although it was with Carrie and co. in Sex and the City that this one really found fame.
Ingredients: 1.5 parts Vodka, 1 part Cointreau, 1 part Cranberry Juice, Dash of Lime Juice
Jazz it up – garnish with a flamed orange for added citrus kick. Continue reading