Built in 1608, the Staircase of Santa Maria del Monte is a 142-step staircase in Caltagirone, Sicily made from thousands of ceramic tiles, one design per step, as a fitting tribute to a city known for its design and production of ceramics and terra-cotta sculptures. For centuries the stairs have bee...

Engelbert Humperdinck will represent United Kingdom at the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest in Baku, Azerbaijan with the song "Love Will Set You Free".

drone display is the use of multiple unmanned aerial vehicles (drones), often quadcopters, flying in a coordinated fashion for public display. They are usually equipped with LEDs, and the display held at night. The first drone display was presented in 2012 in Linz/Austria, where the Ars Electronica...

The lights of the Eiffel Tower were turned off in tribute to the victims of two mosque shootings in Christchurch, New Zealand that left at least 49 people dead. "Our gun laws will change," Ardern promised in a news conference on Saturday morning, local time. She said the shooter had five guns, two s...

For a disparate group of English pensioners retirement takes an unconventional turn when they abandon their homeland, enticed by advertisements for The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, a seemingly luxurious sanctuary for "the elderly and beautiful" in Jaipur, India. On arrival, they discover that the ho...

Dale Chihuly has been creating major Glass Blown exhibitions in major parks and venues across the country. He has major exhibits abroad including Jerusalem, Israel and Venice, Italy. Community of Lights had the opportunity to visit his exhibit at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden in Miami, Florida. ...

Color quite literally colors the way we view our world. Let’s take a deep dive into the symbolism of colors in cultures around the world. From red‘s primal association with passion and aggression, to blue‘s association with conservatism and peace-keeping, there are near-universal symbolic meanings

The Secret File is a compilation of photographs that have been circulated in the internet through viral marketing. It seems that the photos emerged from secret files of governments and agencies from around the world. They have been compiled here not only for pleasure and enjoyment, but to makes u...

We are on the threshold of a new era. Our planet's climate is at risk. Natural resources are growing scarce. In 2050, the number of people living in cities will be greater than the entire population of the Earth today. That's why researchers, inventors, and engineers need to be more creative today t...

Billy Joel,was honored with the Library of Congress' Gershwin Prize for Popular Song in a star-studded celebration that aired on PBS, and among the tribute's many highlights was host Kevin Spacey accompanying Joel on "Piano Man," with the House of Cards actor showing off his impressive harmonica ski...