Inspiring
May 5, 2022

100-Year-Old Breaks World Record for Working at the Same Company for 84 Years

A little advice from the man who broke the world record (for the second time!) for the longest career at the same company: find a good employer, work in an area where you feel motivated, and stay focused on the present. Walter Orthmann speaks from experience, because that's exactly what he's done. For 84 years (and counting), he has worked at the same firm, the textile company ReneauxView.

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Social Cause
May 5, 2022

Lottery Winner “Addicted” To Helping Others Has Given Away Half Her Fortune

When you help others, it not only makes that person feel better, but you feel good too. For Frances Connolly, that feeling goes beyond your typical warm and fuzzy feelings; she says that she's “addicted” to helping others. The 55-year-old woman has plenty of means to perform good deeds. In 2019, she won the EuroMillions with a prize of £115m (about $143 million)

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Entertainment
May 4, 2022

See the Fashion-Forward Men at the 2022 Met Gala Who Took Risks With Their Ensembles

The annual Met Gala is a time when it’s encouraged for attendees to push the boundaries of fashion. With themes left open to interpretation, there are a lot of opportunities to have some fun with what they’ll wear. And at the 2022 Met Gala, many folks did just that. But as Vogue noted with the night's theme “In America: An Anthology of Fashion,” the concept conjures the 19th century Gilded Age of America.

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Good News
May 4, 2022

Man Overcomes Homelessness and Addiction, Opens Own Barbershop, Gives Haircuts for Free to People in Need

The Little Barbershop of Horrors might sound like a questionable place to get a haircut at first. But when he was trying to decide what to call his new business, Daryl Bidner couldn’t help but name the shop after his favorite childhood film. “You got Bob’s Barbershop, Joe’s Barbershop…I wanted [my shop] to be different,” Bidner says.

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My Modern Met

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