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MY STORY The Muse

This student of cinematography found inspiration from an unexpected friend.

Small business, big heart

Caring for people is part of the deal at family-run shops

The perfect salon? A barber shop

I used to think the solution to my aversion to going to the hair salon was finding a stylist with superpowers. Then I dropped by a local barber shop.

Empathetic pain

So this is weird… when long-term couples start to have the same health issues.

The wig crusades

Hairpieces have been around for millennia.

My husband’s secret life

What did my husband and one of the biggest rock stars of the '80s have in common? More than I realised.

Hoarding Disorder

COVID and the cost-of-living crisis have significantly altered how signs of the condition appear. Here's why.

The cop who wouldn’t quit

Shot and left to die, Kenyon Tuthill was determined to bring his assailant to justice.

“Hang on! We’ll get you out!”

The words were meant to be reassuring. But for the two men clinging to oily cables 35 storeys up in the giant chimney, the question was, "How?"

Triplets… and they didn’t know it

Born in 1961 and separated soon after, the three boys each felt "something missing" in his life. Then suddenly, they found out what it was. First published in 1981.

Breathless

A mysterious disease had left my wife comatose and breathing through a ventilator. It all started with a broken ankle.

I have no idea how to fly this plane!

A passenger gets an emergency flying lesson when his pilot passes out 3000 metres above the ocean.

Find awe in everyday life

We associate the emotion with rare experiences. But people in our daily lives can make us feel it, too.

After the tragic crash of Air Florida's Flight 90 into Washington's Potomac River, an unforgettable scene was played out in the dark, icy waters. Twice, a balding, middle-aged "average" man had a [...]

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Crime

Stalked by an airtag

A gadget aimed at making our lives easier is now the perfect stalking tool if in the wrong hands.

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