The first Ukrainian woman to go to space came from humble beginnings in her home country, but her desire to fulfill her lifelong dream was so strong that she was willing to drop $200K to get her seat.

The self-taught artist Abraham Lincoln Walker worked in his basement on phantasmagorical paintings, discovered by the art world more than 30 years after his death.

If we have to live in a time of overbearing nationalism, it’s a definite bonus when your national identity looks this good.