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When Michael Jackson died in 2009, the pop music world lost a legend. However markedly mysterious and controversial his personal life was, his...
The best feeling as a parent is when your child does something that exemplifies good character, especially when they do it without being asked and...
It’s hard to explain the relentless intensity of having young children if you haven’t done it. It’s wonderful, beautiful, magical and all of...
What makes an airline the “best in the world”? Stellar service, on-time departures, plentiful routes, comfortable seating, reasonable ticket...
Generally speaking, humans want to be happy. At the very least, we want to live with a certain baseline of happiness, even knowing life comes with...
Confession: I am not a neat freak, but I’ve always aspired to be one. I love neat and tidy spaces and envy those who have a natural knack for...
There’s no doubt that there are contrasts between the generations, as baby boomers, Gen X, millennials and Gen Z see and experience the world quite...
How many times have you looked back to things you thought were “normal” from your childhood and thought “Huh, that was actually kinda weird in...
If you’ve ever been around a group of 20 or 30 kids or teens, try to imagine getting them all to pay attention and stay focused for longer than 5...
“Do you remember…the 21st night of September?” has been one of the most iconic song openings for decades, as the R&B hit by Earth, Wind and...
Have you ever watched a movie or read a book or listened to a piece of music and wondered, “How did they come up with that idea?” The creative...
“There are no mistakes, only happy accidents,” Bob Ross assured us. In the case of over a dozen popular songs, mistakes didn’t just turn out to...
The thing about Gen X being in our 40s and 50s now is that we were never supposed to get “old.” Like, we’re the cool, aloof grunge generation of...
Being a teacher isn’t easy. Teaching middle school students is especially not easy. Teaching middle school students who spent several of their...
It’s commonly understood that extroverts replenish their energy by being around people, and introverts find restoration in being alone. So it’s no...
My 80-year-old mother lives in a neighborhood most people would envy. It’s not fancy or desirable in a material sense, but it is rich in a sense of...
Welcoming a pet into your family can be a wonderful experience, but it’s also a consequential decision. There’s a lot to weigh as you commit to...
Parents today share responsibilities more equally than in past generations, but studies show childcare still falls disproportionately on women’s...
In April 1970, a year after Apollo 11 put the first man on the Moon, three astronauts set off to complete NASA’s third lunar landing. Instead, two...
Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield hasn’t seen Earth from as far away as the Artemis II astronauts who circled the Moon, but after completing three...
People are praising two London bartenders for how they navigated a situation at their bar that raised some red flags, despite a plot twist that...
The 2003 film Love Actually is probably best known for its controversial-ish cue card scene, where Andrew Lincoln’s character professes his love for...
When you think of mesh shirts and fishnet stockings, you might picture a goth, punk, or other brands of night club fashion. Most wouldn’t associate...
For all of the downsides of social media, one of its biggest upsides is how it highlights how incredibly funny some people are. Short form posts are a...
Like the space flights before it, the Artemis II mission revolves around hard science and data. But what has captivated us most here on Earth is the...
The evolution of candles from lighting necessity to scented ambience creator is kind of funny. For thousands of years, people relied on candles and...
Halloween has come a long way since the 70s and 80s, when Gen X kids donned the worst mass-produced costumes known to man to go out and ask strangers...
“America’s Got Talent” auditions have given us all manner of dance performances, from expressive individuals to impressive group numbers that...
Since the Orion spacecraft launched, sending the four astronauts of the Artemis II mission around the Moon, people have been grabbing tissues left and...
Being locked in a metal box with 150 random people all hurtling through the air at 30,000 feet is quite the social experiment, but one many of us do...
On April 6, 2026, the Orion spacecraft officially took four astronauts farther from Earth than any human has gone before. While the Artemis II mission...
Actor Alan Rickman gave us so many memorable characters, from the terrorist Hans Gruber in Die Hard to the oft ill-tempered antihero Severus Snape in...
Unless you are a particularly skilled conversationalist, chances are you’ve experienced a dreaded awkward lull when talking to someone. What do you...
Have you ever watched a chicken lay an egg? Think hard before you answer. Many of us may instinctively say, “Of course I have!” but then realize...
When we think of parenting we usually think of the years from birth to college age, when kids become legal adults and many start fleeing the nest....
The four astronauts on the Artemis II NASA mission have broken a 55-year-old record, traveling farther into space than any human has gone before....
Millions of Americans seek the help of therapists for mental health struggles, and many more could use some psychological care but aren’t getting it...
The passing down of stories, memories, and keepsakes is important in many families. But how to do that isn’t always so simple. A lot can get lost...
Aging is weird. You’re trucking along, enjoying your middle-aged life, finally feeling like a real adult, when you look in the mirror one day and...
Even though Americans and British people technically speak the same language, there are some major differences in our English vernacular. For...
When the Apollo 11 space shuttle launched in 1969, millions of people gathered around their TVs to watch it live. The idea that humans could land on...
Remember the time shortly before the internet, when “scrolling” looked like flipping channels on the TV to see what was on? After passing up news,...
Have you ever seen someone pour a snack pack of peanuts into a bottle of Coca-Cola? If so, you may have memories of relatives from the Southern United...
When Annika first brought Frannie, an eight-year-old Golden Retriever, into her home, the dog couldn’t even stand up on her own. She weighed 125...
Let’s be real: most of us don’t want to pay more taxes than we have to. Even when we know taxes are necessary for public services, we’re not...
Between clothing, outerwear, handbags, and cushion covers, most of us have no shortage of zippers in our households. They’re so ubiquitous that we...
Music is meant to be heard and not seen, right? Sure, we can watch musicians play instruments, and we can see music notation on paper. But that’s...
It may sound like a scene from a sci-fi film, but it’s not. In 1979, eight men arrived at a week-long retreat in a converted monastery in New...
The term “gaslighting” has become a popular, everyday term, but there’s still some confusion about what it means. Part of the reason is that the...
No one wants to be unhappy or unhealthy at any age. But as we get older, health and happiness arguably play an outsized role in our quality of life....
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