What bright spark decided that we all need to be running around after bunches of colored paper? Someone who lived in China way back in the 7th century. Apparently… Life might have been very different for many people nowadays if we were still bartered. But here we are. Chasing money. Grinding ’til the cows come … Read more
Timothy “Timmy” Howard had a bright future. The 22-year-old had just graduated from the University of Rhode Island (URI) on May 16 with a degree in communication studies. But just days after his graduation, everything changed. A member of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity, he was lining up a summer internship and making plans for … Read more
Many of us have a tendency to look at others and only see the things we’re jealous of. Wow, she has the most amazing hair! And his calves look like they were chiseled in stone. But it’s important to remember that everyone has some special features that make them unique. And you just might be … Read more
You’ve probably heard a saying, “New hair, new me.” While an updated hairstyle doesn’t change who you are as a person, it can definitely boost your self-esteem and bring much-needed change to that dull reflection in the mirror. New hair can make you feel like the best version of yourself—confident and beautiful. And this is … Read more
While food is an essential source of nutrition and energy, even something healthy to us can turn dangerous quickly. This usually happens through intentional or unintentional contamination during the preparation, storage, and handling of food. What this woman didn’t expect was that it would deliberately happen in her own home, and the culprit would be … Read more
Mark Twain once said, “The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.” But there are other milestones in between that are significant enough to remember forever. Weddings rank right up there at the top. With so much preparation, time, money, and effort … Read more
Houseguests are a special kind of gamble. Sometimes, they’re a dream, clean and polite, maybe even bearing a bottle of wine. Other times, they make you question why you ever opened your front door in the first place. They treat your home like a free hotel, commandeer your couch like a throne, and somehow have … Read more
Who needs movies when real life serves up plot twists better than anything a screenwriter could dream up? Take this story, for example. A Redditor’s boyfriend had his eye on a raffle for a luxury car worth $300K—but since he was broke, he couldn’t afford the $50 ticket. His girlfriend kindly offered to split it … Read more
How many politics-related tweets have you seen today? I’m guessing not zero, unless you stayed off “X” altogether. Sometimes it feels like we can’t scroll through social streets without bumping into a post from a politician, or coming across someone’s hot take on what Donald Trump, Joe Biden and the rest of the club could … Read more
Having a vacation planned can feel like a lifeline. Not only is it something to look forward to, it’s also something to daydream about, as one often spends hours thinking about all the things they’ll get to see, taste, and experience. For this redditor, such daydreaming entailed the thoughts of climbing mountains, meeting up with … Read more