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Nadia Dubceac is known to many in social media circles as a fitness guru with an edgy twist. Her dark hair, Gothic eye makeup, black fingernails, and...
Marcos Alberti’s “3 Glasses” project began with a joke and a few drinks with his friends. The photo project originally depicted Alberti’s...
Millennial parents and Boomer grandparents don’t always see eye to eye on parenting and grandparenting. Now, Millennial parents are uniting on a...
We’ve all been there: it’s 90 degrees outside, absolutely sweltering, and you’re walking home from a new smoothie shop less than a mile away...
Since the beginning of time, it’s probably safe to say that many parents are simply exhausted as they navigate child-rearing. It’s a delicate...
Period education can be an awkward topic for parents to tackle, but not for Payal Desai’s husband, Hiren. The mom of two boys caught a sweet...
UnitedHealthcare (UHC) recently interviewed 100 centenarians, or people who have lived to the ripe age of 100. Fascinatingly, 100-year-olds feel...
Which lane do you choose at the grocery store? To your left, the self-checkout area: a collection of blinking, beeping, whirring, computer-speaking...
There’s a particular kind of magic that happens when professionals doing routine work get hit with a genuinely extraordinary situation. The instinct...
The best flights are uneventful. Timely, smooth, and relaxing. Even a little boring. However, that’s not always in the cards. A lot of things can...
In 2007, Wes Dixon gave his teenage girlfriend Kelsey Dixon (@kelseyrileydixon) a cherry tree sapling for their first anniversary. They planted it...
Call it a rite of passage, a baptism by fire, or simply a necessary evil, but a terrible summer job is pretty much a staple of young adulthood. Those...
Christie and Wesley Werts have taken the idea of a blended family to the next level. When the couple fell in love and married, they brought together...
The dog world shifted in 2022 as the sweet-faced, loveable Labrador Retriever was toppled as America’s favorite dog breed. The breed best known for...
It wasn’t long ago that a millennial was seen as a college kid that baby boomers chided for being entitled and Gen Xers thought were way too sincere...
Hope MacGregor (@hopemacgregormusic) had been going through her divorce quietly. No announcements or no dramatic posts, just long walks with her dog...
Nicole Isaacs was out on the ocean off Los Angeles when a dolphin surfaced next to the boat and didn’t leave. Something was clearly wrong. Isaacs,...
Back in the day, when a couple broke up, you either heard about it firsthand or had to endure an uncomfortable moment at an event where you asked...
Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson is seemingly driven by an endless amount of curiosity. Whether it’s about the tiniest sea quark or the biggest...
Korynn Patterson, an elementary school counselor and social worker in Maryland, knew exactly what she needed to do when a brand new student walked...
If you’ve ever watched an outrageously outlandish movie with the warning “All characters in this movie are fictitious…” and thought, “Well,...
Teaching kids to share is often part of Parenting 101. According to the Cleveland Clinic, educating kids about sharing in early childhood helps them...
American food doesn’t have a reputation for being very spicy. But if things keep going the way they have over the past 20 years, that could change....
National anthem fails can be really uncomfortable. Sometimes, a singer just can’t hit the notes, or worse, they forget the words mid-song. The...
Breaking news: There’s a big double standard in Hollywood. Childless women in the public eye are often plagued by the question: “So, why don’t...
We’ve shared a lot of memorable “America’s Got Talent” auditions over the years here at Upworthy, from physics-defying dance performances to...
One of the many surprises that come with parenthood is how the world reacts to your child’s name. It’s less of a surprise if your child has a...
A husband filed for divorce from his wife and burned bridges in the process by making incredibly disrespectful remarks to her. This came 10 months...
It was 10:30 at night at a BP station in Currambine, a suburb north of Perth, Australia. Monty Van Der Berg, 34, was waiting in line to fill up his...
When Canadian TV host Chris Van Vliet (@CVVClips) told Dwayne Johnson he was about to become a father for the first time and asked for advice, Johnson...
Beth Lunn was doing what hairstylists do: examining a client’s hair, moving pieces up and checking the texture and color. Then she stopped. She...
At some point, most parents have to field questions, concerns, worries, anxieties, and, sometimes, outright despair from their kids about their...
Navigating ways to address anxiety can be one of the most beneficial lessons a person can learn. Sometimes we can “trick” the very neurochemicals...
The traditional American breakfast of cereal, pancakes, and waffles is basically dessert in disguise. It’s extremely high in sugar and...
Kids today are struggling with resilience. A study from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that only 40% of school-age children...
A good restaurant owner knows that it takes the entire team to ensure success. From the head chef creating the menu to the front of the house that...
Football is a dangerous sport. From ACL tears to concussions, athletes risk it all from the moment they step foot on the field. An NFL career without...
Sure, there are several hacks Wheel of Fortune players might use to increase their odds of success—calling out common letters, using “Express...
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers is widely regarded as the most action-packed installment of the Lord of the Rings trilogy. The Battle of...
As a parent, if your kids don’t occasionally hate you, you’re probably not doing your job. It’s never fun, but it is a mom or dad’s main...
Among the thousands of runners participating in this year’s London Marathon, one figure stood out in a way that was impossible to ignore. As...
The bidet dates back to 18th-century France and, by all accounts, is more hygienic than toilet paper and better for the environment. But, much like...
One generation’s texting habit that baffles every generation is the Boomers‘ seemingly excessive use of ellipses. Do you have more to say, Aunt...
The office potluck was a success! People went back for seconds; someone joked about licking the pan (and actually got a few laughs). And now you...
There are many reasons people love giving their pets goofy names. A big one is that, unlike humans, they’ll never have to put it on top of a...
Nuns at the Convent of St. Anthony of Padua in Central Spain are on a mission beyond their spiritual calling: to save a rare breed of giant rabbit...
Ten months after a man’s wife passed away, he finally got the courage to read a letter she left him, which contained a devastating admission. The...
America is definitely not afraid to do its own thing, even when its own thing is pretty weird. Ever stop to think how bizarre it is that the United...
The rise of misinformation on social media has been a monumental stress test for the world’s critical thinking skills. Misinformation has had a huge...
When I was in high school, I woke up one morning feeling overwhelmed. I was an honors student, I was involved in various activities and clubs, and for...