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32-years-ago Whitney Houston left World Cup viewers stunned by an unparalleled vocal performance

“I Want to Dance With Somebody” has never sounded like this.

Emily Shiffer – 7/14/2026

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With attention spans changing, Americans have settled on the new perfect length of a movie

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Michelle Obama worried her $50 brooch was too modest for the Queen. Elizabeth wore it the next night.

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Resurfaced video of French skier’s groin incident has people giving the announcer a gold medal

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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

HOA told a guy exactly how to mow his own lawn. He found an epic loophole they didn’t see coming.

Adam Albright-Hanna & Upworthy Staff – 7/14/2026

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Actress Gabourey Sidibe shocks fans by revealing everyone’s been pronouncing her name wrong

Jacalyn Wetzel & Upworthy Staff – 7/14/2026

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How to answer France’s most popular inside joke played on English speaking tourists

Heather Wake & Upworthy Staff – 7/14/2026

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

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

Heather Wake – 7/13/2026

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