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beauty and the beast, history, disney

The real inspiration for ‘Beauty and the Beast’ is far more heartbreaking than the fairytale

Beneath the legend was a family navigating lives shaped by exploitation.

Heather Wake – 5/7/2026

snoop dogg, bad bunny, audrey hepburn, cool generations

Expert reveals the linguistic quirk that explains why every generation loves the word ‘cool’

Natalie Jane, concerts, apology, wholesome, music

Singer stopped her concert when she saw a fan’s sign. His confession was 20 years in the making.

airbnb, airbnb cleaning fee, travel

Airbnb host ditches the cleaning fee and finds unexpected benefits

California brought back beavers for the first time in 70 years, and the results are already amazing

Native wisdom and ancient rock paintings save the day.

Kat Hong – 09/25/25

California brought back beavers for the first time in 70 years, and the results are already amazing — Checking in on California's beaver project.

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grandma showers, grandparents, parenting, family, boomers, kids, babies,

Trendy ‘grandma showers’ get a lot of flack online, but when can they be a good thing?

Heather Wake – 9/30/2025

all-american rejects, punk rock, pop punk, millennials, music, tiktok, gen z, concerts, live music, ticketmaster

Legendary 2000s pop punk band fights the ticket monopoly with throwback ‘house party’ tour

Evan Porter – 5/27/2025

pixel street art of Indiana Jones, Superman, and Jaws

Artist makes everyday spaces magical by cleverly adding pixelated, old-school pop-culture icons

Tod Perry & Upworthy Staff – 2/5/2025

gen z slang, millennial slang, generational humor, high school, teachers

High school teacher gives his students a pop quiz on 90s slang words and it was ‘on fleek’

Heather Wake – 3/6/2025

Array

Grandma goes viral with 3 perfect, hilarious rules for her funeral

Heather Wake & Upworthy Staff – 5/6/2026

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She refused to ‘sacrifice’ her upgraded seat so a mom could sit next to her preteen kids

Jacalyn Wetzel & Upworthy Staff – 5/5/2026

anne hathaway, princess diaries, curly hair

Anne Hathaway shares the ‘unintended consequence’ of her iconic ‘Princess Diaries’ makeover

Heather Wake – 5/4/2026

disney asl, songs in sign language, disney, asl

Disney re-animates 3 iconic songs to include ASL, and the Deaf community calls it ‘incredible’

Heather Wake – 5/4/2026

apartments, urban planning, europe vs. america

The one reason Americans can’t build quaint, walk-up apartments like they have in Europe

Tod Perry & Upworthy Staff – 5/3/2026

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