Topic: Culture & Society

Buddy G, the title animated character in "Buddy G, My Two Moms and Me" has become a member of COLAGE, an organization for children with a gay parent or guardian.

COLAGE has welcomed Buddy G as the organization's newest member. The organization is a national movement of children, youth and adults who have one or more lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and/or queer (LGBTQ) parents.

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Buddy G with other youth members of COLAGE.

This feature length documentary takes an up close look at the town that became the home of the world famous Witch School in 2003.

The New York Underground Film Festival (NYUFF) has announced that the independent documentary Hoopeston will be included in the lineup for this year's event. Known as the "King of the Indies," the NYUFF has a long-standing tradition of showcasing some of the world's most cutting-edge contemporary films, from full-length features to video shorts. In its 15th and final year, the festival promises to deliver one of its strongest lineups ever.

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Still photo from the feature length documentary Hoopeston that will premiere at the New York Underground Film Festival.

In 2004 Andrew Chugg published the hypothesis that the corpse identified as St Mark the Evangelist, which was shipped to Venice from Alexandria in the early ninth century, might actually be the remains of Alexander the Great. At that time this suggestion rested mainly on circumstantial evidence, but now a large block of sculpture found embedded in the foundations of St Mark's Basilica in Venice just a few metres from the Saint's tomb has been independently identified as a funerary relief from a high status Macedonian tomb of the 3rd century BC. Stone tests have revealed a fossil mix which seemed at first to suggest a Roman quarry near Trieste, but it has recently transpired that the stone used for the core blocks of the pyramid of Cheop's son at Abu Roash in Egypt is also remarkably similar. This pyramid began to be quarried for sculptural stone by Alexander's successors in Egypt, probably in order to embellish their monuments in Alexandria, including Alexander's tomb. Alexandria lies just 100 miles down the Nile from this mostly destroyed pyramid, which would have been the most convenient source of good quality stone for the city at the time.

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The anciently sculpted block discovered in the foundations of St Marks in Venice. The front face depicts a shield embellished with a central starburst symbol with a spear slanting above it and a pair of greaves to its right. On the left-hand side are the remains of the "Sword in the Stone", an ancient kopis slung diagonally from a tasselled sword-belt: such swords were among the most prominent props in Oliver Stone's 2004 movie biography of Alexander.

Halloween pumpkin carver attacks watermelons with his knife this summer to create some stunning works of art.

Who would have thought that a watermelon could make an elegant table display for a summer wedding? If that sounds just a little strange to you, then you haven't seen these watermelons.

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Jay Ball, popular pumpkin carver and author of You Too Can Create Stunning Watermelon Carvings, a 117 page fully illustrated book on watermelon carving, encourages people to "play with their food."

An author interviews 235 people from the age of 59-106 to discover five secrets that everyone should discover during this life.

What are the secrets to happiness and meaning? Why do some people find a deep sense of purpose while they are here and die with few regrets while others end their lives bitter and disappointed?

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A team of researchers have uncovered some remarkable results on how eastern and western cultures assess situations differently.

A team of researchers from Canada and Japan have uncovered some remarkable results on how eastern and western cultures assess situations very differently.

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University of Alberta psychology professor Takahiko Masuda.

New documentary punches holes in the official "war on terrorism" excuse that has been used to dismantle the U.S. Bill of Rights and presents to the viewer a number of options for regaining control of a government that has misplaced its checks and lost its balance.

Washington, You're Fired puts the House, the Senate, and the President on the hot seat as pink slips fly in D.C. Voting, running for office, and getting involved in the political process are discussed and promoted, as well as, social issues and how they are being used to divide the nation and our two-party system.

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"Zep Tepi-The Conclusion" explains how the pyramids and the stars can prophesize human destiny. The book also offers a way out.

Zep Tepi-The Conclusion by Hendrik G. Dirker is an exploration of how the mysteries of man's earliest origins offer clues to the future of the planet.

"Green Living for Dummies" proves that making small changes in your daily routine--at home, at work, and in your community--can add up to a big environmental difference.

For those that want to join the green movement but don't know how or where to begin, a new book from the popular For Dummies series is here to help. Packed with simple tips and clear-cut instruction, "Green Living for Dummies" (a Wiley imprint, February 2008, 368 pages) proves that making small changes in a daily routine--at home, at work, and in the community--can add up to a big environmental difference.

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Green Living for Dummies

A food marketing researcher is learning more about consumer attitudes toward organic foods and exploring their influence on U.S. Markets. It seems that the average organic consumer ain't who she used to be.

A food marketing researcher from Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia is learning more about consumer attitudes toward organic foods and exploring their influence on U.S. Markets.