Blind Artist Amazes With Color and Talent (Video)
His fingers are now every bit as perceptive as his eyes once were. The artist, whose oil paintings are known for their brilliant color, started painting after he lost his sight at age 30.
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Deaf Musicians Play Loud and Proud
If, like us, you thought the deaf couldn't appreciate music, much less make music, prepare to be proven wrong. The amazing deaf percussion band ExtraOrdinary Horizons lays down some serious beats in Asia.
Obama's Got Game Joking at White House Correspondents' Dinner (WATCH)
Hollywood celebrities, political bigwigs and journalists shared dinner and laughs last night at the 2013 White House Correspondents' Dinner. Conan O'Brien hosted the evening but the highlight of the night was the 20 minutes President Obama joked about himself, the second term, Republican leaders, and even Jay-Z.
6th Annual Peep Diorama Contest Winner: Marshmallows 'OccuPeep' DC
After six years, the Washington Post's annual Peeps Diorama contest has become a survey of all that touches and taunts our collective consciousness, displayed through malleable marshmallow rabbits and chicks. The Occupy D.C. theme took first price with OccuPeep DC, a diorama from artist/painter Cori Wright, 38, of Falls Church, VA.
Disabled Find Outlet to Create Artwork Worth Thousands
Instead of staying at home and sitting in front of the television, adults with developmental and physical disabilities can express themselves at the Creative Growth Art Center, a huge professional studio provide in a social setting among peers. An added benefit for some of the artists is the amount of money being made through sales of their distinctive artwork.
125,000 Masterworks Available for Free Reproduction by Anyone
Many museums post their collections online, but the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam has taken the unusual step of offering downloads of high-resolution images at no cost, encouraging the public to copy and transform its artworks into stationery, T-shirts, tattoos, plates or even toilet paper.
Mystery Gnome Homes Appear Along Kansas Trail
Some tiny little people moved into Overland Park, Kan., or at least that's what city workers think. The city doesn't know who is building the gnome homes, but they are intricate, with miniature little doors at the bottom of trees, and tables and place settings beyond the tiny welcome mats.
Artist Transforms Toilet Paper Rolls into Amazing Faces
French paper artist Junior Fritz Jacquet created this fantastic series of weird masks made from toilet paper rolls. Inspired by the craft of origami, each mask is made from a single paper roll which is folded and squished into an expressive face.
Husband In Pink Tutu Still Helping Breast Cancer Patients (New Film)
For photographer Bob Carey and his wife Linda, a big hairy man in a pink tutu has taken on special meaning in their fight against breast cancer. When Linda was recovering from surgery, he discovered something he could do to ease the stress. He took photos of himself in odd locations wearing a pink tutu. Mr. Carey has now shot more than 110 images of himself in tutus, all for a book to raise money to help others dealing with the disease
Orchestra Plays Hero to 4th Grade Student
Aidan Milligan's home will be alive with the sound of music once again. The Philadelphia Orchestra has stepped in to offer a replacement trombone to a 9-year-old with Down syndrome, whose instrument was taken from the curb outside his house Thursday morning.
Tribute: Marshall Amps Creator Leaves Legacy of Loudness (1923-2012)
Rock and Roll became loud when Jim Marshall, a British electrical engineer, and owner of Marshall Amplification, began producing one of the most iconic pieces of equipment in popular music from his small West London shop.
J.K. Rowling Outed as Writer of Acclaimed Crime Novel
Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling secretly posed as a retired military policeman to write a crime novel that has been hailed as one of the best debut detective stories in years. Rowling wrote The Cuckoo's Calling under the name Robert Galbraith.
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