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May the Anne Hathaway ‘burkini’ debates finally lay swimsuit judgment to rest

Her full-body swimsuit choice highlights how assumptions get in the way of empowerment.

Annie Reneau – 7/13/2026

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Christopher Nolan’s mirror trick for shooting ‘The Odyssey’ feels inspired by an actual Greek myth

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26 words that have gone nearly ‘extinct’ in the English language

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Customer was leaving a cash tip until he saw what the angry server had already written on his $33 bill

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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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Guy finds long-forgotten album in a thrift shop, reunites the band, and is sharing their music with the world

Erik Barnes & Upworthy Staff – 7/11/2026

People rally behind an older woman who refused to train her 25-year-old replacement

Heather Wake & Upworthy Staff – 7/11/2026

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Michael J. Fox saw Harrison Ford’s Parkinson’s acting on ‘Shrinking,’ and immediately reached out

Upworthy Staff & Heather Wake – 7/11/2026

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The hidden digital detail inside Taylor Swift’s wedding invitation designed to catch guests who leaked it.

Patrick Hamilton – 7/11/2026

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A bride’s divorced parents entered the reception together to ‘We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together’

Adam Albright-Hanna – 7/11/2026

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