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Gen Xers are rewatching ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’ and it hits differently than they remembered

One of the most iconic movies from the 1980s is Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. The film premiered in 1986, and is the epitome of Gen X pop culture. Recently Gen Xers (those born between 1965 and 1980) have been re-watching the childhood classic with their Gen Z kids…and it’s not quite what they remembered. In […]

Emily Shiffer & Upworthy Staff – 3/12/2026

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A pro wrestler left the ring mid-match to stop security from manhandling a boy with Down syndrome

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Man’s unexplained beef with the solar system is keeping people laughing and learning

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Kevin Nealon shares the big lie he told Robin Williams so that he could be his friend

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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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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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Tech strategist shares why algorithms killed ‘taste’ and where to find it now

Tod Perry – 3/11/2026

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Anthony Hopkins composed a waltz at age 26. It took nearly 50 years for him to hear it played.

Annie Reneau – 3/10/2026

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Culture

Bridgerton’s Luke Thompson shared his favorite French phrase. We need something like it in English.

Annie Reneau – 3/9/2026

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Henry Cavill shared a delightful story about a boy’s teacher who refused to believe his uncle was Superman

Adam Albright-Hanna – 3/9/2026

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His classmates wouldn’t sign his yearbook. He signed it himself. Then Paul Rudd got involved.

Adam Albright-Hanna – 3/9/2026

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Featured Stories

Gen Xers are rewatching ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’ and it hits differently than they remembered

A pro wrestler left the ring mid-match to stop security from manhandling a boy with Down syndrome

Man’s unexplained beef with the solar system is keeping people laughing and learning

Kevin Nealon shares the big lie he told Robin Williams so that he could be his friend

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

Featured Stories

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

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

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

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

Tech strategist shares why algorithms killed ‘taste’ and where to find it now

Anthony Hopkins composed a waltz at age 26. It took nearly 50 years for him to hear it played.

Bridgerton’s Luke Thompson shared his favorite French phrase. We need something like it in English.

Henry Cavill shared a delightful story about a boy’s teacher who refused to believe his uncle was Superman

His classmates wouldn’t sign his yearbook. He signed it himself. Then Paul Rudd got involved.

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