"The ultimate aim of all creative activity is the building." 9/27/17
For the Birds, By the People: The Artist Building Human-Sized Nests
In the forestry hills of Big Sur, California, Jayson Fann weaves, bends and shapes eucalyptus and willow branches into incredible human-sized nests. Each of these "earthly temples" weighs in at over 100,000 pounds, often requiring heavy-duty equipment to aid in transportation and construction.
Boodle Fight: The Filipino Feast Fit for a Soldier
What's a chef to do when hundreds of armed soldiers show up hungry and ready to feast? Well, they boodle, of course! In the Philippines, friends and family gather for a boodle fight, a fabulous feast served atop banana leaves and eaten with bare hands.
Fitness Goals: Bodybuilding at 80
Ernestine Shepherd defies nearly every physical stereotype for an 80-year-old woman. For one thing, she's ripped. In fact, she's a record-holding bodybuilder who spends more than 30 hours each week exercising. But get this: she didn't so much as pick up a dumbbell until she was in her 50s! Now she's training other women and completely embodying her nickname, "Granny Six-Pack."
