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When “Survivor” host Jeff Probst announced Kyle Fraser as the winner, it took some time for his new financial status to set in.The 31-year-old attorney won the $1 million prize for season 48, with his winning moment at the final tribal council airing on May 21. Although filming wrapped in…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Henry Butler, who is a prostate cancer survivor. He lives in the UK with his wife, where they run a wine shop together. The conversation has been edited for length and clarity.When I found out I might have prostate cancer, I…
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Illuminated by a large desk lamp, Fay Pacchioli, 93, crunches numbers in Excel under the watchful eyes of her dogs, immortalized in framed photos on her wall.It’s midnight in Easton, Pennsylvania, and she’s hours into her shift. It’s when she focuses the best, kept awake by the scent of spring…
I’ve recently lost 20 pounds due to an unexpected chronic illness and learned that the awareness of appropriate behavior seems to go out the door when it comes to commenting on someone’s weight.Girlfriends, acquaintances, and even family members have all basically said something along the lines of: “Sucks you’re sick,…
Americans who have made it to 100 years old have seen a lot: the Great Depression, the moon landing, 16 presidents, and the ups and downs of 2025.Five centenarians — people who are at least 100 years old — told Business Insider that life keeps getting better in the triple…
“Angi: Fake Life, True Crime” tells the story of a woman who murdered her coworker but tried to make it appear as though she died during a sex game gone wrong in order to steal her identity. The Netflix documentary, which was released on Friday, adds to the streamer’s vast…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Arno Michaelis, a former neo-Nazi who works with the organization Parents for Peace that helps radicalized individuals. It’s been edited for length and clarity.For seven years, I was a white nationalist skinhead and the front man of a neo-Nazi metal band…
When my older sister called to let me know that the painful lump in her breast was not a clogged milk duct from nursing her newborn, my world shattered. My 31-year-old sister was diagnosed with stage 3C breast cancer.I immediately purchased a one-way plane ticket to stay with her and…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Stacey Little, founder of Southern Bite. It has been edited for length and clarity.To say I grew up poor would be an understatement. I lived in a trailer with my mom and dad and only wore clothes from Walmart. Boxed Mac…
