It’s an honor to be nominated and shortlisted. Just ask Rashida Jones and Will McCormack. Their documentary short A Swim Lesson, which they co-directed and executive-produced, landed on the Oscar ...

Among the weathered and once-cracked headstones in Michigan’s historic Brighton Village Cemetery, the dual grave markers for Lt. Col. John Gilluly stand out. It was a late summer day when I was drawn ...

“You only learn half the things you need to know in the classroom.” When I first heard that saying, I brushed it off as something adults said to make school sound deeper than it really was. But now, a ...

If you were born between 1946 and 1964, you’ve seen the world change in ways no one could have imagined. From black-and-white TVs to smartphones, from handwritten letters to instant messages—Boomers ...

Alim Braxton, aka Michael Jerome Braxton, has a lot to say about life, death, and finding purpose. His message is urgent because he is not sure how much time he has. Braxton is a prisoner on death row ...

From childhood, we’re told that hard work leads to rewards. But reality often doesn’t work that way. Sometimes less deserving people succeed. Sometimes you try your best and still fall short. The ...

Remember Jo Dee Messina? “Life Is Good” is one of her finest country tunes, and its life lesson is pretty direct: Life is just too short to let negativity get in the way of enjoying it. She’s right, ...

The power of positive thinking can change your life.

Growing up, I watched the various Ernest movies more than any young kid should. From the days of catching Ernest Scared Stupid on cable to being gifted a copy of Ernest Goes to Camp on VHS to watching ...