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Culture Smart: The Moon at Its Brightest

by Sheron Long on September 22, 2013

Moon cake, part of the Vietnamese tradition of the mid-Autumn Moon Festival

The round shape of the moon cake ties to family unity.

Family Times During Tet Trung Thu

On the 15th day of the 8th lunar month on the Chinese calendar, the moon is at its brightest, and Vietnamese families in all parts of the world are celebrating Tet Trung Thu (tet trūng tū). This mid-Autumn Moon Festival is similar in many ways to other harvest festivals throughout Asia, with one notable distinction.

 

Cultural Heritage & Traditions/Southeast Asia

21

Sep

Aha Moment Maker: Famous Last Words

by Your friends at OIC on September 21, 2013

Cartoon parrot with illustration of Andrew Jackson, representing a story from his funeral, an opportunity for readers to have their own aha moment

NASHVILLE, 1845—The funeral of Andrew Jackson, 7th President of the United States, took an unexpected turn when his pet parrot had to be physically removed from the service due to its loud and incessant stream of obscenities. It was not known whether the swearing parrot was merely overcome with grief, or just doing what parrots are known to do. Those who knew Jackson best suspected the latter.

What’s the aha moment you see?

 

 Image © iStockphoto
 

Your Own Aha Moments

19

Sep

Past Meets Present in Creative Photography Series

by Meredith Mullins on September 19, 2013

Old photo blended with modern scene of the Washington D.C. Capitol building, from a creative photography series about past meets present (Image © Jason Powell)

Capitol Cornucopia, Washington D.C.
© Jason Powell

Looking into the Past: There’s a Little Time Travel in All of Us

Which comes first—the past or the present? The answer to this question may seem obvious. But when you’re involved in time travel (and creativity), the sequence is not always clear.

Jason Powell’s photographs challenge us to think about time. How things change. How they stay the same. How the past and the present fit together. What we remember and what we forget.

 

Clever Ideas/The World's Photography/USA

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