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The Illegal Curb Cuts That Changed How Tucson Uses Rainwater
Brad Lancaster knew he was breaking the rules when he picked up a handsaw one Sunday morning in 1998. He cut six openings into the concrete curb outside his Tucson home, hoping rainwater would flow into the soil instead of disappearing down a storm drain. Nobody from the city seemed to notice at first. What…
Man Forgot His Entire Past For Nearly Seven Years Then Remembered Everything
For nearly seven years, a Japanese man lived without the memories that made him who he was. He had forgotten his own name, his family and the life he had built before his memory disappeared. Then he switched to an easier job. Within two weeks, he suddenly remembered everything, including the traumatic event that had…
A Dad Built Beeping Easter Eggs So His Blind Daughter Could Hunt Without Help
Most Easter egg hunts come down to one simple advantage: seeing the egg before everyone else does. For one little girl in Alabama, that made a traditional Easter hunt impossible. Her father refused to accept that she should have to sit out, wait for someone else to find an egg, or have an adult guide…
Family Travels The World Before Three Children Lose Their Sight
A doctor gave Edith Lemay and her husband devastating news about three of their children. They could spend years waiting for medicine to change the outcome, or they could start making memories while their children could still see them. They chose the second option. What followed was a 13-country adventure involving elephants, hot-air balloons, mountain…
Surgeon Turns Children’s Bandages Into Colorful Works Of Art
For children waking up after surgery, the first thing they see can be a maze of tubes, stitches and hospital equipment. But thousands of young patients at Akron Children’s Hospital in Ohio have woken up to something a little more unexpected: a colorful drawing covering their surgical bandage. The artist is Dr. Robert Parry, a…
Harry Potter Fans Started Covering Up Their Tattoos After J.K. Rowling’s Controversial Comments
For years, the Deathly Hallows symbol was one of the clearest ways to tell another Harry Potter fan without saying a word. A triangle, a circle and a line could represent childhood memories, friendship, escape and a fictional world that meant everything to someone growing up. Then, in June 2020, some fans began looking at…
The Man Who Gave Up Everything to Live Alone in a Forgotten Ghost Town
Most people would think twice about spending a weekend without cell service. Brent Underwood chose something far more extreme. He moved 8,200 feet into the California mountains, where he lives among the weathered remains of an abandoned 1800s mining town with no running water, a punishing mountain road, and winters capable of cutting him off…
Dad Learns 3D Printing To Build Arms For Children
Callum Miller was told his 10-year-old son could face an 18-month wait for a robotic arm. Rather than accept the delay, the dad bought a secondhand 3D printer despite having no experience with the technology. Six weeks later, he had built a prosthetic arm for his son Jamie. Then, after seeing another young child’s story…
These Seniors Show What Tattoos Really Look Like After Decades of Aging
For anyone considering a tattoo, one question tends to linger in the back of their mind: what happens to the ink decades from now? Skin changes, bodies change, and the crisp design that looked perfect at 25 may not look exactly the same at 75. A collection of revealing photographs featuring tattooed senior citizens offers…
She Couldn’t Find Anyone Her Age Talking About Fashion, So This 70-Something Started Posting and Millions Watched
Candace Leslie Cima went looking for fashion advice that applied to women her age and found a glaring problem instead: they were barely there. At the supermarket checkout, magazine covers promised readers tips on looking their best at 20, 30 and 40, but the decades that followed seemed to disappear from the conversation. Cima had…