Visitors will have the chance Wednesday to experience the pungent smell of the corpse flower that is blooming at Como Park ...

Frederick the corpse flower, a rare, stinky plant at the Como Zoo Conservatory, has started to bloom. That means you now have a limited window to take a sniff of the pungent flower. More info here: ...

Russia's economy minister says the country's economy is on the brink of a recession. Economy Minister Maxim Reshetnikov ...

Pride in past valor may be best expressed in the St. Crispin’s Day speech from “Henry V” (Act IV, Scene iii), delivered by the young king on the eve of the Battle of Agincourt.

TAMPA, Fla. — The Day of the Dead is a tradition typically celebrated in Mexico, as a way to honor loved ones who have passed away. For many people here in the U.S., they’ve continued to keep ...

Day of the Dead is a social holiday that spills into streets and public squares at all hours. People of all ages have their faces artfully painted to resemble skulls, donning fancy suits and gowns ...

Allianz Ireland and Women’s Aid have launched a powerful one-day activation called ‘The Dead Flower Shop’, which has been designed to look like an ordinary store from the outside.

With Day of the Dead weeks away, I wanted to talk to the owner of the flower shop about its sales of cempasuchil — or Mexican marigold — in the lead-up to the now popular celebrations at the ...

Volunteers decorated altars inside the ICA Watershed for a Day of the Dead exhibition. A skull mask decorating an altar was photographed while lens was zoomed during 1 second exposure.

Cempasúchil, Day of the Dead's iconic flower, adorns altars to deceased loved ones. Its uses stretch back to pre-Hispanic periods. Flower shops in Chicago are selling more marigolds than ever in ...

The glittering Day of the Dead celebration is more than a festive occasion; it's a reflection on life, ... From altars to flower crowns honoring figures like Frida Kahlo and her grandmothers, ...