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Masterpieces Saved from Notre Dame Fire Now Restored and Back on View: It’s ‘Miraculous’
A collection of great historical artworks, saved from the fires of Notre-Dame, are set to be exhibited as they haven't been for over 160...
Good News in History, April 14
41 years ago today, EMI released David Bowie's 15th studio album Let's Dance. The album became Bowie's greatest commercial success, with 11 million albums sold and...
Good News in History, April 9
15 years ago, Parks and Recreation, a television mockumentary debuted on NBC, and leaped right into the hearts of millions of Americans. Without being...
Good News in History, April 8
90 years ago today, the architect Kisho Kurokawa was born. This brilliant mind was the co-founder of the Metabolist architectural movement, which sought to...
A Book-Lovers Tour of Britain: From The Bard to the Brontës, Sherwood Forest to Sherlock Holmes–Top 35 Stops
A poll of 2,000 literary lovers in Britain has revealed the top 35 places to visit made famous by iconic authors and the scenes from...
Good News in History, April 5
On this day, 26 years ago, the Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge opened to traffic linking the City of Kobe on the main island of Honshu, to...
Must-Have Travel App Offers Peace of Mind, Averting Any Crisis with Real-Time Advisories and Personal Response Team
When I was young, backpacking through Europe with my sister, we took a train into Paris completely unaware that the Seine had flooded the...
Good News in History, April 1
51 years ago today, the federal government of India, under the administration of Indira Gandhi, implemented Project Tiger, a comprehensive strategy to try and...
Good News in History, March 28
70 years ago today, a Swedish housewife in her mid-30s, Astrid Lindgren, sprained her ankle so badly that she was confined to bed and...
Keep Out All the Christmas Spices – They’re Powerful Antioxidants Known as ‘Nutraceuticals’
Reprinted with permission and alterations from World at Large, an independent news outlet covering world news, conflicts, travel stories, conservation, and science news.
The smells of...
A Coal Billionaire Is Building the World’s Biggest Clean Energy Plant to Power 16 Million Homes in India
The Khavda solar and renewables park in a barren salt pan in India's state of Gujarat is going to be big; really, really big.
Its...
Good News in History, March 22
54 years ago today, native Mexican or "Chicino" residents in San Diego, California occupy a site under the Coronado Bridge, leading to the creation...
Good News in History, March 18
100 years ago today, the classic silent film The Thief of Baghdad, written by and starring Douglas Fairbanks, debuted in cinemas. Freely adapted from...
Good News in History, March 17
124 years ago today, Isadora Duncan, the first modern dancer, made her debut as a solo interpretive dancer in London to crowds who marveled...
Good News in History, March 16
184 years ago today, Shibusawa Eiichi was born in Japan. Known as "The Father of Japanese Capitalism" this economist and industrialist introduced Western free...
More Teens Than You Think Understand the Positive and Negative Aspects of Smartphones–Survey
In a poll recently conducted by Pew Research, teenagers were shown to be more conscious of the positive and negative aspects of smartphone use...
Your Horoscope for the Week – ‘Free Will Astrology’ From Rob Brezsny
Our partner Rob Brezsny, who has a new book out, Astrology Is Real: Revelations from My Life as an Oracle, provides his weekly wisdom to...
These Are the 20 Best Cities in America By the Numbers… 7 Are in California and 7 in the Midwest
As the International Day of Happiness approaches on March 20, an interesting comparison of cities in the US was published, which provides helpful benchmarks...
Good News in History, March 3
7 years ago today, Nintendo released the Switch gaming console. While video games may not be everyone's cup of tea, it was an inspiring...
Good News in History, March 2
125 years ago today, President William McKinley signed into law a bill creating Mount Rainier National Park, the fifth in the nation, in order...