Inspiring

June 24, 2016

World Record-Breaking Bodybuilder Is 80 Years Old and Fitter Than Ever

If you’ve been putting off your health and fitness goals, it’s still not too late to get started—just follow Ernestine Shepherd’s lead. This Baltimore-based bodybuilder wakes up to pray and meditate at 3am every morning. At 4am, she takes a 10-mile run—or longer, during marathon preparation season, when she runs about 80 miles a week—and at 8am, she heads to the gym to start training.

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June 15, 2016

Unlikely Love Between a White Tiger and Lion Has Remained Strong for Over 10 Years

It’s said that opposites attract, and for Cameron the lion and Zabu the white tiger, this timeless adage rings true. The unlikely pair first met in the early 2000s while residing at a roadside zoo in New England—an unfortunate place for the two creatures—but they were both rescued in 2004 and subsequently relocated to the Big Cat Rescue in Tampa, Florida where they're known as the “resident odd couple.

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May 18, 2016

Interview: Expressive Human-Like Portraits of Dogs by Elke Vogelsang

Photographer Elke Vogelsang found a passion for photography after being faced with sudden, significant challenges in her life. During Christmas in 2009, her husband suffered a brain hemorrhage and, for comfort, Elke began taking photos. She kept a visual diary for him during his long months of recovery as a way to deal with his short-term memory loss.

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