Constance Costas

In the movie version of her 2005 memoir, The Glass Castle, Woody Harrelson and Naomi Watts play her nomadic parents while Brie Larson stars as Walls herself. The theater run spurred the book to an astonishing 459 weeks on The New York Times…

When Dear Evan Hansen opened on Broadway, in December of 2016, one critic called it, “one of the most remarkable shows in musical theater history.” The original musical went on to win 6 Tony Awards, a Grammy, and the Olivier Award for Best Musical on…

Enter the tasting room at Merrie Mill in Keswick and you’ll meet Chantal, a 150-year-old taxidermy sea lion, swaddled in pink and floating near the bar from circus balloons. She’s just one hint that the wine-tasting experience at Merrie Mill is like…

In June, Nancy Guth became the first woman over 70 to compete in the Race Across America (RAAM). The grueling 3,037-mile ride from San Diego to Annapolis is known among cyclists as “The World’s Toughest Race.” Guth’s team, all over 70, finished in 8…

Tune into Wondery’s “Shipwreck on the Sahara” and you may recognize author Dean King’s 2005 book, Skeletons on the Zahara. The producers picked King's account of this harrowing survival story for their “Against The Odds” podcast series. “They had…

Abbi Custis draws beachy inspiration from the Eastern Shore. So, when a client asked artist Abbi Custis to paint an old surfboard, it sparked a new passion. “I started thinking of it as a blank canvas,” she says. “People put them in beach houses,…

After turbulent early years marked by addiction, Carol Burnett's youngest daughter, Carrie Hamilton got sober and went on to enjoy a close 20-year relationship with her mother. But at 38, Carrie was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2001. At the time of…

From the FBI to a school bus, Mike Mason had a plan. At the peak of his career, Mike Mason was fourth in command at the FBI. A former U.S. Marine, he’d risen through the Bureau’s ranks to oversee its Criminal, Cyber Response, and Services Branch in…

Self-exams can be lifesaving for the 11,000 women under 40 who are diagnosed with breast cancer each year. With her 'Breast Cancer Portrait Project' this photographer aims to get the word out. Five days before her baby was due, photographer, Missy…

The singer and wife of actor Tom Hanks saw "generosity of spirit" in Prine, who was known as the Mark Twain of American songwriting. A two-time cancer survivor, Prine lost his battle with COVID-19 on April 7. “John Prine invited me to perform at his…

Instead of telling friends, the author and screenwriter, managed cancer privately, for years. Her son later revealed that Ephron kept her illness secret to protect her ability to work. Plus, she believed cancer was a “conversation killer” — and…

Their first meeting was “like a blind date,” says Michael Furze. A skin cancer survivor, Furze was paired with Tara Murty, a student at Stanford School of Medicine, for “Walk With Me," a yearlong class. “I thought it’d just be a learning experience,”…