This clip show, appropriately called Old People Are Awesome, highlights just a few examples of how endearing grandparents can be. They skateboard, rock out to Whitney Houston (RIP), and perform feats of strength.
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today's top stories from our friends at pitchfork

In 1995, Mark Horvath found himself homeless on Hollywood Boulevard. Now he's driving cross-country recording the stories of others like him.

Italo Romano is a skateboarder who has no legs. This video of him skating is absolutely inspirational.

Scalpers bought all the tickets to LCD Soundsystem's final show at Madison Square Garden, so the band got crafty for the sake of its fans.

When Wells Fargo stopped responding to a Philadelphia homeowner he read up on mortgage law and then used the bank's own playbook against it.

How a teenage girl beat the guys to become a science fair champion, a cancer fighter, and $100,000 richer.

Louis C.K. channels misanthropic humor into delivering health care, water, and capital to people in need.

Every day thousands of sanitation workers do their jobs unnoticed. Let's change that.

Ryan Garcia is cleaning snow off cars, donating to charity, and befriending veterans one day at a time in pursuit of a better world.

When Sonja Sohn’s castmates returned to Los Angeles at the show’s conclusion, she stayed behind to help.

Thomas Weller had been driving San Diego's highways since 1966, helping people in need of roadside assistance—until his car was totaled.

After struggling for decades in silence, college senior Sarah McBride has finally let the world know who she really is.
What happens when one man attempts to find five strangers and offer each one a random act of kindness?

When dozens of whales ended up stranded in New Zealand—twice—hundreds of volunteers came to their rescue.

Sara Salo is combining her public health background with cycling to promote healthier eating habits.

A senior high school football player fulfills a dream on the last play of his last game.

A small community in Florida is getting a Valentine's Day thanks to politicians interested spurring a sense of community.

A chain of people donating organs to total strangers started with one kind Buddhist in Riverside, California.

Would you come to the aid of someone who'd just given you the finger?

Argentinian artist Raul Lemesoff is dropping knowledge, not bombs.

Vivian Maier spent her life snapping thousands of amazing photographs. The world is just finding out.
