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Allison Blais. Courtesy Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art The Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art in Hartford, Connecticut, named Allison Blais as its new president and CEO starting in January 2026. Blais, who will replace Jeffrey N. Brown after five y...
For many people, co-parenting with an ex and their new partner is a challenge. Seeing the person you once loved in love with someone else is extremely emotional. But every once in a while, a very special relationship forms in the most surprising way. For more than a decade, Amanda McCowan has copare...
Historians have traced myths about the Black Death’s rapid journey across Asia to one 14th-century poem by Ibn al-Wardi. His imaginative maqāma, never meant as fact, became the foundation for centuries of misinformation about how the plague spread. The new study exposes how fiction blurred with hist...
Keisha Gerber lives with her five children in Blackford County, Indiana. Keisha has a very busy schedule, and for 12 years, her next-door neighbor, Nina Osgood, has been a godsend for the mother. The children adore Nina, and they all care for each other like family. “She’s amazing,” Keisha told WANE...
Sarah Hoover at the 18th Annual Tribeca Artists Dinner, June 2025. Photo John Nacion/Variety via Getty Images Sarah Hoover’s bestselling memoir The Motherload: Episodes From the Brink of Motherhood is in development as a drama series at 20th Television, ...
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Springer spaniel dogs being rescued – SWNS / RSPCA Four dogs rescued from a ‘squalid’ and derelict house in England are being given a new purpose—they’re being trained as police K-9s. The springer spaniels were found in April alongside dozens of other dogs crowded into a property in South Yorkshire....
Prince George is the firstborn son of Prince William, the future king of England. George is second in line for succession to the throne and takes his heritage seriously. His father was recently away in Brazil for the 2025 Earthshot Prize, so George took his place at the Royal British Legion Festival...
In 1972, Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve premiered. For more than 50 years, fans have tuned in to watch some of their favorite artists perform in anticipation of the ball drop at midnight. Dick Clark was a fixture on New Year’s Eve in American homes for decades. He made his last hosting appearan...
This essay is an op-ed by Nate Carden. The viewpoints and opinions expressed in op-eds are those of the author and do not necessarily mirror those of Good Good Good. When I tell people I work for a nonprofit organization that helps veterans, I usually get looks of sympathy. People respond that it’s...
It only costs a few dollars to buy a tub of bait worms for fishing, but many people are fine with sourcing them straight from the ground. And who knows? There’s always a chance you may find more in the dirt than wriggling invertebrates. Take a recent example near Stockholm, Sweden: According to coun...
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Researchers finally confirmed the noble identity of skeletal remains first discovered over a hundred years ago. When a mysterious and legendary skeleton, badly injured, randomly resurfaced in 2018, an interdisciplinary team of researchers went to work to find out who the person was. Could it have be...
Community Dental Services CIC (CDS) is proud to announce the launch of its new green mobile dental unit, designed to deliver essential dental care across communities while dramatically reducing environmental impact. The state-of-the-art mobile clinic is powered primarily by biofuel a more sustainabl...
Andrew Mergen.Niles Singer/Harvard Staff Photographer Nation & World Voice of DOJ experience makes case for ‘deference doctrine’ Visiting professor who served 3 decades with Justice Dept. sees urgent need to protect presumption of regularity Christina Pazzanese Harvard Staff Writer November 6, 2025 ...
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Language, Identity & Belonging Welcome to the second week of The Optimist Daily’s Annual Local Changemakers series. Each Friday, we highlight people who are quietly transforming what it means to feel seen and included. This week, we focus on voice, access, and be...
Ferdinand Magellan is a name synonymous with exploration - straits, NASA space probes, baseball teams, and even a species of penguin have been named after the far-ranging Portuguese adventurer. Indeed, until the 18th century, the Pacific Ocean was often referred to as the Sea of Magellan. But, despi...
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Maureen McCormick was a household name in the 1970s. She played Marcia Brady, the eldest daughter of Mike and Carol Brady, on the iconic Brady Bunch. The show ran for five seasons and 117 episodes. Maureen appeared in nearly every episode and reprised her role for several spin-offs, including The Br...
What does leadership look like? While there are various approaches to leading a team, many of us land on common questions in the search for an effective leadership style: How can I be there for my team? Do I need to command respect, or earn it? And the most crucial question of all: How can I make su...
by Marlon West (FB: marlon.west1 Threads: @stlmarlonwest IG: stlmarlonwest Bluesky: @marlonweststl.bsky.social Spotify: marlonwest) It s Music Monday and Halloween here at Good Black News! It’s your friend and selector, the groove conductor, Marlon West. I’ve returned once more during this Season of...
Elton John might be our most prominent ambassador for the magic of vinyl records. His personal collection is famously massive and his taste equally expansive—in a 2020 interview with Goldmine, he claimed to own "over 120,000 CDs and 15,000 pieces of vinyl." Not too shabby! But even if he owns thousa...
Many of David Drake's large vessels featured his signature and inscriptions, even though he created them during a time when literacy among enslaved laborers was illegal...
