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Exploring Group Entertainment in West Hartford

Finding fun group activities in West Hartford can be hard. Many people want places where friends and family can enjoy time together. West Hartford has many spots for social events and group fun. Read on to find great ideas for your next out

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Jana Brike – Painting Adolescence To Make Peace With Her Own

''The only thing I can say is: don’t let the “downsides” play a key role on your way to what you truly want to experience in your life''. Growing up in Latvia, Jana Brike experienced a strict and oppressive early life, an influence that is now seeing her childlike freedom and wildness flourish through her incredible work in adulthood. Her philosophical views on life and...

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1,000 Year-Old Book Full of Plant-Based Remedies Now Digitized and Put Online

A 1,000 year-old manuscript called the Cotton MS Vitellius C III, which outlines the medicinal benefits of plants and animals, has been digitized and put online. Nature over...

Well-Known “Conversion Therapist” Admits He’s Gay and Turns His Life Around

David Matheson, a former conversion therapist who designed numerous programs that sought to demolish gay feelings or tendencies, has come out as gay. He apologized for...

The 10 Protests That Changed the Course of History Forever

The U.S. has lately seen a spate of protests, from the Women's March on Washington last year to the recent March For Our Lives last...

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Artist Creates Incredible Portraits With the Palm of His Hand

California-based artist Russell Powell combines traditional oil painting techniques with experimental body art to create detailed portraits using his own palm as a stamp. First...

What if World Leaders Were Refugees? Check Out These Striking Portraits

In June this year, the Ayyam gallery in Dubai exhibited a series of controversial oil paintings that caught the attention of the world. The 'Vulnerability...

We Live in a Sad, Sad World According to This Artist’s Satirical Illustrations

Steve Cutts is a London-based illustrator who uses his talents to comment on the dire state of today's world. Inspired by 'the insanity of humanity', his...

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Memories Are Passed Through DNA From Your Grandparents, Say Scientists

Some people receive family heirlooms from their ancestors: historic jewelry, trinkets, vintage clothes, sentimental photographs, and other mementos which are passed down from generation to generation. But scientists are beginning to discover that we may be inheriting much more from our grandparents than the contents of their attic. New studies suggest that some of our memories, fears, and behaviors are passed down genetically through...

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