The crowds were out at Westhoughton Cricket Club on Saturday (May 23) to celebrate 105 years of the Royal British Legion. Organised by group Chairman Marcus Pollard, the free event featured music, ...

If you’ve ever seen red poppies appearing around Memorial Day and wondered about the reason why, the answer involves a moving story about poetry, respect, grief, and the resilience of humans and ...

Smartphones can be distracting with their dizzying array of apps and constant stream of notifications. A new app called Poppy aims to organize the chaos by combining your calendar, email, messages, ...

The central part of Africa was privately owned by King Leopold II of Belgium. It was 76 times the size of Belgium, established in 1885, and called the ‘Free state of Congo’. All sorts of expatriate ...

CHESTERFIELD, Mo. — A new public art exhibit in The District of St. Louis is bringing Holocaust history out of museums and into everyday life, inviting visitors to confront the past face to face.

The word might seem old-fashioned these days, in what can often feel like a me-first world. It invokes a responsibility not just to ourselves, but to others. To do the right thing. And it elicits the ...

Mother’s Day gifting should be sentimental and thoughtful, but also practical. This year, Poppy & Peonies’ Mother’s Day collection under $99 is the perfect middle ground between functional accessories ...

In 1916, in the middle of the Great War, 2nd Lieutenant Leonard (Len) James Shaw of the 2nd Auckland Battalion sent a pressed Flanders poppy in folded paper to his niece Jessie Osborne in Waikato.

ST. LOUIS — A powerful international photography exhibition is opening in the St. Louis area, transforming public space into a place of remembrance, reflection, and education. “Lest We Forget,” ...

A previous mounting of the "Lest We Forget" exhibition by UNESCO Artist for Peace Luigi Toscano. Next week, a powerful art exhibit opens in an unusual spot. The District of St. Louis, the shopping ...

Survival horror game “Poppy Playtime” launched its fifth installment Feb. 18, breaking records set by the video game franchise’s previous debuts with 110,000 units sold in the first three hours, ...

Swedish melodic death metal outfit The Halo Effect released “Lest We Fall” at the end of February, but now we’ve got the accompanying music video. If you’ve already heard this one, then you know it’s ...