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A man dressed in a Jesus costume (pictured from the bridge of his nose to his chest) holding a shepherd's staff.

To help other survivors of religious trauma, this ex-Mormon rebranded himself as 'Sparkly Gay Jesus'

After leaving the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-Day Saints, Ryan Josiah has taken on a new moniker to help fellow ex-Mormons.

Two seniors read The Midcoast Villager side by side as they sit inside the Villager Cafe

To save their small town newspaper, they opened a cafe. Now their profits are up 40%

The Midcoast Villager is redefining the next era of print media with an out-of-the-box idea.

This pig makes delicious bacon. And she didn't have to die for it to get to your plate

A company called Mission Barns is cultivating pork fat in bioreactors and turning it into meatballs and other products. Honestly, they're pretty darn good.

Every year, volunteers build artificial snow drifts for endangered seal pups. It's helping the population rebound

Due to these efforts, the Saimaa seal population has rebounded to about 400, compared to lows of 100 seals in the 1980s.

A little boy wearing a virtual reality headset sits in a medical office in a big chair, a controller raised in his right hand

Virtual reality games are taking the pain out of dentist visits for kids

Virtual monsters and cutting-edge VR are transforming dreaded dental visits into immersive adventures kids might actually look forward to.

Two elderly men of Indian and Pakistani ethnicity embrace each other, hold hands as they smile

How two 90-year-old best friends reunited decades after the partition in India divided them

Megan Kothari took her 90-year-old grandfather to meet his oldest friend decades after they had been forced to flee in one of the largest displacements in history. m

Writing — even just making a to-do list — rewires the brain, studies show

Researchers believe translating emotions and thoughts into words on paper is a complex mental task.

A group of three women of varying ethnicities laugh as they hang out at a bar, pouring drinks

New study finds that friendships literally lengthen your lifespan

Experts at the Mayo Clinic recently released a 17-year study that showed that having friends is good for your health in more ways than one.

A close-up of two people in wedding attire with light brown skin holding hands atop a dark gray table

At this New York City boutique, immigrants shop for free. Then they started offering free weddings too

A small boutique in New York City offered clothing donations to immigrants. Then the owner overheard a couple talking about their wedding expenses.

A woman and a young boy color on a piece of paper with crayons

Child care workers form a network of resistance against ICE: 'Prepare for the worst and hope for the best'

“The immigration and the child care movements, they are one in the same now,” said Anali Alegria.

Chef David Martin plates a dessert in a commercial kitchen

These chefs left prestigious culinary jobs to cook at nursing homes: 'We want to make this industry better'

David Martin and Harry Shen are breaking stereotypes by making gourmet meals for nursing home residents.

A group of people gathers at an Ostbelgien Citizens Assembly meeting

To restore trust in government, this Belgian town opened a lottery that elects 30 random citizens to power. It's working.

Ostbelgien took a bet that a participatory democracy would improve its government. Six years later, that bet is paying off.