Your Weekly Horoscope – ‘Free Will Astrology’ by Rob Brezsny
Our partner Rob Brezsny, who has a new book out, Astrology Is Real: Revelations from My Life as an Oracle, provides his weekly wisdom to enlighten our thinking and motivate our mood. Rob’s Free Will Astrology, is a syndicated weekly column appearing in over a hundred publications. He is also the author of Pronoia Is the Antidote […]
Good News in History, December 6
61 years ago today, Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer, the animated stop-motion Christmas special, was first broadcast on CBS television. The beloved Rankin/Bass production chronicles the bullying endured by Rudolph (at reindeer school) and a misfit elf named Hermey, who wants to be a dentist. WATCH the reprise finale below… (1964) They run away from home—but […]
Good News in History, December 3
60 years ago today, the sixth album by The Beatles was released—Rubber Soul. With the 14 new songs, the British band expanded their sound using a wide range of instruments. Influences included African-American soul music and the new folk-rock of Bob Dylan. George Harrison’s use of a sitar on “Norwegian Wood” sparked a craze for […]
Good News in History, December 2
Happy 42nd Birthday to Aaron Rodgers, the sensational NFL QB best known for his consistency, accuracy, and completions in the end zone. Playing almost his entire career with the Green Bay Packers, Rodgers led all NFL quarterbacks in touchdown-to-interception ratio with the lowest passing interception percentage for six seasons, and led four seasons in touchdown […]
46,000 Knitted Mice Donated to Rescue Cats Setting Guinness World Record for Crafting Community
The readers of Woman’s Weekly magazine have a long tradition of coming together through knitting and crocheting—always to provide comfort and joy for others. This year’s crafty compassion project was their biggest ever, officially breaking a Guinness World Record. Earlier this year, the magazine invited readers to create woolen mice for rescue cats living in […]
Your Weekly Horoscope – ‘Free Will Astrology’ by Rob Brezsny
Our partner Rob Brezsny, who has a new book out, Astrology Is Real: Revelations from My Life as an Oracle, provides his weekly wisdom to enlighten our thinking and motivate our mood. Rob’s Free Will Astrology, is a syndicated weekly column appearing in over a hundred publications. He is also the author of Pronoia Is the Antidote […]
Good News in History, November 29
126 years ago today, FC Barcelona was founded by a combination of Spanish, Swiss, and English footballers. It has grown to be perhaps the most iconic football club on Earth, with a die-hardest fan base, a mountain of trophies and awards, and a memory bank that contains the on-field artistry of many of the greatest […]
Good News in History, November 28
Happy 82nd Birthday to singer-songwriter and composer Randy Newman. Best known for his distinctive voice and film scores for 8 Pixar films—as well as Ragtime, Meet the Parents, and The Natural—he was hailed as the greatest songwriter alive by Paul McCartney. His singles included, ‘Short People’, ‘I Love L.A.’, ‘Feels Like Home’ (Bonnie Raitt), and […]
Good News in History, November 25
120 years ago today, American photographer Alfred Stieglitz opened the Little Galleries of the Photo-Secession at 291 Fifth Avenue in NYC. This small gallery helped bring art photography to the same stature in America as painting and sculpture, exhibiting famous early photographers like Edward Steichen, Alvin Langdon Coburn, Gertrude Käsebier, and Clarence H. White. But, […]
Good News in History, November 24
166 years ago today, the British naturalist and geologist Charles Darwin published On the Origin of Species explaining his theory of evolution. The first edition—which has been voted by publishers and librarians as the most influential academic book ever written—introduced the scientific theory that populations evolve over the course of generations through a process of […]