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Finally, someone explains why everyone needs subtitles when watching TV

No, you’re probably not losing your hearing, and it’s not just the actors.

Jacalyn Wetzel & Upworthy Staff – 5/31/2026

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A guy may have met his ‘dream girl’ at a bar but she only gave him 80% of her phone number

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The ‘tiny pocket’ in Levi’s jeans debuted in 1873. Why is it still there?

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Hannah Waddingham makes sure she eats junk food in front of her pre-teen daughter

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

Heather Wake – 9/30/2025

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

Evan Porter – 5/27/2025

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

Tod Perry & Upworthy Staff – 2/5/2025

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

Heather Wake – 3/6/2025

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Woman pens emotional takedown of the ’employment gap police’

Evan Porter – 5/30/2026

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‘Star Wars’: How disco-dancing Stormtroopers and Richard Pryor changed movie marketing forever

Patrick Hamilton – 5/29/2026

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‘Backrooms’: How a surprisingly unsettling 2019 post led to one of 2026’s most anticipated films

Patrick Hamilton – 5/28/2026

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‘Reformed optimizer’ makes compelling case for why optimization culture is ‘killing us’

Heather Wake – 5/28/2026

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‘SNL’ cast can’t keep it together during a sketch where Ego Nwodim battles her steak dinner

Tod Perry & Upworthy Staff – 5/28/2026

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