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He was one of the funniest men in America. Then he vanished — and the reason is the most quietly heroic thing a Hollywood dad ever did

He was one of the funniest men in America. Then he vanished — and the reason is the most quietly heroic thing a Hollywood dad ever did

For a while there, in the middle of the 1980s, you could not go to the movies without running into Rick Moranis.

Everyone knew Winona Ryder's face in 1994. Then she stepped away — and stayed away for most of a decade

Everyone knew Winona Ryder’s face in 1994. Then she stepped away — and stayed away for most of a decade

There was a stretch in the early ’90s when you could not walk past a movie poster, a magazine rack

For three days the mail piled up in the box at 214 Sycamore. The mailman was the only one who noticed.

For three days the mail piled up in the box at 214 Sycamore. The mailman was the only one who noticed.

Ray Delgado had walked the same three miles of Route 12 for fourteen years, and in that time he’

Every morning for two years, the old man at the corner booth ordered two coffees and drank only one.

Every morning for two years, the old man at the corner booth ordered two coffees and drank only one.

Every morning for two years, the old man at the corner booth ordered two coffees and drank only one.

Count every atom in the entire universe. Now know this: a single board game beats that number so badly it isn't even close.

Count every atom in the entire universe. Now know this: a single board game beats that number so badly it isn’t even close.

Sit down at a chessboard. Thirty-two pieces lined up in two neat rows, sixty-four light-and-dark squares

For 500 days this shelter dog sat facing the door, ignoring every family who came to adopt him. Then one grey afternoon, a car parked crooked in the lot.

For 500 days this shelter dog sat facing the door, ignoring every family who came to adopt him. Then one grey afternoon, a car parked crooked in the lot.

Every shelter has one dog like Chief. The one who stops trying. At Riverbend Animal Shelter, just off

Bonnie Tyler, the coal miner's daughter with the voice like gravel and gold, has died at 75 — this is the life behind that unmistakable roar

Bonnie Tyler, the coal miner’s daughter with the voice like gravel and gold, has died at 75 — this is the life behind that unmistakable roar

You knew her the second she opened her mouth. One line — “Turn around, bright eyes”

For years he vanished from Hollywood, and everyone assumed he'd quit — the real reason he couldn't work will break your heart, and how it ended will mend it

For years he vanished from Hollywood, and everyone assumed he’d quit — the real reason he couldn’t work will break your heart, and how it ended will mend it

There was a stretch of years when you could scroll every movie listing in town and never once see his name.

My daughter-in-law told me I wasn't welcome in the delivery room. An hour later, a nurse pressed a folded note into my hand

Her daughter-in-law told her she wasn’t welcome in the delivery room. An hour later, a nurse pressed a folded note into her hand

Carol is sixty-one. Her son Daniel married Rachel four springs ago, and somewhere in there she broke

A tired waitress quietly covered an old veteran's meal when his card declined. A week later, a lawyer knocked on her door.

A tired waitress quietly covered an old veteran’s meal when his card declined. A week later, a lawyer knocked on her door.

Della Rourke had been on her feet since six that morning, and by the time the old man came in, the rain