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Emily Shiffer

Emily Shiffer is a contributing writer to Upworthy. She is based in South Carolina.

Photo credit: pdxdinorama/Instagram – The second Portland Parallel Parking Competition brought out families to watch contestants parallel park.

Culture, Wholesome

Portlanders host hilarious ‘Parallel Parking Competition’ with pool noodle bumpers and prizes

Emily Shiffer

9/2/2026
Students next to their garden project at Coretta Scott King Young Women’s Leadership Academy in Atlanta

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Education, Innovation

From food deserts to oral cancer, these high school students are designing solutions for the planet’s toughest challenges.

Sarah Watts

9/11/2026
Photo credit: Marc Piscotty & Flickr/Brett Jordan Kelly Clarkson sang an incredible version of "Golden" from 'Kpop Demon Hunters' on the finale of "The Kelly Clarkson Show."

Culture, Pop Culture

Kelly Clarkson sings killer rendition of ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ hit ‘Golden’ on talk show finale

Emily Shiffer

9/2/2026
Photo credit: Paramount Pictures & <a href="https://www.canva.com/photos/MAELsXMSkzY-green-sea-turtle-hatchlings/ – Actor Marlon Brando's private Polynesian island is a sanctuary for green sea turtles.

Conservation, Nature

Marlon Brando bought a Polynesian island in 1966. Over 15,600 green sea turtles just hatched there.

Emily Shiffer

9/2/2026
Photo credit: historybluffs/YouTube – Sister Wendy Beckett was a beloved nun and self-taught art historian.

Culture, Pop Culture

Nearly 10 years after her death, nun’s quirky 90’s art history show is flooding Gen Z feeds

Emily Shiffer

9/1/2026
Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons & Wikipedia – The final episode of "Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood" aired on August 31, 2001.

Culture, Pop Culture

On his last show in 2001, Mister Rogers shared his final lesson: What it really means to grow up

Emily Shiffer

8/31/2026
Photo credit: Canva – A Baby Boomer parent comforts her Millennial adult child.

Culture, Generations

Millennial therapist tells Boomer clients why their adult children have ‘distanced’ themselves

Emily Shiffer

8/31/2026
Photo credit: Library of Congress – Dance marathons were a popular source of fun during the Great Depression.

Culture, Nostalgia

6 frugal hobbies from the Great Depression that are still just as fun today

Emily Shiffer

8/31/2026
Photo credit: Canva – Mom shares her "extreme" $25 weekly grocery budget, and how she feeds her family of four.

Family, Modern Families

Mom shares ‘extreme $25 grocery budget’ to feed family of 4, 3 meals a day for a week

Emily Shiffer

8/28/2026
<a href="https://www.loc.gov/resource/cph.3a22821/ & <a href="https://www.loc.gov/pictures/resource/stereo.1s51128/Women wearing pants in the United States went against societal norms for a long time. A housewife from 1926 and a suffragette from 1915.

Culture, Identity

88 years ago, she defied a judge’s order to wear a dress in court. She went to jail in pants.

Emily Shiffer

8/27/2026
Photo credit: Canva & WFUV Public Radio/Flickr – Dolly Parton was a "really, really good cook" who shared many recipes with her fans.

Culture, Pop Culture

8 Dolly Parton recipes celebrating her Southern roots that she’d love you to cook in her memory

Emily Shiffer

8/26/2026
Photo credit: melissatatetx/Instagram – Food blogger and '90s meal expert Melissa Tate recreates classic and affordable meals from the 1990s.

Culture, Generations

10 nostalgic middle-class dinners from the ’90s that are still affordable today

Emily Shiffer

8/26/2026
Photo credit: Library of Congress – Lunar animals and other objects Discovered by Sir John Herschel in his observatory at the Cape of Good Hope and copied from sketches in the Edinburgh Journal of Science—part of The Great Moon Hoax of 1835.

Culture, Identity

In 1835, a newspaper convinced thousands there were unicorns and human-bat hybrids on the moon

Emily Shiffer

8/26/2026
Photo credit: California Department of Fish and Wildlife – An endangered species with a purple skeleton.

Animals, Nature

Woman finds a purple skeleton in a California tide pool. It belongs to a surprisingly endangered species.

Emily Shiffer

8/26/2026
Photo credit: Pawportunities/Instagram – Mocha, a blind Chihuahua rescue, found her forever lap with Donna James.

Nature, Pets

A 90-year-old woman wanted a lap dog. A blind rescue Chihuahua needed a lap.

Emily Shiffer

8/25/2026
Culture, Generations

Generation Jones explains their major cultural differences with Boomers

Emily Shiffer

8/23/2026

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