Younger people reflect on untapped ‘wealth of knowledge’ in intergenerational friendships
I first met my 82-year-old friend Clive while I was sitting at a cafe near my home in…
My friend said he put me in his will. Now he’s dead, and I don’t know what to do.
Pay Dirt is Slate’s money advice column. Have a question? Send it to Kristin and Ilyce here. (It’s…
My psychosis got so bad I started thinking I was a God
After the mania came the madness (Picture: Cal Speet) When the medical team collected me from my mother’s house in…
‘Real Photographers Shoot Film’: Chance Encounter Leads to Unlikely Friendship
Two photographers who met by chance under trying circumstances on the streets of New York City put their…
Friends of 60 years keep teenage pact to move back to outback hometown for retirement
Sitting at the dining table in a rural cottage in north-west Queensland, two friends enjoy a cup of…
Baby Otter He Rescued Jumps Into His Boat Every Time She Sees Him After He Returned Her to the Wild (WATCH)
Courtesy of Mats Janzon A wild animal is acting like she’s his ‘significant otter,’ after he saved her…
Knicks player Miles McBride launches a location-sharing friendship app to rival Snap Map
Five years ago, when Miles “Deuce” McBride moved to New York as a 20-year-old rookie playing for the…
I was told I’m a narcissist – I’ve never been happier
I couldn’t open up to people and show the ‘real me’ for fear that I’d be too vulnerable…
Northland leisure marching team all about fun, fitness and friendship
“Thirty of the teams marched through the morning. The balance finishing after a half hour lunch break, during…
Pen pals enjoy 60-year friendship from opposite sides of the world
Joy Doevendans and Diane Hatt are an unlikely pair of best friends, having lived their entire lives on…
Cost-of-living crisis and ‘weight of the world’ means we’re socialising less than ever
Peg Sanders finds it hard to keep in touch with her friends and family. The 30-year-old from Fish…
AI chatbots could be accelerating the loneliness epidemic, according to new research
Victorian musician Tommy Mooms considers ChatGPT to be a “friend” and is sometimes vulnerable with the AI bot.…