Inspiring Stories

Hollywood is often notorious for giving glossy spins to not so glossy stories. While reality can be full of grit and harsh truths, a Hollywood version benefits from the ever-seductive editing process. That being said, when it comes to Demi Lovato’s new YouTube docuseries it’s no holds barred raw truth after raw truth. The emotional

Celebrity culture can be all-consuming.  Whether it’s by choice or by chance, we can’t help but disappear into the lives of certain public figures. At best, it’s a form of escapism — we forget about our tiresome, mundane lives in order to vicariously experience the chaos, glamour, and scandal surrounding a typical A-lister. Perhaps we

Let’s face it: the pandemic has changed all of our lives—for better and for worse—and it’s not over yet. Although there have been undeniable upsides to the global ‘pause,’ to say the last year has been a struggle is an understatement. Of course, the scope and flavour of our individual struggles has depended heavily on

One unintended hero’s tweets went viral when he shared a frightening experience that exposed him to the everyday dangers women face. A hug for help New York resident Dane Weeks (@wonderking82) was walking to meet friends with headphones on when a random woman approached him to offer a hug.   Before he could even process

Age really is just a number for child prodigy Alena Wicker who’s headed to college at Arizona State University this fall. Not your typical 12-year-old For many of us, at 12 years old we were too busy biking around our neighborhoods to be serious about our homework. But not Alena Wicker. She spent her childhood

Amy Adams is a true Hollywood success story. After initially struggling to make a name for herself, the aspiring actress landed her big break in 2005’s Junebug, which got her an Oscar nomination (her first of six so far). Soon after that, she became a household name thanks to the massive success of 2007’s Enchanted,

One boy’s brotherly instincts saved his sister’s life in superhuman fashion. She blacked out underwater Morgan Smith of Brantley County, Georgia was on the bottom steps of her pool when she suddenly saw black spots. She remembers nothing of what happened next. Meanwhile, her seven-year-old brother Aiden McCullough saw it all unfold and told CBS

Ben Affleck is a many-storied writer, actor, and director with a human tale to tell. We know him best for his roles in endless classics, from Dazed and Confused, to Chasing Amy, Armageddon, Daredevil, and Justice League to name a few. But we also know him for his textured past, namely his less-than-graceful divorce from

For better or for worse, Kim Kardashian is a force of nature.  She, alongside the rest of the Kardashian-Jenner brood, has and continues to define the cultural zeitgeist both indirectly and directly. In fact, the family’s collective brand is so enduring and complex that it’s nearly impossible and fruitless to unpack it in one go. 

Jason Momoa is a bonafide Internet Boyfriend. That is to say that the majority of the internet has fallen head over heels in love with every bit of persona.  The actor has been in the entertainment game for well over a decade, but it wasn’t until quite recently that the public and press started following