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Starting at age fourteen I was diagnosed with hemiplegic migraines. These are mi…

Starting at age fourteen I was diagnosed with hemiplegic migraines. These are migraines which come with paralysis and other serious neurological effects and are a rare and misunderstood condition. Ten years later the migraines changed from only being bad once a month to being chronic. I had every day pain or serious neurological symptoms. For […]

In 1908, in a quiet kitchen in Germany, a frustrated housewife made a decision t…

In 1908, in a quiet kitchen in Germany, a frustrated housewife made a decision that would change mornings forever. Melitta Bentz was tired of bitter, over-brewed coffee. Back then, brewing meant boiling loose grounds, and it left your cup full of grit and sludge. Percolators didn’t help—they just made it worse. So one morning, she […]

During rehearsals for “On the Twentieth Century” in 1978, Madeline Kahn found he…

During rehearsals for “On the Twentieth Century” in 1978, Madeline Kahn found herself resting backstage when she caught wind of director Harold Prince remarking to someone, “There’s nothing she can’t do—except, maybe, be ordinary.” The observation couldn’t have been more fitting. Earlier that same day, a stagehand had marveled as Kahn exited a scene with […]

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