“I was on my way back from my son’s track meet in Minnesota and got a flat tire on a Iowa interstate. I tried to request roadside assistance in my Allstate app (because I don’t know how to change a flat tire), but was not getting a signal on my phone because of where we […]

During the freezing Midwest winter of 1987, while filming Planes, Trains and Automobiles, Steve Martin noticed something remarkable about John Candy. Amid the relentless cold and swirling snow, Candy’s quiet kindness changed the mood on set. Unlike many stars who retreated to warm trailers during breaks, John often stayed outside—chatting with crew members, boosting morale, […]

“I heard him yell, ‘Wake up, motherfkers, it’s time to clean.’ Instantly, I knew something was wrong. Then came a loud bang — and another. I could hear him, sounding disturbingly amused. Suddenly, I felt eyes on me. I was being watched.”**

“I am a transit bus operator (UTA). Today as I pulled up to a bus stop in Bountiful, Utah, I saw into the garage of a home adjacent to the bus stop. Situated inside the garage was a couple tables with canned and boxed foods, juices, water, diapers, wipes, hygiene products, and even the prized […]

In the late 1800s, shoes were still a luxury for many—slow and costly to make by hand. But in 1883, an inventor named Jan Ernst Matzeliger changed everything. Born in Dutch Guiana (now Suriname) in 1852, Matzeliger moved to the U.S. and started working in a Massachusetts shoe factory. There, he noticed a problem: attaching […]