Sourdough Makes a Sweet Impact
Sourdough bread is totally a thing now. Some adventurous home cooks have baked sourdough bread for years, but a side effect of panic-buying during the… Read More »Sourdough Makes a Sweet Impact
April 2020
“Deep Breath Moments” for Overwhelmed New Yorkers
Since mid-March, New York has been the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, with nearly 300,000 confirmed cases and more than 22,000… Read More »“Deep Breath Moments” for Overwhelmed New Yorkers
TBT: The Laborers of the International Workers’ Day Movement
TBT: Super Awesome People™ in History. Although the United States and Canada celebrate Labor/Labour Day on the first Monday in September, most of the world… Read More »TBT: The Laborers of the International Workers’ Day Movement
99-Year-Old Vet Raises Millions By Walking Laps
You’re never too old to achieve Super Awesome Person™ status, although it’s likely that Capt. Tom Moore of Bedfordshire, UK, achieved that designation decades ago.… Read More »99-Year-Old Vet Raises Millions By Walking Laps
Comfort Food in a Time of Crisis
There are stories from across the United States of Super Awesome People™ donating food to feed the hungry and essential workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.… Read More »Comfort Food in a Time of Crisis
I.A.T.S.E Union Builders Volunteer to Make Intubation Boxes
With film and television productions suspended around the world, I.A.T.S.E union members in NYC have been looking for a way to help out during the… Read More »I.A.T.S.E Union Builders Volunteer to Make Intubation Boxes
TBT: Nobel Prize-Winning African Environmental Hero
TBT: Super Awesome People™ in History. And now for something completely not pandemic-related. Earth Day celebrated its 50th anniversary on April 22, 2020. In 1970,… Read More »TBT: Nobel Prize-Winning African Environmental Hero
Art Brings Us Together, Even When We’re Apart
Social distancing, self-isolation, quarantine—no matter your PAUSE, it’s a tough time to be alone. By nature, we humans are social creatures (yeah, even the Introverts),… Read More »Art Brings Us Together, Even When We’re Apart
Volunteers Work to Sew the Curve Flat
According to their mission statement, Sew The Curve Flat is a network of volunteers whose goal is to organize and aggregate the grassroots efforts of… Read More »Volunteers Work to Sew the Curve Flat
Miss England Reports for Duty
Beauty, brains, and a commitment to helping humanity. Bhasha Mukherjee is a 24-year-old beauty pageant queen and a doctor who specializes in respiratory medicine. In… Read More »Miss England Reports for Duty
TBT: Girl Scouts During the 1918 Influenza Pandemic
TBT: Super Awesome People™ in History. The Girl Scouts organization was founded in 1912 by Juliette Gordon Low as a way “to prepare girls to… Read More »TBT: Girl Scouts During the 1918 Influenza Pandemic
Celebrities Reach Out, Help Out
Being famous doesn’t automatically grant Super Awesome Person™ status. But being famous gives celebrities a platform from which they can impact a huge number of… Read More »Celebrities Reach Out, Help Out
Small Gestures, Big Impacts
While most of the world is self-isolating or locking down to limit the spread of the global COVID-19 pandemic, Super Awesome People™ everywhere are finding… Read More »Small Gestures, Big Impacts
How to Help During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Super Awesome People™ are struggling right now. Many of them want to help those who are most affected by the pandemic—people vulnerable to infection and… Read More »How to Help During the COVID-19 Pandemic
How to Be a Super Awesome Person™
(SPOILER ALERT: It’s actually pretty easy.) Be kind. Be compassionate. Help others. Share your joy. Overcome perceived limitations. Imagine a better world. (Now make it… Read More »How to Be a Super Awesome Person™