This new grad is celebrating with a post-college rite of passage — a gap year — only she’s doing it in her 70s. At 74, Dorotea Levy de Szekely — grandmother of three and self-proclaimed lifelong learner — just graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Hunter College, proving it’s never too late to hit the…
An Alaska Airlines flight attendant moved people to tears after giving an elderly man a heartfelt note on his last trip before he passed. The touching sendoff was detailed in a Reddit post that the deceased’s granddaughter penned to the carrier. “Just wanted to say thank you — and to let you know how much…
Before the oppressive summer heat descends on Atlanta, therapist Brittanee Sims usually gets her thick, curly hair braided at a salon to preserve her healthy mane. But it’s more expensive this year. So she’ll only pay for her teenage daughter and son to get their summer hairdos. Not having braided hair “creates more of a…
A care home gran has found unlikely fame as Britain’s oldest influencer at age 103 — after becoming an online sensation with her viral makeup tutorials on Tiktok. Joan Patridge still ‘puts on her rouge’ every single morning before starting the day at Millcroft Care Home, in Redditch, Worcs. Staff there decided to start making videos…
Welcome to June, star seeds, and the inspired ethers of Gemini season. What defines Gemini above all else is curiosity — a deep desire to see, chase, and converse with the unknown and the unexpected. Gemini not only understands but embodies the belief that in the liminal, all things are possible — an optimism that serves us…
This mom’s not monkeying around — and she sure isn’t swinging on the monkey bars, either. Amanda, a mom of three who goes by @free.as.amother on Instagram, has the internet in a tizzy after posting a reel of herself sitting peacefully on a park bench, coffee in hand, watching her kids play — but not…
We’re the best around, and nothing’s ever going to keep us down. New York City has been named the best city in the world for 2025 by Oxford Economics’ Global Cities Index. This marks the second consecutive year that the Big Apple has topped the annual list, which features more than 50 major metropolises across…
Starbucks announced a major change to its reward system. The coffee giant is making it a little harder to rack up Stars this summer, meaning it may take longer for rewards members to gain enough for a free drink. Starting June 24, the points received for using your own to-go reusable cup are changing, according…
We’re at the tail end of the merry month of May, my friends, and there are a handful of signs with money on the mind. Jupiter, our planet of gilded purse strings and padded wallets, is in its final weeks in the sign of Gemini. In astrology, Jupiter is the bearer of blessings, fortune, favor…
Remote work has become increasingly coveted as bosses order employees back to the office half a decade on from the Covid pandemic. But such opportunities still exist, particularly for those in hybrid workplaces, meaning it’s not impossible to snag a gig where you can clock in from anywhere in the world. For Americans frustrated with…
