I Tried to Teach My Son Soccer. Here’s What He Taught Me.

Tim Dowling: two of my sons are home – and have brought Covid with them

Sitting at my kitchen table, waiting to be fed and watered, enjoying the pets, no housework. I wouldn’t mind being ill myself. It’s been a year since the last of my three sons moved out, leaving ...

World - The Guardian - November 9

How we met: ‘I tripped and completely humiliated myself. Then I tried to style it out’

CJ and Lyndsey’s first date led to a journey to A&E. But they bonded over glassblowing, online zines and ADHD, and ended up proposing to each other. Tell us your story of how you met someone ...

World - The Guardian - November 7

Parents told us of suicide plan at Christmas due to lack of assisted dying law

Tom Marshall's parents took their own lives, but he says a law change may have helped them.

The Hill let me report the story that changed my career

I was a fresh-faced young reporter — green, but hungry — when Bob Cusack took a chance on hiring me to cover cybersecurity in 2015.

Politics - The Hill - October 23

Can my ‘inner child’ help me navigate life as an adult?

People on TikTok are exploring the idea of ‘reparenting’ their younger self. Could I reconnect with mine?. Sign up for Well Actually, a free weekly newsletter about health and wellness I’m ...

World - The Guardian - November 5

Will UK interest rate cut make mortgages and loans cheaper?

Bank of England interest rates affect the mortgage, loan and savings rates for millions of people.

Schumer withholds Senate orientation invite from McCormick

Democrats are holding out hope that Sen. Bob Casey can pick up enough votes to hold on to the Pennsylvania Senate seat.

Politics - Politico - November 10

Beastieball Has Finally Given Me The Pokemon-Like Game Of My Dreams

The creature-collector genre is a space first and foremost dominated by Pokemon, then filled out with many games inspired by it. Lots of kids who grew up on the massively popular IP via the card ...

Tech - GameSpot - 3 days ago

Charli XCX: My parents drove me to raves aged 15

The pop star inspired a cultural phenomenon this summer with many adopting the "brat" way of life.

A moment that changed me: My miscarriages were devastating – but an orca gave me comfort and hope

How can anyone cope with the loss of their pregnancies? When I watched Tahlequah the whale grieve her calf and go on to have another, it felt like the omen I needed to try again. It was winter ...

World - The Guardian - October 30

Glanville: One year, I dressed as myself for Halloween -- and no one recognized me

Former MLB player Doug Glanville thought he'd devised a real treat for a costume contest. Turns out, the trick was on him.

Sports - ESPN - October 31

I will always carry semi-final loss with me - Genge

England prop Ellis Genge admits last year's World Cup semi-final defeat by South Africa is something he will carry for the rest of his career.

'Spa refused me a massage because I have cancer'

Sindy Sidhu is calling for the misinformation around massage treatments for cancer patients to be addressed.

A moment that changed me: I first heard Oasis at 14 – and they gave me the swagger to come out

Definitely Maybe spoke to me as a working-class Glasgow teenager and gave me hope. Be Here Now brought it all crashing down. I was visiting my brother at RAF Chivenor in 1994, where he was based as ...

World - The Guardian - October 23

Is the 'vibecession' here to stay? Here's what experts say

Election exit polls continued to show signs of a "vibecession" among voters. The vibes might continue to be "off" in the future, experts say.

Business - CNBC - November 7

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