An assortment of our favorite links to photos, films, personal essays, and more from around the Internet.
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A Wonderful Mother and Son Interview
In this beautiful interview from StoryCorps, a man named Scott Miller asks his mother why she adopted him, and receives a surprising answer. Read Full Article on the StoryCorps Website
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Incredible Artwork Created from Old Vinyl Record Albums
A gallery of amazing sculptures created from recycled vinyl albums. Read Full Article on the Environmental Graffiti Website
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Ways to Help Nashville After the Flooding
A great round-up of ways you can help support Nashville. Read Full Article on the WKRN Website
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Promote Your Small Business or Online Shop on Gimundo
We're introducing affordable ad spots for small businesses and entrepreneurs, starting at just $75. Check out this page for more details. Read Full Article on the Website
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Another Great Site for Inspiring Stories: Tonic.com
You can never have too much good news. Check out our friends at Tonic.com for more inspiring stories of people changing the world. Read Full Article on the Website
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Incredible Photos of Volcano Erupting Against Aurora Borealis
These photos of an erupting volcano in Iceland from Discovery News are absolutely breathtaking. Read Full Article on the Discovery News Website
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A Remarkable Essay About Roger Ebert’s Battle with Cancer
An incredible profile from Esquire Magazine about film critic Roger Ebert, who has not been able to speak or eat for four years because of throat cancer. Read Full Article on the Website
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Beautiful Bird Photos
Check out these breathtaking images of birds from the BBC. Read Full Article on the BBC News Website
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“Rainbow of Giants”, by Mike Adamick
We loved this wonderful true story about a dad explaining the universe to his young daughter. Read Full Article on the Cry It Out: Memoirs of a Stay-at-Home Dad Website
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Seeing Good
A wonderful blog about the bright side of life. Read Full Article on the Seeing Good Website
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Frank McCourt’s Greatest Lesson Plan
A wonderful excerpt from the late writer Frank McCourt's memoir, Teacher Man, about giving his students the opportunity to write excuse notes for some of history's most famous figures. Read Full Article on the Reader's Digest Website
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Adorable Photo Slideshow of a Newborn Panda
An amazing photo series of a baby panda's first few weeks of life. Read Full Article on the Website
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An Astonishing Nature Photography Gallery
These landscape images from photographer Filip Kulisev are some of the most stunning we've ever seen. Read Full Article on the Amazing Planet Website
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The 12 Greenest Cars of the Year
Looking to upgrade to a more eco vehicle? Check out this rundown of the 12 greenest cars of 2009. Read Full Article on the EcoSalon Website
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Why Failure Is Good For You
Mythbusters host Adam Savage shares his insights on why failure is good for us in this fascinating video. Read Full Article on the FORA Website
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Why I’m Giving Away $1 Billion
Billionaire businessman Peter Peterson shares the story of why he decided to give nearly all of his fortune to charity. Read Full Article on the Newsweek Website
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A Miracle at the Memorial Wall
When the father of a young man who'd died serving in Iraq went to the Vietnam Memorial Wall for a celebration, he met a trauma nurse who'd comforted his son on his deathbed. Listen to the moving story. Read Full Article on the NPR's StoryCorps Website
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What’s the Formula for Happiness?
This fascinating article shares the story of a 72-year research study of a group of men, focusing on what combination of factors leads to a happy life. Read Full Article on the Atlantic Website
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Cast Art
After a friend broke an arm, an artist turned a plaster cast into a surprising work of art! Read Full Article on the Heather Tompkins Website
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How Sesame Street Changed the World
Sure, it's an educational kids' show, but it's so much more than that. Learn about the revolutionary history of Sesame Street. Read Full Article on the Newsweek Website
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