Do you have a mental health tool kit at the ready? Also called coping toolboxes, these are personalized collections of items, activities, and techniques that can help you self-soothe when you’re in a state of stress. “When we’re in our feelings, it can be difficult to think rationally about how to cope,” Stella Kimbrough, a […]
There are movie fans, and then there are movie superfans — the kind that bring elements from the imaginary world into the real world. Jon Fieldhouse is one of those people: He built the first-ever full-scale replica of the boat from Jaws, and tourists are traveling from around the globe to climb aboard.
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England’s Banham Zoo has massively upgraded its animal care. For the first time, it brought a specialist mobile CT scanner on-site, allowing zoo residents to undergo scans that give veterinarians a better understanding of their health.
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Most of us (all of us?) would agree that goods from small businesses just feel more special — a bonus given that shopping small supports local economies and creates jobs. Small businesses also often offer a touch more insight into what you’re spending your money on, whether it’s something as practical as hand soap or as delightful as a flower-growing kit.
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This article was originally written by Ed Chatterton for SWNS — the U.K.’s largest independent news agency, providing globally relevant original, verified, and engaging content to the world’s leading media outlets. A member of the internet’s favorite salamander species wound up quite far from its natural habitat, but was lucky enough to be discovered by
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“My grandmothers cooked, if it was a good day or a bad day, if they were happy or if they were sad, they cooked. They loved on people with food,” Gary LeBlanc told Nice News on a phone call from Portsmouth, Virginia in mid-April. The career restaurateur and hotelier, whose family hails from New Iberia,
There’s a reason we crack jokes with our friends, buy tickets to comedy shows, and seek romantic partners with a solid sense of humor: It feels good to giggle. But while bursting into laughter provides temporary happiness, how else does it impact our lives? And do those feel-good moments translate to any tangible boons for
“Don’t Stop Believin’” and “Sweet Caroline,” make room — “Nessun Dorma” may soon join the ranks of go-to karaoke songs. Earlier this month, a video of creative arts teacher Benjamin Gillham performing the opera classic went viral, leading the producers of The Voice UK and Britain’s Got Talent to reach out.
If you’re itching to hit the pavement this summer, there’s perhaps no better year to take a spin on Route 66. In honor of the iconic highway turning 100, cities and towns across the U.S. are celebrating throughout 2026, with official national events kicking off tomorrow. Road trippers coasting along the famed thoroughfare won’t be
When Maria looked at herself in the mirror for the first time after her mastectomy, she stood very still. One hand rested on the bathroom counter. The other hovered near the flat space where her breast had been. The scar was raw and angry. The loss was quiet but enormous. Her body felt foreign.
