Worth Sharing

WS

Home All Categories Arts

Arts

Showing 745 - 756 of 870 Posts

Dr. John Gets Hometown Hero's Welcome at New Orleans Jazz Fest With Springsteen on Guitar

Hometown hero Dr. John, who this year was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, helped close out the first weekend of the New Orleans Jazz Fest on Sunday by jumping on piano during Bruce Springsteen's headlining set for a funky rendition of Something You Got. Afterward, Springsteen acknowledged the 71-year-old's unmatched piano work. It's all about that groove. You can't make that groove exactly in New Jersey.

# Arts
Recent Posts
Free Days Offered at French Museums

Many national museums in France, including the venerable Louvre in Paris, will be offering free admission in the coming months. 18 museums will be participating in an experiment to get the public to experience high culture, the country's Culture Ministry announced. (

By Greg Pharo

06 January 28 Views
Indiana Jones Mystery Package Arrives at University of Chicago in Amazing Coincidence

A mysterious package arrived last week at the University of Chicago addressed to Henry Walton Jones, Jr., which looked like it had been postmarked in Egypt. Admissions officials had no clue who Jones was, but a student snapped out of his finals-tired haze realizing who Dr. Jones was: the fabled archeology professor, Indiana Jones. The mystery grew deeper when they realized the postage was faked and inside was an incredibly detailed replica of "University of Chicago Professor" Abner Ravenwood's journal from the film, Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark.

By Jeanne Goddard

20 December 26 Views

Picked Up for 3 Bucks, Chinese Bowl Goes for $2.2 million at Auction

A Chinese bowl that a New York family picked up for $3 at a garage sale turned out to be a 1,000-year-old ceramic treasure by a Chinese master. The bowl — 5 inches in diameter with a saw-tooth pattern etched around the outside — was sold at auction for $2.2 million at Sotheby's auction house in New York on Tuesday.

By Jeanne Goddard

20 March 24 Views

Guy Wins $45K On Game Show With World's Best Guess

All the Wheel of Fortune player knew was that the answer was a 'thing', it was three words of varying length and started with an NE. Incredibly, Emil, who the host Pat Sajak called a very good puzzle solver, pulled the answer out of nowhere.

By Jeanne Goddard

21 March 30 Views

Couple Wins Lottery 3x in a Month: "Baby, We Did Again!"

While everyone else is complaining about the weather Calvin and Zatera Spencer experienced a March to remember. It sounds like an April Fool's joke, but the Virginia couple really did win the top prize for three different Virginia lottery tickets all within a single month.

By Jeanne Goddard

01 April 35 Views

Photo of the Day - Summer Fun Around the World

In the U.S., Canada, and Europe, summer is still in full swing, but we all know the end is near. We wanted to share these photos of summer fun to show how it's done because it's not too late to plan a picnic, visit a lake, or set up a sprinkler in the back yard.

By Jeanne Goddard

19 August 31 Views
Recent Stories
  • A Heartfelt Reminder to Appreciate the Ones We Love
    05 Sep 48 Views
  • Cherish the Woman Who Stands by You
    05 Sep 65 Views
  • Breaking Generational Cycles of Pain
    05 Sep 60 Views
  • Living by Your Own Values, Not Others' Approval
    05 Sep 69 Views
  • When Life Brings Rain, It’s Okay to Rest
    05 Sep 395 Views
  • Before You Judge Someone's Life, Take a Moment to Walk in Their Shoes.
    05 Sep 177 Views
  • A Friend Who Spreads Gossip is Not a True Friend at All
    05 Sep 66 Views
  • The Value of Human Connection Over Digital Convenience
    05 Sep 55 Views
  • The Quiet Kind of Love
    18 Aug 50 Views
  • One Day, Your Mom Won’t Call You Anymore
    15 Aug 79 Views
  • I’ve reached a point in my life...
    17 Aug 60 Views
  • Happiness is a mindset, a conscious choice we make every day
    15 Aug 41 Views