Lifestyle
Reader's Digest US
Joyride
A poacher of rare orchid plants in Florida. An African king who drives a cab in New York City. How people spend a Saturday night in America.
1 min |
December 2025 / January 2026
Reader's Digest US
Dog Affirmations
Illustrator Andrea Cáceres uplifts and delights with these picture-book insights into the deepest thoughts of man's best friend.
1 min |
December 2025 / January 2026
Reader's Digest US
ROCK BOTTOM
A HIKER SOMEHOW SURVIVED BEING PINNED IN A CREEK UNDER A 700-POUND BOULDER. THEN THE WATER STARTED TO RISE.
10+ min |
December 2025 / January 2026
Reader's Digest US
Secret Santa Saves the Day
A stranger keeps the Christmas spirit alive for a little girl
4 min |
December 2025 / January 2026
Reader's Digest US
THE BEST MONEY I EVER SPENT
Deep Pockets - One Christmas, my wife, who seldom wears jewelry, wanted diamond earrings as her gift. I obliged but figured the little box would ruin the surprise, so I bought an inexpensive fleece jacket at a farm supply store and put the earring box in the pocket.
5 min |
December 2025 / January 2026
Reader's Digest US
Rental Family
Starring Brendan Fraser
1 min |
December 2025 / January 2026
Reader's Digest US
St. Denis Medical
Starring Allison Tolman
1 min |
December 2025 / January 2026
Reader's Digest US
No Drama Llamas
BEING WITH LOVED ones during the holidays is a delight. Getting there is not.
1 min |
December 2025 / January 2026
Reader's Digest US
The Christmas Truce of 1914
As World War I raged around them, soldiers facing off along one stretch of the fighting decided to hit pause
6 min |
December 2025 / January 2026
Reader's Digest US
Our Hanukkah Miracle
Christmas takes on new meaning for a Jewish couple
3 min |
December 2025 / January 2026
Reader's Digest US
Holiday Magic
The spirit of the season comes through in many ways, some carefully planned, others totally unexpected
5 min |
December 2025 / January 2026
Reader's Digest US
HUMOR in UNIFORM
\"Just when we finally found a secluded beach...\"
1 min |
December 2025 / January 2026
Reader's Digest US
Norman the Camel
WE ADDED NORMAN to the menagerie—Clydesdales, cows, emus, peacocks and more—on our 50-acre farm five years ago. He’s a dromedary camel (one hump). We got him from a local veterinarian when he was 8 weeks old and already the size of Great Dane. We had to bottle-feed him.
1 min |
December 2025 / January 2026
Reader's Digest US
Elf Mayhem Is Taking Over
It's time to restore decorum, says one of Santa's elves
4 min |
December 2025 / January 2026
Reader's Digest US
The Christmas Tree Mystery
Who decorated the big pine along a remote stretch of Montana highway?
4 min |
December 2025 / January 2026
Reader's Digest US
FILLING IN FOR Family
When families fracture, surrogate grandparents can fulfill essential roles for love and support
10+ min |
December 2025 / January 2026
Reader's Digest US
Wake Up Dead Man
Starring Daniel Craig
1 min |
December 2025 / January 2026
Reader's Digest US
All About Recalls
How to find out and what to do if a food or product you bought is deemed unsafe
5 min |
December 2025 / January 2026
Reader's Digest US
Ice, Ice, Baby! All About Antarctica
13 THINGS
4 min |
December 2025 / January 2026
Reader's Digest US
It's in the Bag
WE HAVE A fun family tradition for Christmas Eve. Well, we have a few, but everyone's favorite is the grab bag. After a chili supper and evening church, we all gather at my parents' house and dive in.
1 min |
December 2025 / January 2026
Reader's Digest US
Taking Care of You ... All of You
Your mental health is just as important as your physical health
9 min |
December 2025 / January 2026
Reader's Digest US
WORLD OF MEDICINE
Prescriptions for exercise may soon join prescriptions for drugs as part of standard cancer treatment. A study of colon cancer patients in five countries found that people who added a structured exercise program to their recovery cut their risk of disease recurrence by 28% and their risk of death by 37% over the 25 years of the study.
1 min |
December 2025 / January 2026
Reader's Digest US
Kindred Spirits
A RECORD HIGH 49% of drinking-age Americans tried to cut out or cut back on alcohol this year. As more of us stay “dry” well past January, more bars and restaurants are offering alcohol-free cocktails (also called mocktails).
1 min |
December 2025 / January 2026
Reader's Digest US
LAUGHTER
THE BEST Medicine
1 min |
December 2025 / January 2026
Reader's Digest US
Our Best Worst Christmas Idea Ever...
... had four legs and a wagging tail—a puppy!
4 min |
December 2025 / January 2026
Reader's Digest US
ALL in a Day's WORK
At the start of her kindergarten class, my friend told her students, “I think we'll be inside at recess today, because it was raining on my way to work.”
2 min |
December 2025 / January 2026
Reader's Digest US
Drawn to Help
A watercolor artist made a remarkable offer to people who lost their homes to the Los Angeles fires: \"I will paint it for free\".
2 min |
December 2025 / January 2026
Reader's Digest US
FILLING IN FOR Family
When families fracture, surrogate grandparents can fulfill essential roles for love and support
10+ min |
December 2025 / January 2026
Reader's Digest US
The Flight Before Christmas
Lucky kids get to visit Santa's workshop
5 min |
December 2025 / January 2026
Reader's Digest US
HUMOR IN UNIFORM
While our frigate was taking on supplies at sea from a British ship, I noticed three of their sailors pointing to our destroyer’s squadron crest, which was proudly mounted on the side of our ship.
1 min |