Mothers are more likely than fathers to say that parenting is tiring (47% vs. 34%) and stressful (33% vs. 24%) at least most of the time. So, in order to learn more about how they cope with the job, the person running the Instagram page Victorious Mamas asked their followers to share the most unhinged … Read more
Being a woman is exhausting. Not just because you have to think about your safety in ways others don’t, manage a 28-day hormonal cycle, or work twice as hard to climb the career ladder. But also because, somehow, women still have to listen to men confidently spewing nonsense about their bodies, experiences, and lives as … Read more
Graduation season is basically a parade of caps, gowns, and relatives trying to remember if you’re heading to college or just “taking a gap year to find yourself.” For most teens, it means awkward parties in someone’s backyard, a “Congrats Grad” balloon, and maybe a card with a crisp $50 bill from grandma Judy. But … Read more
In his wonderfully rich book Medieval Bodies: Life, Death and Art in the Middle Ages, Dr. Jack Hartnell shows that the era wasn’t as ignorant or stagnant as we often assume but acknowledges that, at times it was pretty wild. Feeling sad? Come get your blood drawn. However, a few hundred years later, we still … Read more
Recently, I have been writing so many stories about entitled people, and it’s truly weird how some of them have zero consideration for others. Makes you wonder whether the whole “spirit of humanity” is just a myth, or these folks have no clue about it. Just look at this random stranger who shamelessly keeps blocking … Read more
There are plenty of reasons to love movies, but sometimes it’s the little bloopers and behind-the-scenes giggles that stick with us the most. I mean, who doesn’t enjoy seeing their favorite stars crack up? That same playful energy is exactly what makes people follow the Instagram account @funniestmoviememes23. It turns iconic one-liners, awkward plot holes, … Read more
Being a landlord comes with its ups and downs. On the one hand, you’re making cash off your property, on the other, you sometimes have to deal with tenants who don’t always hold up their side of the bargain. One NYC landlord rented out their Manhattan apartment to a middle-aged woman who seemingly had great … Read more
Many people seek solace in nature, as it has the healing power to lower stress levels and improve our mental health. However, the same power can also create some of the most terrifying things that fuel nightmares, anxieties, and phobias, like vampire bats, zombie fungi, and flying snakes.To show just how scary nature can get, … Read more
Yellowstone is not only one of the most beautiful places on Earth, but also one of the most potentially dangerous. Scientists believe that a possible eruption of the supervolcano here could threaten life on the entire planet… and while the volcano sleeps peacefully, our quiet life is threatened by various entitled folks who consider themselves … Read more
Some people have such a way with words they can even make insults sound good. In reality, you don’t even have to channel your inner Shakespeare to make an insult pleasant to one’s ears. It just has to be clever enough to make the other person want to disappear inside their shell like a turtle. … Read more