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Pregnancy loss is a subject that many women don’t want to talk about. The excitement they feel about bringing a new baby into the world and all their dreams come crashing down with insurmountable grief. Some brave souls choose to share their journeys to offer support to other moms and let them know ...
It's estimated that only about 220,000 Holocaust survivors are still living. It's a number that's dwindling fast, rapidly accelerating every year. Sadly, in the coming years that number will eventually make its way to zero. When that day comes, it will be quite a loss for humanity. The stories and v...
The holiday season can be a difficult time of year. According to the American Psychological Association, 89% of people say this joyful time of year also brings major stress. It's safe to say that with all the running around, most of us are persevering through the end of the year. Getting through the...
When Prince Harry and Meghan Markle officially stepped back from their royal duties in 2020, it marked the beginning of a significant rift within the family. Shortly before the move, Meghan and Harry welcomed their son, Prince Archie, in May 2019. Their daughter, Princess Lilibet, was born in June 2...
Kids, or people in general, wanting to change their given names is nothing new. As an act of autonomy (or just simple creativity), it's perfectly natural to reinvent one's self until it feels right. Over on Reddit, a popular parenting thread wrestles with the same concept. One person states, "My chi...
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American democracy is straining under countless pressures, many of them rooted in structural problems that go back to the nation’s founding. Chief among them is the “pick one” plurality voting system — also called winner-take-all — used to elect nearly all of the 520,000 government officials in the ...
If you've lived your whole life with a dog, a home has to feel pretty empty without one. Your heart has to feel like there's something missing as well. When Jack McCrossan, originally from Scotland, moved to Bristol, England with his three friends, they were bummed out to learn that their landlord d...
Sharghi’s journey reveals a constant dialogue between discipline and rebellionOriginally published on Global VoicesSoraya Sharghi, ‘Rising with the Song of Nymphs,’ 2021. Acrylic on canvas, 152,4 x 236,2 cm (60 x 93 in). Photo courtesy of the artist.In her most recent exhibition, “Sculpture and Pain...
A recent Cornell study found that 27% of adults are estranged from a family member. Research from Ohio State finds that 26% of fathers are estranged from an adult child—and that fathers are 22% more likely to be estranged from a daughter than a son. Other studies estimate that 11% of mothers have li...
Ancestral healing is about making peace with the past to free the present and futureOriginally published on Global VoicesFeature image created using Canva Pro elements. Gilbert Martina is an ancestral health educator and former healthcare executive who was deeply affected by Curaçao and St. Maarten’...
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December 5, 2025 – Members of the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement are heralding a first-of-its-kind lawsuit against ultraprocessed foodmakers, helped in part by messaging under the Trump administration. Earlier this week San Francisco’s Democratic city attorney, David Chiu, filed a lawsui...
Jean Gay-Robinson said she “cried tears of joy” when utility ComEd switched all the polluting gas-fired equipment in her Chicago home to modern electric versions, at no cost to her. As a retiree on a fixed income, she is relieved that she’ll likely never have to buy another appliance, her energy bi...
Mary Skinner went to Aldi to do some last-minute shopping on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving. The new mom had her 5-month-old son with her as she shopped for food ahead of her first holiday feast as host. As babies often do, the little guy became fussy. Mary tried her best to bounce him on her hip a...
The beginnings of Latino politics in New York largely embraced a brand of socialism and was principally the domain of Puerto Ricans, the author writes. This group organized an entire political movement focused on racial and social justice. Left: Bernardo Vega (center) with Jesus Colon and Raul Mende...
When the Great East Japan Earthquake struck at 2:46pm on March 11, 2011, the small coastal city of Ishinomaki had the misfortune of being directly in the path of the destructive tsunami that followed. Whole neighbourhoods were leveled, and still have not been rebuilt. As houses flooded and washed aw...
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If you’re a Millennial who reacts to a knock on the door like it's a "jump scare" from a horror flick, you’re not alone. Comedian Jake Lambert nailed that particular form of anxiety in a new Instagram video titled "how different generations react to the doorbell," in which he acts out stereotypical ...
Martin Parr, a photographer known for pictures of tourists that were both genuinely curious explorations of their lifestyle and wry indictments of it, has died on December 6 at his home in Bristol, England. His death was announced on Sunday by the namesake foundation that he founded in Bristol in 20...
One of the most beloved Christmas movies is National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, starring actor Chevy Chase as the iconic Clark Griswold. With too many quotable lines and laughs, it's a movie that's played on repeat this time of year. A new 2025 poll by PixelParade of 2,000 Americans found that Na...
In 1983, the world met the Griswold family, and we’ve never been the same. Chevy Chase played Clark W. Griswold in the National Lampoon’s Vacation franchise. Beverly D’Angelo played his wife, Ellen Griswold. Together, the pair starred in Vacation, European Vacation, Christmas Vacation, and Vegas Vac...
About Billing itself as "the world's first and only museum dedicated to the wonder that is vinegar," the International Vinegar Museum first opened its doors in 1999 as a way to bring tourism to the tiny town of Roslyn, South Dakota. Located in the town's former auditorium,...
