Each year, the new Lord Mayor of London is sworn into office in a ceremony as rich in pomp as it is ancient in history, and in total silence. For over 800 years, on Michaelmas Day, the City of London's liverymen elect a new Lord Mayor for the year ahead, culminating in the Silent Ceremony weeks later.
Every year, my family takes a 14-hour road trip from our home base in Utah to a house in Netarts Bay, Oregon. Though it's just an Airbnb rental, it's become our home away from home. I stumbled upon it four years ago and loved that it faced the bay, had a beautiful wrap-around porch, and was the perfect size for our growing family.
To this day, I would never understand why it happened but the government and the banks at that time used us to distribute the money.
Josie Vallely, performing as Quinie, creates an impressive blend of traditional Scots songs, drawing from her ancestors and combining varied musical influences.
While some may see bridal parties as celebrations of love and friendship, others view them as elaborate and somewhat ridiculous traditions that need re-evaluation.
Richard Holden, the shadow paymaster general for the Tories, expressed disappointment, stating, "It saddens me that Labour are happy to fly whatever woke flag comes off their production line but when it comes to our historic county flags they are not interested."
The pursuit that can best recreate my farming roots is gardening. It requires putting on the "old" clothes, not your "good" clothes, and a day at the graft is only satisfying when you end up wrecked, muck-flecked and in need of a nailbrush at the sink.
Metallica brought 'Enter Sandman' to Virginia Tech's Lane Stadium, honoring the metal anthem's 25-year tradition as the game's game-day hype intro for Hokie football.
Bamboo scaffolding, an iconic feature of Hong Kong's construction tradition, highlights both craftsmanship and the unique connections of nature and human ingenuity.