Even More “Deep Breath Moments”
More than two months after New York went on PAUSE, the state is finally starting to reopen again. For the first time since late March,… Read More »Even More “Deep Breath Moments”
TBT: 139 Years Ago, Clara Barton Founded the American Red Cross
TBT: Super Awesome People™ in History. On May 21, 1881, Clara Barton and Adolphus Solomons founded the American National Red Cross, “an organization established to… Read More »TBT: 139 Years Ago, Clara Barton Founded the American Red Cross
Love in the Time of Pandemic
For brides- and grooms-to-be, the Wedding Industrial Complex (WIC) is a B.F.D. Some couples spend years planning their perfect wedding, down to the last minuscule-but-vitally-important-to-color-match-perfectly… Read More »Love in the Time of Pandemic
Ten Awesome People We’ve Lost to COVID-19
This is Part One of a Four-Part Series Honoring the Lives We’ve Lost to COVID-19 Part Two: We Continue to Mourn Needless Deaths Part Three:… Read More »Ten Awesome People We’ve Lost to COVID-19
Celebrating the Class of 2020
Young people have had it tough in recent decades. American Millennials (born 1981-1996) had their childhood innocence shattered by Columbine and the 9/11 terrorist attacks,… Read More »Celebrating the Class of 2020
TBT: An Act of Kindness Repaid 173 Years Later
TBT: Super Awesome People™ in History. In the mid-19th century, Ireland was caught in the midst of the Great Hunger, also known as the Irish… Read More »TBT: An Act of Kindness Repaid 173 Years Later
Super Awesome Animals™
Like so many other “non-essential” businesses, zoos and aquariums around the world have shut down during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a social-distancing world, congregating en… Read More »Super Awesome Animals™
This Podcast Will [Help] You
While studying disease ecology in grad school, Super Awesome Nerds™ Erin Welsh and Erin Allmann Updyke began hosting This Podcast Will Kill You (2017) as… Read More »This Podcast Will [Help] You
B-I-N-G-Oh, Quarantine
Some Super Awesome People™ have discovered that a good way to help us regular-awesome folks get through our self-isolation/work-from-home/quarantine lives is with a little game… Read More »B-I-N-G-Oh, Quarantine
TBT: Shout Out to Nurses, Then and Now
TBT: Super Awesome People™ in History. The Washington Post recently published a beautiful tribute to nurses who are risking their lives to help patients and… Read More »TBT: Shout Out to Nurses, Then and Now
The Good Kind of Pandemic Viral Distractions
While millions of people around the world are trapped at home during the pandemic, creative folks are finding new ways to entertain the masses. Here… Read More »The Good Kind of Pandemic Viral Distractions
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
“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™
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