Humble, a peasant, true to his roots, Jose Benitez Sanchez developed an interest in the art of his people at age 15. Sanchez, a Huichol Indian, toiled away at many different jobs before becoming an artist, including working as a street cleaner. The Huichol are renowned for their colorful artwork, woven yarn. Natural glue, made…

One of nature’s wonders. Something dull, drab, to the point of ugly, becomes stunningly beautiful, a joy to behold. See – in slow motion – the spectacular transformation of a trio of tropical creatures as they crack open, emerge from their chrysalises, and take flight as colourful and striking butterflies.

Diana Krall – one of the most acclaimed and successful jazz musicians. Her voice – dark and soulful. Her music – a throwback to the golden era of jazz vocalists. Krall – a native of Nanaimo, B.C., a small town on Vancouver Island. Her interest in music started early. At age four she studied playing…

Those ancient marble statues are a marvel, a joy to behold. A testimony to ancient artists – their superb skills, techniques, and imagination. But now scientists have discovered that many of those statues are not what they appear to be. Click on the picture below to find out the amazing revelations.

Toronto-born Neil Young is a singer-songwriter, musician and political activist. Before settling down as a solo artist Young lead a life of constant change, where he lived and the various bands he was a part of. Moody, difficult to get along with, he is one of the critically-acclaimed and important musicians of the 21st. century.…

Cake decorating is pretty standard these days. Just about anyone and everyone can do it. But if you want to see someone turning cake decorating into art – Liz Shim is the one.

We saw it in the distant horizon – it looked like an ancient castle surrounded by houses. My wife Linda and I were tooling around in the Tuscan countryside – in our rented mini Volkswagen. We had decided that after a few days of relaxing in our holiday retreat on an olive grove in Tuscany…

The year was 1985. A young secretary, Julie Gold, was working as a secretary at HBO, an American pay television network in New York. Her ambitions – become a songwriter. In her spare time she wrote, From A Distance, and gave it to a singer, friend and music promoter, Christine Lavin, who gave it to…

Gorilla’s are like people. In fact, The DNA of gorillas is highly similar to  that of people – 95 to 99 per cent. And like people gorillas love a good hug. They hug each other, hug their babies, and they even hug people. Often people can’t believe it when a gorilla sneaks up on them and…