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Topic hub
Happiness
Small things add up. This hub collects mood boosters, kindness prompts, positive stories and the tools we built to nudge your day in a better direction.
Happiness stories
Fresh reads and watches on this topic.
How Mishearing a Beatles Lyric Spawned a Number-One Pop Classic
Proof that terrible listening skills and happy accidents can accidentally create rock and roll history.
How a Boisterous German Artist Taught a Soft-Spoken Air Force Veteran to Paint Happy Little Trees
Before Bob Ross became television's most soothing landscape icon, he learned his famous fast-painting technique from a fiery German instructor named Bill Alexander.
A Lost Wallet Just Completed a 9-Person Kindness Relay
Each person who found it added something before passing it on. The owner cried.
Space Just Dropped a Green Star, and Our Cosmic Decor Will Never Be the Same
Move over, boring white dwarfs. A dead star soaked in crushed planetary debris is glowing an eerie emerald green, and space mood lighting has officially arrived.
You Cannot Hide From a Four-Ton Best Friend, but This Caretaker Still Tried
When a routine walk home turns into a game of hide-and-seek with a giant rescued elephant, pure joy ensues.
The Balcony Singer Who Performs at 7am Sharp
Every morning, an opera warm-up floats over the courtyard. The neighbours have chosen joy.
The Ultimate Dad Flex: When John Lennon Ditched a VIP Tour for 'Happy Days'
Imagine being eleven years old and having a dad who can casually sneak you past security to hang out with Potsie and the gang.
At 47 Years Old, This Senior Sloth Just Became a Father Again—And It's Pure Joy
A 47-year-old sloth named Teddy and his 37-year-old partner Grizzly welcomed their fourth baby, proving age is just a number in the slow lane.
Why Gene Wilder Was the Undisputed Master of Charming Chaos
A new documentary takes a warm, joyful look back at the screen icon who turned wild-eyed intensity into pure cinema magic.
The tiny street library that stocks only happy endings
No sad endings allowed. That is literally the rule on the door.
Grandma's first video call went exactly as well as you'd hope
We saw the ceiling fan, both nostrils, and pure joy. Mostly joy.
Questions about this hub
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