Jim O'Brien

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On the morning of February 10, 1945, Sgt. Robert Lawrence Silverston, a 24-year-old radio operator and gunner from Detroit, Michigan, was flying in a B-26 Marauder over Germany when his plane was hit by anti-aircraft fire. The aircraft spiraled into the clouds. No parachutes were seen. Silverston and the entire crew perished. Today, he rests in the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, where his grave is lovingly cared for by Dutch citizens. But his family in Michigan may have no idea.

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Justin Sullivan/ Getty ImagesLet’s be honest—when you think about Amazon Prime, you probably expect fast delivery, a smiley box on your porch, and maybe a random impulse buy showing up before you can remember why you ordered it. What you don’t expect? A free side order of human waste. Yet that’s exactly what a couple of families in California got on Mother’s Day, courtesy of one very overwhelmed—or under-hydrated—Amazon delivery driver.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – MARCH 30: Gary Beers of INXS performs on stage at the first Sydney stop of their tour at the Sydney Entertainment Centre on March 30, 2007 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Paul McConnell/Getty Images)In a music world overflowing with nostalgia, few albums deserve the remaster treatment more than INXS’s Listen Like Thieves.

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Everyone loves a Bloody Mary bar with brunch! So you’re thinking about taking Mom to brunch this Sunday. Seems like a solid idea, right? Mimosas. French toast. You show up in something other than a hoodie, and she pretends not to notice you’re late. Classic Mother’s Day move. But… what if it’s not? What if, as one mom on TikTok put it, dragging a woman out of her peaceful home on one of the busiest restaurant days of the year feels more like a punishment than a gift?

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Jim and his cat… mewing. Jim O'BrienAs a guy who owns two cats—one of whom treats me like a roommate who pays rent and the other like an unpaid food service intern—I thought I’d seen it all when it comes to feline behavior. But then I read about a cat named Buddy in Michigan who vanished for three years and just casually turned up again… like he hadn’t missed a beat. Or, you know, 1,000+ days of meals and pets. This modern miracle happened in Lenawee County, Michigan.