Photographer Nolan Streitberger’s “Raised in America” sprung, as the best projects often do, from something entirely different. While working on the photo series “Long Summer Days,” which chronicle his daughter’s struggle with small-town, small-house, only-child boredom, Streitberger wondered if that series’ themes – conveyed there in a documentary-style form – could work in a style […]
Tag: Childhood
Joyful Illustrations of Our Childhood Faves
We’ve spent plenty of pages singing the praises of Gallery1988, the pop culture-obsessed L.A. art gallery, and one of their most prolific and talented regulars is Luke Flowers. He currently has a solo show up at 1988, and it concerns one of our favorite topics: things we liked when we were kids. “Raised by Rainbows” features […]
Twitter helps search for girl's childhood cruise holiday friend – but did they find her?
Twitter users in the USA united as they supported a woman’s attempt to track down a friend from her childhood. A woman known only as Brianna took to Twitter to share her story in a bid to find her old pal. She posted on the social media site that she had met the other girl during […]
Why this rare childhood brain cancer is so difficult to fight
DIPG is a cancer that targets kids, and thus far, none have survived. But doctors around the world are trying to change that.
Rihanna was the perfect bridesmaid at her childhood friend’s wedding — and totally ducked the bridal bouquet
Getty Images Over the weekend, Rihanna was a bridesmaid at her longtime friend Sonita’s wedding. The pair first met at The Combermere School in Barbados and have remained close ever since. Rihanna shared a few cheeky snaps with the bride in matching robes. She also hilariously ducked the bridal bouquet toss. Showing up the bride […]
The vets following in the footsteps of their childhood heroes
Peter Wright and Andrew Routh (Image: DURRELL WILDLIFE TRUST ) When Peter Wright and Andrew Routh arrived at Liverpool University to study veterinary science in 1974, they were both very clear about who had inspired them to work with animals. Peter’s role model was James Herriot, the Yorkshire vet who became a household name thanks […]
Princess Eugenie shares emotional Instagram post about her difficult childhood illness
Princess Eugenie, 28, had a privileged upbringing, being a member of the Royal Family with the title of princess. However, it didn’t stop her from suffering from one uncomfortable illness, scoliosis. Taking to her Instagram account the bride-to-be uploaded a picture of her X-ray, hoping to raise awareness for the spinal disease. Eugenie suffered from […]
Fogle's triumph… Everest was his childhood dream
He said: “It has been an extraordinary journey to achieve a childhood dream. I also could not have done it without the support of my family.” His teammate Victoria Pendleton, the double Olympic cycling gold- medallist, tweeted congratulations. Victoria, 37, was forced to pull out of the climb during the acclimatisation phase after suffering a […]
Wealthy childhood ‘increases risk’ of dying from asthma
But new research suggests that deaths from the respiratory disorder among children and younger adults in England was more common in affluent areas. One possible explanation is that cleaner homes increase the risk of childhood allergies. Some scientists think a lack of early childhood exposure to germs increases the chance of allergic diseases and that […]
Batten disease: My son is losing his childhood… to dementia
A BOY of four has forgotten how to say his first words – “mama” and “daddy” – after being struck down with dementia.