State Secrets & A Mother's Love
"I don't know anything about the world.” Spanish athlete Beatriz Flamini who lived in a cave for more than 500 days as part of a project studying the impacts of isolation. The mountaineer wasn’t quite ready to come out of the cave when the experiment was
Taiwan, Abortion & Considering More to the Story
“I'll stop once my vision gets blurry." 106-year-old Apo Whang-Od, the oldest person to ever appear on the cover of Vogue in its 131-year history. Whang-Od is featured for her hand-tapping tattoos, a thousand-year-old indigenous Filipino practice called “batok." 🗓 THE WEEK AHEAD Monday: The annual White
Gotham City Takes Center Stage
A welfare check between two icons: Lightning striking One World Trade Center in New York City over the weekend. 📷: Max Guliani. According to statistics this happens roughly 38 times a year to the tallest building in the U.S. Some interpreted it as a foreshadowing of one of our big
The Most Important Story
“With God in the mix, we will recover.” Wayne Williams, who lives in Rolling Fork, Mississippi. A deadly tornado struck the rural town of about 2,000 people this weekend. Despite the destruction, some spent their Sunday morning gathering with one another on the front steps of the still-standing Rolling
What Keeps The Peace?
“Next stop is peak bloom!” The National Park Service announced the beautiful cherry blossoms in Washington D.C. are one step away from reaching peak bloom. The blossoms are in stage 5, which means the flowers should be opening any day now. 🗓 THE WEEK AHEAD Monday: The first day of
The Second-Largest Bank Collapse in U.S. History
“I think this could be the first cockroach in the cellar.” Frederic Russell, CEO of Frederic E. Russell Investment Management Co., on the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) – the second-largest banking collapse in U.S. history. Our cheat sheet below covers what to know and why it matters. Jenna
How Many Train Derailments Are 'Normal'?
“You could stand me up at the gates of hell but I won’t back down.” The late Tom Petty in his song “I Won’t Back Down,” which has new meaning for some girls in Afghanistan. Blake Shelton and others, including a group of young female Afghan musicians, recently
3 Things We Learned This Week 🖋
Quick catch-up in less than 300 words!
Meet a New Member of our Family
"The pen is mightier than the sword." Meet a new member of our family... the SmartHER flag. As we saw different versions of the American flag customized in a variety of ways, we thought "How can we create a SmartHER flag?" Inspired by writing instruments through
3 THINGS WE LEARNED THIS WEEK 🖋
Quick catch-up in less than 300 words! 1. One of the worst toxic train derailments in recent history could've been prevented, according to a lead federal investigator, who says the National Transportation Safety Board will hold a "rare investigative field hearing" in the town where it
A Special Edition on Presidents Day 🇺🇸
"It's hard to live until you're 95 years old. I think the best explanation for that is to marry the best spouse, someone who will take care of you and engage and do things to challenge you and keep you alive and interested in life.