Stay Curious. Stay Connected.
MailNewsletters♡Donate Now

NewsCut

As parents age, the burden of guilt falls to the kids and neighbors

Amy Parrish, 98, apparently fell down the stairs at her home in Richfield. Her husband, John, 95, tried to get to her. He fell, too. And outside their neat cottage, life went on.
by Bob Collins

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!

For oldsters, the meaning of life is in a self-storage unit

The self-storage industry is red hot in the United States, a curiously American business because no matter how big our houses get, we still buy more stuff than they can hold.
by Bob Collins

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!
1968 vs. 2018

1968 vs. 2018

If you want to start an online fight with a young person, tell them that as bad as things appear to be now -- and they do appear to be quite bad -- it's nothing compared to 1968.
by Bob Collins

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!

At commencement, high schooler reunites with Dad

Dear young Massachusetts high schooler who hasn't had a father for a year: Thank you for your sacrifice. https://twitter.com/MSBtv/status/100301080157641
by Bob Collins

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!
Can your sports team do this?

Can your sports team do this?

Posit: The Minnesota Lynx are more important than any other professional sports team in the region.
by Bob Collins

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!

Theft of the Blog winner

Daniel Smith, of Marshall High School, snuck his entry in with just 43 minutes to spare in yesterday's Theft of the Blog
by Bob Collins

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!

Theft of the blog: Summer edition

The best submission will get four tickets to the July 30th game (7:10 pm) at Target Field between the Twins and the Cleveland Indians.
by Bob Collins

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!
Stranger delivers 4,000 km birthday present, just because

Stranger delivers 4,000 km birthday present, just because

Just when you're ready to give up on the internet, a daughter in Nova Scotia comes along who just wanted to do something nice for her mother, who lives in the middle of nowhere, Manitoba.
by Bob Collins

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!
Airline apologizes for questioning white woman about her biracial son

Airline apologizes for questioning white woman about her biracial son

Lindsay Gottlieb, a basketball coach at Cal, said Southwest Airlines didn't think it was good enough when she showed her son's passport to the gate agent, she said in a series of tweets. Her son is biracial.
by Bob Collins

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!