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For some of us Gen Xers, it felt like once we came home from school, we were given merely Pop-Tarts and a remote. What many of us watched on TV (and...
On a hot Sunday in July 2025, Carole Wade took the mic at a Dallas senior living facility where my mom lives. I happened to be visiting for the...
Amy Poehler is not fazed by getting older. In fact, in a Wall Street Journal interview, she turns the entire concept on its head. Instead of rattling...
A man in Michigan was having an especially hard day. As a late night store delivery worker for Red Baron pizza , “Walt Z” was working long,...
When Stevie Nicks sat down in the makeup chair for her Rolling Stone shoot with the brilliant Annie Leibovitz, no one could have known such magic...
For some, finding an inventive Halloween costume can be a huge (and sometimes stressful) feat. That’s why, for the last 12 years or so, many in...
In the never-ending quest to understand ourselves better, or at least have just one more distraction from whatever it is we should be doing, here...
It has happened to most of us. Certain thoughts loop in our minds, and we can’t seem to shake them. It’s the email left unsent, the laundry left...
Residents at the Grace Village Retirement Community are no strangers to visits from emergency workers. Unfortunately, those visits are not always for...
So many of us have had that moment. We walk into a room and can’t remember why or what we’re looking for. Or even more frustrating and fun, we...
Nearly everything has an inspiration, and if you dig deep enough, it can feel like an endless rabbit hole. Or, in this case, a frog hole. If you’re...
In conversation, some sentences can read as condescending or, at best, annoying. Does that make sense? I wasn’t really asking there because that IS...
David Bowie and Bing Crosby were always a bit of an unlikely pair. And yet, they proved that when two incredible talents join forces, a splash of...
In football (or soccer, as Americans and a few others around the world call it), the highs and the lows can be equally powerful. One second, you’re...
In 2022, Taylor Swift gave a commencement speech at Yankee Stadium to New York University graduates. She spoke for nearly half an hour and also...
As the saying goes, death and taxes are the only two things in life we can’t escape. And yet, death remains a difficult topic for many to grasp or...
We’re just a couple of weeks away from the ghosts, ghouls, witches, and candy that help make Halloween so very fun. But for many, the holiday...
Is the glass half empty or half full? Some say the question itself doesn’t matter as much as the potential for the glass to fill up. If a person...
Michael Jackson had the unique ability to make every note sound like a gentle battle cry. His powerful lyrics, beats and melodies still resonate with...
The color palette of a movie is quite honestly an uncredited character. When used intentionally, it can perfectly set the tone for every frame. Movie...
Some people are born to expect gold standards, and others are actually born to create them. Knowing exactly what people want and need is a skill that...
One doesn’t have to be Gen X or a Boomer to remember the magic that was The Golden Girls, an NBC TV show that ran from 1985 to 1992. It sparked the...
It was 1974, and the first season of the (soon-to-be) hit TV show Happy Days was being shot on Stage 19 at the Paramount Lot. Little did show creator...
When we think of stereotypical “successful people” (as movies or TV shows often portray them), we usually associate words such as tenacity,...
As populations mix over time, dialects constantly evolve. But one might ask how…and why? Some linguists believe an accent isn’t so much “lost”...
It’s all about commitment. Well, that and the “11 things” you can do in 365 days to change your life, if only just a little. That’s what New...
Did you ever have a teacher, parent, or even a coach who believed in you so deeply that you began to believe in yourself? They saw your raw talent and...
Like most Gen X-ers, 51-year-old Angelina Jolie likely had to study penmanship in elementary school. (As a fellow Gen X-er, I can attest that this...
It’s a treat when legends collide, but it’s especially exciting when those legends represent the music of their generation. For Boomers, Sir Paul...
Perhaps you’ve heard of Murphy’s Law, the idea that anything that can go wrong will go wrong. But what if you turned that on its head and...
It’s really interesting what nearly 35 years does to the lens of perspective. When my friend invited me to join her family for their once-a-month...
So many of life’s universal problems can be addressed, according to extremely popular author Mark Manson, using just five universal laws. It sounds...
Eighteen-year-old lads Ben Hanlon and Glen Anderson from Dublin, Ireland, have done something extraordinary. They started the Back of the Class...
A million elements make up who we are. Our DNA, our upbringing, and a plethora of tiny experiences combine into a mosaic that creates the big picture...
Madonna won seven awards at the 2026 MTV VMAs this week, adding to her already impressive 19 trophies. (Her total of 26 awards puts her just behind...
Like snowflakes, no two friendships are exactly alike. It’s why we come away from some hangouts feeling giddy, excited, and socially charged, and...
Generations collided in a fabulous way when the Westminster Senior Living community in Austin, Texas, celebrated National Centenarians Day on...
A young woman named Olivia Bean has been searching for her fourth-grade teacher for 22 years. The problem was that she couldn’t remember her...
Imagine being cast in one of the most iconic films of the 1980s. One that would spawn catchphrases, Halloween costumes, and one of the most lovable...
What if what you thought was pure anger turned out to be an entirely different emotion that could actually help you? Michael Hunter, a popular online...
It was just another day in West Hartford, Connecticut. The year was 1949 and the place was Sedgwick Elementary School. Father’s Night was...
How to sum up a generation? It seems impossible to do, but someone on Threads found a clever way to ask what makes Gen X so Gen X. He asked followers...
It’s amazing how much our voices can convey, and not just in words. Tawny Platis draws on years of experience as a voice actor to show how even the...
To quote the great poet Robert Frost, “Nothing gold can stay.” When it comes to Crayola, apparently, a more accurate saying is, “Nothing maize...
Another year, another list ranking dog breeds. Earlier in 2025, Care.com put out their latest, specifically ranking which dog breeds are considered...
If one is lucky enough to make it to 104-years-old, they will most certainly have a layered story to tell. For Ella, a centenarian sitting in a diner,...
Out of the mouths of babes come raw and honest opinions. So artists shouldn’t ask children what they think of their work if they can’t stand the...
Translation can be a funny thing, especially as new companies and words get added to everyday vernacular. For the last few years, after ChatGPT was...
To paraphrase SNL comedian Bill Hader’s iconic character, Stefon, “New York’s hottest club has everything: Dancing, disco balls. And your...
As we get older, there’s that one smell, one taste, one pair of jeans that draws us right back to our youth. For some, it’s specifically...
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