Love lives are difficult to navigate. Especially if you’re not even the one navigating. And when it’s your parents’ love lives, no matter if they are divorced or together. In my experience, parents have a certain tendency to overshare about these things, which makes kids and especially teens go like, “ugh, did I really have … Read more

There are things that I can do perfectly. For example, I can rewind a tape by spinning it on a pencil. I was born in 1981 and this skill was incredibly important during my childhood and teen years. It’s been almost a quarter of a century since I last listened to music on a tape, … Read more

Cleaning might not be the most fun activity there is; not for all, at least. But even those who take no joy in wiping and mopping would likely agree that few things are more satisfying than viewing the before and after of a cleaned-up mess—whether it was a pot that needed a good scrub or … Read more

Sometimes you smell something and… there comes that gag reflex. You start retching, your eyes are watering, and if you’re particularly unlucky, your reflex succeeds in what it wants to do and… you know what happens. There’s no way to turn your sense of smell off, so either you get away from the stank or … Read more

Rudy Farias, seventeen at the time, went missing when walking the dogs in 2015. He was last seen near his family home in Houston, Texas. Rudy was reunited with his family earlier this week after a good Samaritan found him beaten up and dumped by a church. The young man was hospitalized, where his identity … Read more

The answers come to those who seek them. Especially on the subreddit ‘What Is This Thing?‘ This online community is home to 2.3 million members who are always ready to help people identify the mysterious objects they found. The gig is simple: someone uploads a photo of whatever it is they want the name of, … Read more

Every now and then, we all need some lighthearted content to lift us up. In a world ruled by media overload and an abundance of bad daily news, it’s easy to feel mentally drained. Recently, psychologists saw the emergence of terms like “doomscrolling,” “headline anxiety,” and “headline stress disorder” which refer to a growing amount … Read more

Remember the good old days when you and a bunch of your friends would get together and go hang out outside somewhere, whether it was in your back yard or the mall or any other available location? And then you grew up and noticed how that doesn’t seem to be a thing any more—you don’t … Read more

You know, it’s really hard these days to find a person who would be happy with their own body; who would love themselves the way they are and wouldn’t see a flaw in every inch. Unfortunately, unrealistic beauty standards, social media’s influence and fakeness make us compare ourselves with people that we see online. We … Read more

You can’t deny that nearly all grandparents go out of their way (and, sometimes, mind) to be the best they can be to their grandchildren. There is a reason why there’s a stereotype of grandmothers being aggressively hospitable and making sure their grandson or granddaughter eats 6 times their actual weight. But did you notice … Read more