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21/09/2025

Flowers, American flags, and other items mourning Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, on Sept. 16, 2025.

Photo: Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

18/09/2025

A Pale View of Hills is a special presentation at the Toronto International Film Festival. It is based on the debut novel of the same name by Nobel Peace Prize-winning author Kazuo Ishiguro.

The film presents postwar Japan and family traditions for a younger generation.

18/09/2025

In a fast-paced and often noisy world, award-winning author Dianne Ebertt Beeaff invites readers to slow down and reconnect with the wisdom of the natural world.

She tells NTD about the healing power of nature and the lessons it still holds.

17/09/2025

Charlie Kirk Was 'A True, Authentic American Genius': Rob Schneider

American actor and comedian Rob Schneider knew Kirk well, working with him and debating on stage alongside him.

17/09/2025

The golden age of musical theater is now on full display at one of the nation’s most prestigious institutions. Sixty-five years after its original debut, the Kennedy Center brings the beloved classic The Sound of Music back to the stage.

30/01/2025

In this captivating episode, we explore how cutting-edge medicine is revolutionizing the way we understand and treat three major challenges to brain health: Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and long COVID.

This episode is a must-watch. Join us!

06/12/2023

Michelangelo’s “Pietà” depicts the Virgin Mary mourning Christ. The focus is on Mary, whose calm, solemn face reflects her unwavering faith despite her profound loss. Michelangelo’s mastery of light and shadow further enhances the emotional depth of the piece.

The most tragic sight imaginable is a mother who has lost a child. Witnessing such a thing, most shrink from the searing sense of loss, the emptiness of bereavement. Yet when Michelangelo unveiled his “Pietà”—the image of the Virgin Mary mourning the lifeless Christ—he revealed how sorrow c...

06/12/2023

Eric Genuis, a pianist and composer, has dedicated his career to bringing his music, which communicates hope, to places without hope, such as rehab centers, prisons, and inner-city schools. His foundation, Concerts for Hope, furthers this mission.

There was a gang member who had been in prison all his life, who said he’d never once cried in all his years. He’d buried his mother, he’d buried his father, and he saw the door to his future close when he was sentenced to be locked up for decades, maybe the rest of his life. But then, in pris...

05/12/2023

British painter Frederic Leighton's "Elijah in the Wilderness" portrays an angel caring for the prophet Elijah in the wilderness. Warm, muted colors create a tranquil scene, and may suggest that true tranquility comes from a rest found in selflessness.

05/12/2023

Sant's painting "Courage, Anxiety, and Despair: Watching the Battle" depicts three women embodying these emotions while observing an unseen battle. It’s an introspection on our personal struggles and the sources of these struggles often remain hidden.

‘Courage, Anxiety, and Despair: Watching the Battle’ A repeated theme throughout art history is the Three Graces. The Three Graces were goddesses from Greek mythology. Initially, they were goddesses of nature, but later, they attended Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty. They were usually ...

30/11/2023

The NTD International Figure Painting Competition aims to promote traditional fine arts with the theme “pure truth, pure kindness, pure beauty.” Artists like Sandra Kuck, Clodoaldo Martins, and Philippe Lhuillier shared how the competition’s mission influenced their work.

Award-Winning Oil Paintings Now Available to Public Through New Online Store The NTD International Figure Painting Competition is unique among the art competitions of the world. That it only judges representational styles is rare enough, but the competition also places focus on content and meaning,....

30/11/2023

Chinese calligrapher Liu Xitong, persecuted by the CCP for his faith, fled to the U.S. He was featured in the documentary "When the Plague Arrives," writing a Chinese idiom meaning "When chaos is extreme, order must be restored."

When Liu Xitong was asked by a film crew to write four words in Chinese calligraphy, he agreed immediately, heartily, and for reasons the crew did not yet know. Once a famous calligrapher back home in China, Liu had since left the country where the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) persecuted him for hi...