Japanese Company Rents Instant Family and Friends

A Japanese business called "Family Romance" has actors for hire, ready and willing to be anything from your baby to your grandparent. "In an increasingly ...

Priceless Pearl Found in Nearly Discarded Clam

Jill Carattini's article Transfigured tells the story of a priceless discovery:

Barbara Krensavage insisted that clams are not a regular part of her diet. ...

'National Geographic' on Why We Lie

In the fall of 1989 Princeton University welcomed into its freshman class a young man named Alexi Santana, whose life story the admissions committee had ...

Youth Feel Pressured to Maintain Happiness Façade

Donna Freitas in her thought-provoking book The Happiness Effect, argues that the real downside of social media is that it demands fake happiness. She ...

'World's Ugliest Dog Contestants' Judges Participants a Little Differently

We all like rooting for the underdog—but at the World's Ugliest Dog Contest, that word takes on a whole new meaning.

For years, the competition has ...

Top Model Overwhelmed by Performance Anxiety

At just 20 (as of January 2017), Gigi Hadid is modeling's "It" girl, said Judith Newman in Allure. But while she seems at ease in front of the camera, ...

Who We Are Is More Important than what We Do

What is more important: who we are or what we do? Here's how pastor Noel Jesse Heikinnen answers that question in his book Unchained:

Down through history, ...

Angels Are Like Hummingbirds, You Have to Have Eyes to See Them

I was visiting a bird-supplies store when I mentioned to the owner that my wife and I had owned a hummingbird feeder but had never once seen a hummer ...

Nordstrom's Expensive 'Dirty Jeans' Gain Internet Infamy

A pair of Nordstrom jeans is leaving the Internet wondering if someone's playing a (literally) dirty joke.

Head to Nordstrom's website and you can find ...

Forger Deceives Art Dealer with Celebrity Counterfeit

In our celebrity-crazed culture it's not surprising that people go crazy for memorabilia. For instance, the red leather jacket Michael Jackson wore for ...