French animal advocacy groups have finally achieved something that they have long battled for: banning the use of wild animals in circus shows.
The modern circus should not be about animal cruelty and the exploitation of living beings, it should be about acrobatics and artistic performances. France became the latest country to ban the use of wild animals in live circus acts and the circuses have a two-year buffer time to stop all such performances. Continue reading “New French Law Bans the Use of Wild Animals in the Circus” »
Many amazing ancient mosics that have been discovered over the years in unexpected places, and this next one has been lying under a farmer’s field in Rutland, England.
This one is a centuries-old Roman mosaic, and it was estimated to date back to the third or fourth century AD.
The mosaic represents a scene from Homer’s The Iliad, and it is among a few very rare almost intact mosaics in Europe. Continue reading “‘Remarkable’ and rare Roman mosaic unearthed in farmer’s field in Rutland” »
Some child prodigies leave you breathless when you see their talent. The Serbian Dusan Krtolica is such an example, as he has been drawing since he was 2 years old and his talent only grew more impressive over the years. Now, at 17 years old he emerged into a true artist and his intricate drawings representing the animal kingdom have earned him a large fanbase on the Internet and not only. Dusan prefers to work in pencil or black pen and his works represent anatomically correct animals and plants with a very keen eye for each small detail. Continue reading “15-Year-Old Artist Creates Incredible Animal Drawings From Memory” »
If your family is growing this year or you are simply in need of more space, there is no need in buying a larger house when you can extend the existing one.
Adding extra space is much easier than you think, with the use of prefab units that can be delivered right to your door.
Melwood Cabanas & Garden Rooms is a Sydney-based company that builds custom made units that can be used as guesthouses, storage space, and even tiny home offices. Continue reading “These Tiny Home And Shed Prefab Units Starts At $10,400” »
Good sewing patterns are not easy to find, but the Internet is a great resource when you are in search of something very specific. Now you can have access to a great online collection of vintage sewing patterns, some that are even 25 years old. Continue reading “Over 83,500 Vintage Sewing Patterns Are Now Available Online” »
When searching for the perfect winter boots, some essential criteria need to be met: comfiness, warmness, and the ability to prevent you from slipping on ice.
Marketplace has recently performed a series of tests on different brands of boots to find out if they can prevent accidents from happening on icy pavements, and the results are not great. Continue reading “5 out of 6 winter boots fail slip test on ice, Marketplace finds” »
Off-the-grid living is still very popular, especially in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic which made a lot of people reconsider their lifestyle and move to the countryside. Besides lower living costs, off-the-grid houses can also offer more intimacy and a more peaceful living, away from the rush of big city life. Continue reading “They Started With 3 Off-Grid Tiny Houses And Now They Have Hundreds” »
Giles Newman is a talented artist who started his career as a graphic designer and slowly became interested in fine art.
Newman started doing spoon carvings with intricate designs, with the help of an ancient technique, using an ax and a knife. Continue reading “Intricately Hard-Carved Wooden Spoons Pay Homage to Nature with Decorative Handles” »
Agrivoltaics is the co-location of solar power and agricultural production. It is not a new idea, but is not in widespread use.
Agrivoltaics is a relatively new field with infinite potential: it is the agricultural practice that uses solar power at its best. Studies observed that plants tend to have a more efficient growing cycle when planted under arrays of solar panels, and the panels produce more electricity as well. Continue reading “Largest Farm to Grow Crops Under Solar Panels Proves to Be a Bumper Crop for Agrivoltaic Land Use” »
