Feel Good Friday

“US schools are often named after presidents, historical figures and civil rights leaders. And soon joining those ranks is a retired longtime Texas school custodian known for going above and beyond her duties by buying classroom supplies for children in need and helping students with their assignments.” New elementary school in Texas named after beloved longtime school custodian.

+ “Surrounded by that kind of innovation, a visitor might overlook the lab stocked with little more than tubs of white powder and paint pots. After all, how interesting can white paint be? When it comes to adapting to a hotter planet, the answer is: very.” Bloomberg (Gift Article): Why I’m Excited About a Bucket of White Paint.

+ Ruth Ben-Ghiat: Strongmen Fall When Corruption is on the Ballot.

+ Pittsburgh NICU nurse creates handmade Halloween costumes for babies.

+ This College of Magic turns ordinary kids into cool magicians.

+ Oksana Chusovitina, the 51-year-old gymnast who refuses to retire: ‘I think about the Olympics all the time’. (I also think about the Olympics all the time. Watching them.)