For as long as we have co-inhabited Planet Earth with birds, humanity has imbued these flying creatures with symbolism. From ancient cultures to present day, some birds' symbolic reputations fly with ...

Grief is an immeasurably difficult thing, and it’s an uncomfortable fact of life. Yet, these grief symbols prove that you can ...

Late last Friday night I headed downtown to TriBeCa, one of those bustling, lively Manhattan villages where a sense of neighborhood and community--now lost in much of modern America--is alive and well ...

Scorpions are both feared and revered throughout the world. Due to the powerful scorpion sting, humans throughout history have considered these creatures to be symbols of death and evil. However, ...

The traditional European symbol of death is the skeleton with a scythe, toothy, faceless, but curiously fragile. Recently, a young, African art student at Uganda’s Makerere College set out to make his ...