Poverty rates look different depending on where and who you look at. But in the U.S., for instance, among people under 18, it’s 16.3% (3.7 percentage points higher than the country’s overall rate). Interested in all the ways the lack of money shapes us, Reddit user CursedButHere made a post on the platform’s forum ‘Random … Read more

Contemporary dating, in most Western countries, exhibits much more freedom than it used to. Very specific and thorough rules that used to guide people’s relationships of such sort are often no longer followed. So many things are allowed and it is mostly up to the people dating to determine what the relationship is going to … Read more

Probably most of us would be happy to find a cheat code that would help us to earn good money without doing too much work, right? Well, there are quite a few “opportunities”, but unfortunately, they won’t help you make a good career or positive change in the world and may not be really legal. … Read more

Living alone is an incredible experience that also requires a lot of effort. For someone to stay solo, they must first feel confident in their abilities to manage their day-to-day, and then, on top of that, their household as well. For women, there is the added concern of their safety. That’s why these experienced ladies … Read more

How we think we look has some bearing on our self-image (sounds like common sense, I know) but what’s often lost is that we can actually take steps to change what we don’t like and improve what we do like. But, like most things worth doing, this can take time and improvements might seem small … Read more

The world is full of unsolved mysteries. Codes, puzzles, and cryptic public art tease us with their intrigue, and have left some of our most revered historians, cleverest cryptographers, and most determined treasure hunters, completely baffled. A mysterious underground grotto encrusted in 4.6 million seashells has got people wondering. While some speculate it was once … Read more

We’ve all heard a tall tale in our days, most often among our once-peers on the middle school playground, but also well into adulthood. Most folks have developed a sense of skepticism for this very reason. The classic thing to do if someone has a story that really seems a bit far fetched is to … Read more

When you stop and think about it, film production sets are like little villages at work, with entire teams dedicated to things as “small” as wardrobe, props or even just air conditioning. So it probably shouldn’t be surprising that oftentimes things might not go smoothly and the offscreen drama can be as intense as what’s … Read more

The stereotypical dad is not always the most modern and fashionable guy around town. His dress sense has deteriorated, and his physique has descended into a “dad bod,” along with a beer belly to boot. But as with all stereotypes, this isn’t really how all fathers look. Though it’s often unlikely that they’ll be spotted … Read more

As a fellow millennial growing up, don’t tell me you didn’t have one of those plastic stretchy chokers, or that fascinatingly odd toy called a yo-yo. At some point in our childhood, these were among the must-haves but have since vanished without a trace. Many trends, tendencies and crazes (fancy participating in a flashmob, anyone?!) … Read more