The HooplaBlog

When given octupus gnocchi, a little boy suddenly feels a rush of sympathy for animals, and moves his mother to tears.

Five stories to bring hope and inspiration while we celebrate survival.

Celebs step out to help wounded Oklahomans, wounded warriors,

I double-triple-quadruple dog dare you. Technically that's a 24 dogs worth of dares. You have to do it. No givesies-backsies.

A short speech on protecting those who don't feel safe. You don't want to miss it.

All you have to do is write an amazing 300-word monologue. Piece of cake!

We all do strange things that make us feel insane. The tests remind us that weirdness is a human trait, and in that, we're not alone.

Change is good.

May's best and most interesting pieces of journalism for us to learn from.

Six kids with passions and talents so big they couldn't wait for adulthood to share them.