Olga Costa was born in Leipzig, Germany in 1913, at the outset of World War I. Her parents, Jacobo Kostakowsky and Ana Falvisant Bovglarevokeylandel, were immigrants who had fled czarist Russia to escape persecution of the Jews. Costa and her younger sister Lya were raised in Berlin, where their fat...

"La Vie en Rose" ("life in pink") is the signature song of popular French singer Édith Piaf, written in 1945. It was famously recorded by Louis Armstrong in 1952. Lyric by Édith Piaf and music by Louiguy. Vocals – Tatiana Eva-Marie Violin – Gabe Terracciano Guitar – Vinny Raniolo Rhythm guitar – Cha

In tihis epidose of "Blend of Flavors" we highlight a "Las Brisas" Tequila Margarita. As our guest host and my nephew Marlon Gerson describes the incredible delight of one of Mexico's favorite drink, "TheMargarita", as "Simply Delicious." He explains that the the secret isin the making : Three se...

Community of Lights is proud to introduced the magnificent ballet academy in St Petersburg, Russia. In this episode we present the male ballet academy rehersals and presentations. Enjoy!All students at the school begin by studying a program of dance training, secondary school level education, Fren...

The Chapultepec Castle is located on top of Chapultepec Hill in Mexico City's Chapultepec park. The site of the hill was a sacred place for Aztecs, and the buildings atop it have served several purposes during its history, including that of Military Academy, Imperial residence, Presidential residen...

Pietro Boselli, an Italian stallion dubbed the world’s hottest math teacher after a student posted his photos on social media, recently invited French Vogue to spend the day with him. With 1 million Instagram followers to his name thanks to his students taking pictures of him in class, if male mode

critical favorite at this year's Cannes Festival, where it took the Jury Prize in Un Certain Regard, this wickedly funny and precisely observed psychodrama tells the story of a model Swedish family—handsome businessman Tomas, his willowy wife Ebba and their two blond children—on a skiing holiday in

Dante and Virgil in Hell (1850) by William-Adolphe Bouguereau is housed at the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, France. Dante and Virgil in Hell (1850) by William-Adolphe Bouguereau was inspired by the poem, The Divine Comedy (c. 1308 – 1321) by the Italian Dante Alighieri, specifically from the part titled

On a stage decorated with a model of the Eiffel Tower and the American and French flags, Cleveland officially closed the 2014 Gay Games on Saturday and handed its flag over to Paris, France, which will host the event in 2018. A delegation from Paris' Gay Games committee accepted the flag from Clevel...

New images uncover 25 secrets about the Mona Lisa, including proof that Leonardo da Vinci gave her eyebrows, solving a long-held mystery. Da Vinci began his masterpiece in 1503, and is believed to have finished it in 1506, although he may have tinkered with it up to two years before his death. The M...