When Los Angeles-based high schooler Hugh Saetia was 6 years old, he experienced a loss most people don’t grapple with until they’re much older. His mother died. Following her passing from gastrointestinal cancer, Saetia’s father hired a nanny named Marilyn McAllister to help care for his two sons, and the woman became a strong maternal […]
At least a few times a month, I Google, “Can dogs eat … ” followed by whichever of my snacks my Chihuahua mix is eyeing woefully (most recently it was mango, and the answer is yes, in moderation). All loving pet parents want their animal companions to be happy and healthy, and a lot of
In 1979, when New Yorker Joel Greenia was in his early 20s, he decided to embark on an adventure he’d dreamed about for years: riding coast to coast on his bicycle. Finding someone willing to join in on such a journey isn’t easy, so when Greenia sought a buddy to accompany him, he placed an
With so many buzzy wellness techniques to choose from these days, one with “drainage” in its name may not seem especially appealing. But dive a little deeper into lymphatic drainage, and you’ll find that in addition to being good for your body, it just feels good to practice on yourself. Manual lymphatic drainage, or MLD,
We all know what to do when we sprain an ankle or strain a calf muscle: rest it, ice it, compress it, and elevate it, right? Wrong, actually. That protocol, known as the RICE method and introduced by a sports medicine physician in 1978, is no longer the recommended route for helping soft-tissue injuries heal.
Central Park. Coney Island. Yankee Stadium. Times Square. A thorough sightseeing trip around New York City might take you more than a week, but you can experience the entire metropolis in miniature in just a couple of hours. Queens-born truck driver Joe Macken, 63, is on the road four days a week, yet he still
About two decades ago, two Chesapeake Bay couples got it in their heads to embark on something a bit outside the box. “My uncle Bob, I think, just called my parents and said, ‘Hey, wanna buy a lighthouse?’” Steve Billingsley, a college student at the time, explained in a phone call with Nice News, adding
Before setting out from Los Angeles in a “giant purple van” emblazoned with the words Curiosity Mobile, Scott Shigeoka was feeling unusually pessimistic about the state of the country. Like most of us, his newsfeed had been dominated by negativity, and despite his sunny disposition, he wasn’t exactly brimming with hope. That would soon change.
They say necessity is the mother of invention, but sometimes it takes a thoughtful observer to notice and address a particular need. For rising high school senior Jay Jung, a lightbulb went off while he was crossing the street. Jung is the creator of SmartBlink, an adaptive traffic light system that adjusts its signal changes
It feels good to belly laugh, it’s healthy to cry, and it can be helpful to get angry. Experiencing our emotions deeply (particularly a wide range of them) is a beautiful part of life — but when we stay stuck in our feelings, they can start to run the show, influencing our actions and behaviors
