Slice of Life

Today we're bringing you another beautiful photo selection–this time from Nicaragua. Listing encyclopedic facts wouldn't do it justice. You have to see it.

On April 19, 1995, the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, was bombed by a pair of domestic terrorists. In the attack, 168 people died, and hundreds more were injured. At that point in history, it was the deadliest act of terror that the United States had ever faced. “It was a […]

NEW YORK—If Petra Nemcova’s life were a movie plot, nobody would believe it. Girl grows up under communism in the former Czechoslovakia, climbs to the top of the fashion world as one of the most famous models on the planet, and nearly has it all taken away as a victim of the 2004 tsunami in […]

Martina Ptackova is a tough young woman. In fact, pound for pound, she’s one of the toughest women in the world. In the Czech Republic, where she is from, she’s a source of national pride, having distinguished herself as an elite athlete in the often brutal sport of kickboxing. But Ptackova is not a brutal […]

Paint, brushes, and a palette are among the many tools that Tiffany B. Chanel uses to influence her New York community and beyond, whether teaching young children art or inspiring people with her creativity. It was sneaker art that first got her noticed, but now it’s her colorful portraits that are wowing her fans. Discovering […]

During his childhood in Haifa, Israel, master illusionist Vitaly Beckman used to lock himself in a room where he would come up with ideas to create an entertaining form of magic. Today, he is known as one of the most innovative illusionists in the world, and he recently thrilled audiences in performances of “Vitaly: An […]

NEW YORK—It was 1998, and Gene Bowen had maintained six years of sobriety. He had enjoyed being a tour manager for some of rock ‘n’ roll’s greatest legends like Gregg Allman and Soundgarden, but after his last tour managing Jeff Buckley, he was ready to pack it in. Buckley had tragically drowned in the Mississippi […]

NEW YORK—Marcus Soutra vividly remembers reading the popular adventure novel “Treasure Island” by Robert Louis Stevenson with his father when he was 8 years old—and continuously getting stuck on the same word. His teachers began to notice something too; he was identified as dyslexic and diagnosed with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) when he was in the […]

In order to have a rewarding college experience, students should build a constellation of mentors. This constellation should be a diverse set of faculty, staff, and peers who will get students out of their comfort zones and challenge them to learn more—and more deeply—than they thought they could. Students should begin to build this network […]

Duchess the dog was in a bad place when she was first discovered in 1999. She lived with her canine family in a hole under an abandoned house in the Bronx. The pup was frail, frightened, and infested with fleas and ticks, but Zulma Cruz was there to look after her. Cruz, along with Paul […]

NEW YORK—How could it be possible to convey the poetry, the depth, the sweat, the soulful interpretation of life in the watercolor paintings by Mario Andres Robinson? The essence they emanate can only be fully appreciated in person, because they are the results of countless moments transformed into multiple thin layers of paint. The washes and glazes he applies to render a beautiful luminosity is a testament to the love of the people and places he has immortalized on paper made of cotton rag and linters.

In June, South Texas was hit with heavy rain, causing widespread flooding throughout the region. Property was destroyed, families were separated, and, were it not for a daring rescue, Vannah Vercetti feared she would lose her beloved Blanca forever. Vercetti lives in a mobile home in Weslaco alongside her husband, Leon, his dog, and their […]

Coming alongside children facing cancer to provide a little joy and addressing the huge health issue head on is of utmost importance to Zachary Quinn, of Minneapolis, Minn. Quinn, with college friend, Brian Keller, founded their company, Love Your Melon six years ago specifically to make a difference in the lives of children battling cancer—through […]

Before I spoke to Phyllis Grantham, I was told that she had fostered 230 children. Yet, when we talked, she corrected me. The real number was 292. “They asked if I wanted to work for another eight and make it 300,” she told The Epoch Times. “I said, ‘Nope!’” After 40 years of fostering, 80-year-old […]

NEW YORK—Making collages and hosting art exhibitions are not things you usually associate with young men in trouble with the law. But for the past few years they’ve been helping turn around the lives of teens who might otherwise have faced time in jail. Daniel Aguilar was one such teen. He was arrested for a […]

Shaliyah Ali vividly remembers passing the headquarters of Prudential Financial Inc. in Newark, New Jersey, as a teenager, and always wondered what must have been going on behind the glass doors of the towering building. She wasn’t really thinking about insurance or finance as a career. Nevertheless, she was inquisitive about what must be going […]

As a little kid, Christopher Poulos would stand in his grandfather’s basement reading through the attorney’s old legal case books. “I realized that all cases are people’s stories, they tell the stories of people’s lives, and I was fascinated,” Poulos, 35, told The Epoch Times. He had dreams of becoming a lawyer himself one day. […]

Dasha Koltunyuk noticed something happening at the end of every guided meditation session and thought it was something she could bring into concerts.

Christian Griffith is a survivor of childhood sexual abuse. He started a 3,000 mile cross country run with Help For Children to raise money and awareness.

Christina Britton Conroy, a music therapist, had spotted the former figure skater stretching when she invited her to a one-on-one music session.