Joshua Needelman
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A Steady Stream of Road Trips Made Falling in Love Easy
As Deborah Yarchun and Benjamin Parr traveled across the country during the pandemic, their bond became stronger at each stop.
A Secret Crush and a Not-So-Obvious First Date Leads to Romance
Talia Bernstein and Kristen Zublin became friends after meeting at an improv class in Los Angeles, but their relationship shifted after Ms. Bernstein invited Ms....
They Believed That God Had Brought Them Together
When the Rev. Peter Manning learned that Garth Wingfield had also completed the spiritual exercises of St. Ignatius, he thought, “Don’t screw this up.”
In a New Cannabis Landscape, a Navy Veteran Battles for Racial Equity
Wanda James is on a mission to empower entrepreneurs from communities harmed by racial disparities in marijuana arrests.
The Dallas Cafe La La Land’s TikTok Videos and the Power of Complimenting Strangers
La La Land’s TikTok videos started as an extension of the company’s “kindness mission.” The company has built a following of 6.6 million, showing “how...
Casey Johnston Is a ‘Swole Woman’ With a New Outlook
For Casey Johnston, who has reinvented her physique and social media presence, weight training is about taking ownership of one’s body.
Putting Philadelphia’s Public Art Online
At the heart of Conrad Benner’s work is a love for a city that he believes is particularly suited to a thriving street arts community.
In Los Angeles, Beauty 2 the Streets Battles Homelessness With Soap and Beauty
Through Beauty 2 the Streetz, Shirley Raines helps those without a home by administering a little “spiritual C.P.R.”
New York Nico Celebrates the City’s Colorful Side
Nicolas Heller, better known online as New York Nico, has developed a following in part by not being the star of his own feeds.
Jaeki Cho’s Righteous Eats Has a Mission: Supporting New York Restaurants
For Jaeki Cho’s Righteous Eats, food is the hook, but the social media series is really a platform to celebrate the people who make up...