Inspiring

March 14, 2025

Audience Member With Cerebral Palsy Steals the Show After Comedian Invites Him on Stage

Comedy shows are always full of surprises, but this one was on another level. During a recent show at Punch Line Comedy Club in San Francisco, comedian Adam Ray spotted an audience member named Avery, who has cerebral palsy, and invited him on stage to try stand-up. And let’s just say—he did not disappoint. Ray was on stage sharing a story about a friend in a wheelchair when he suddenly heard a “Woo!

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March 10, 2025

Actor Michael Sheen Uses His Own Money to Clear $1.3 Million in Debt for 900 People

Welsh actor Michael Sheen—best known for his roles in Good Omens, Twilight, and more recently, A Very Royal Scandal—has written off £1 million (around $1.3 million) worth of debt for 900 people using his own money. He invested £100,000 ($129.190) of his own cash to set up a debt acquisition company, helping people in South Wales, where he grew up.

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March 6, 2025

Paralyzed Man Makes Selfless Donation to Help Boy with Cerebral Palsy

In 2009, then-22-year-old Dan Black from Chepstow, Wales, was struck by a car while cycling to work, suffering a severe spinal injury that left his lower body paralyzed. Determined to walk again, he spent the next four years raising £20,000 (around $25,200) for an experimental stem cell treatment. However, in 2013, Black learned about five-year-old Brecon Vaughan, a boy from his hometown who couldn’t walk due to spastic diplegia cerebral palsy.

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February 27, 2025

Over 1,700 Artists and Arts Workers Will Receive Aid From the LA Arts Community Fire Relief Fund

Since its launch in January, the LA Arts Community Fire Relief Fund has served as a critical lifeline for artists and arts workers impacted by the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles. The initiative, led by J. Paul Getty Trust, alongside several art institutions in the city, has successfully raised more than $14 million for redistribution efforts.

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