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Moscow-based comic artist Bird Born explains why adopting a dog changed his life. Rescuing a pet is an amazing and heroic undertaking. 7.6 million pets  go into shelters each year, according to the ASPCA. And of those pets, about 2.7 million pets are rescued by humans who give them forever homes. Moscow-based comic artist  Bird Born  experienced firsthand the power of welcoming a pet into your family when he adopted a dog. Then his journey to understand his newest animal friend inspired an adorable and incredibly moving comic, too. Follow this artist's journey to help his new friend feel welcome in his home: SHARE All illustrations by Bird Born, used with permission. SHARE SHARE SHARE SHARE SHARE SHARE SHARE SHARE SHARE SHARE SHARE SHARE Rescuing animals is a big commitment, and of course it doesn’t come without challenges. When adopting any animal, there's fear and unce...

There are few things in life as relaxing as cuddling up with a good book. And it's even better with a classic novel, right? But classics can sometimes be ... kind of funny. In a hilarious series of comics, illustrator John Atkinson gives us some less-than-classic descriptions of the classic books you probably had to read in high school. In 1926,  The New York Times  described Ernest Hemingway's "The Sun Also Rises" as "a truly gripping story, told in a lean, hard, athletic narrative prose that puts more literary English to shame." Atkinson's description? "Lost generation gets drunk. They're still lost." Yeah, he gets it. Here are some of his favorite versions of the abridged classics: Of course, classics are classics for a reason. Many of these books are timeless favorites. We love them and many of us will read them repeatedly. But having a laugh about the things we enjoy can totally be good for the soul. Sourc...

The scene probably felt like something out of a nightmare for Olympic runners Nikki Hamblin of New Zealand and Abbey D’Agostino of the U.S. The two Olympians were competing in the women's (downright grueling) 5,000-meter race in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 16, 2016, when  they got tangled up on the congested track .   Hamblin fell, and D'Agostino — who was right behind her and unable to avoid a collision — tumbled to the ground as well.  Follow NBC Olympics   ✔ @NBCOlympics After colliding,  @ abbey_dags  ( # USA ) &  @ NikkiHamblin  ( # NZL ) show true  # Olympic  spirit.  http:// bit.ly/2b0uUph   9:43 PM - 16 Aug 2016     2,852 2,852 Retweets     5,001 5,001 likes But instead of continuing onward right away, D'Agostino got to her feet, then stopped running. She checked to make sure Hamblin made it back on...