Puppetworks has served Brooklyn's Park Slope neighborhood for over 30 years. Many of its current regulars are the grandchildren of early patrons of the theater. Its founder and artistic director, ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Bert is a hand-rod puppet originally ...

Discover how to create a movable wooden hand puppet in this detailed step-by-step tutorial. From cutting finger segments to assembling precise puppet joints, follow along as the puppet's wooden ...

One simple trick can make you seem more persuasive when you're talking to people. This is the discovery of University of British Columbia (UBC), University of Pennsylvania and University of Southern ...

In the ancient yogic and Vedic traditions, different mudras (hand gestures) are performed in order to channel the energies of the body, harmonize the mind, and bring about certain benefits. One of the ...

A 2024 study revealed that prolonged smartphone use, around five hours daily, leads to hand pain, stiffness, and reduced grip strength in university students. Research highlights that both usage ...

A quick handgrip test could do more than measure muscle power; it might predict who’s most at risk of obesity-related diseases long before symptoms appear. Study: Handgrip Strength and Trajectories of ...

On Friday evening, a large sign propped on the sidewalk of South Boundary Street pointed beyond the tree line, down a small hill and toward a clearing. Laughter broke through the chirps of the ...

The Paperhand Puppet Project debuted its show, The Gift, just over a month after its studio in Saxapahaw flooded during Tropical Storm Chantal. Executive Director Donovan Zimmerman said the theatre is ...

A king vulture chick is being hand-raised by a puppet at a New York City zoo. On February 25, the Bronx Zoo welcomed its first king vulture chick since the 1990s, according to a press release from the ...

A few decades ago, William G. Conway — the late ornithologist who’s largely responsible for reimagining the Bronx Zoo as the conservation-minded institution we know today — had his upper lip bitten ...

The baby bird is the first king vulture chick hatched at the zoo in three decades WCS photographer, Terria Clay The Bronx Zoo in New York is trying a playful method to get its newest king vulture ...