A 19-year-old in Vancouver named Sophia Valliant scored tickets to one of Taylor Swift’s shows there next month, and had two extra seats but couldn’t decide who to take, so she raffled them off for charity.  She volunteers at a place called the Lake Trail Community Education Society.  A dad and his 10-year-old daughter won the tickets, so they’re going with Sophia next weekend.  The raffle raised over $26,000………….CNN did a big story on how “bald Reddit” might be the “nicest place on the Internet.”  Guys post photos and ask if it’s time to just buzz their head.  A lot also post before-and-after shots, and the whole vibe is very supportive……………And finally……………… 
 

John Reichart, a 74-year-old retired Marine in Iowa, is in the news after decorating every house on his block with Christmas lights.  He does it for his wife, who loves Christmas and was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s four years ago.  He says he’d “do anything to make her happy.” A bunch of people ended up pitching in to help him with it, and his neighbors are returning the favor by setting up a P.O. box where you can send Christmas cards for him to read to her.  (The address is:  John Reichart, C/O Frank Ewurs, P.O. Box 133, Indianola, Iowa, 50125.)