Month: March 2024

The media loves to have you believe that everything in the world is constantly getting worse and that things are bad overall. It is great for clicks, as negative, sensationalist headlines grab attention and get people talking. It also isn’t hard for them to do so, as in a world with over eight billion people

There is a popular saying that water has no enemy. This is because you cannot be smarter than water. You need water to brush your teeth, take your bath, wash your clothes, and so much more. You need water to prepare your meals, and you also need to drink water to stay alive. While we

Water floods. It’s what water does! It wants to get to the lowest point, which is something you hopefully learned in high school (and still remember to this day). And when there’s a lot of it, and whatever is holding it back breaks and releases the surge, water brings with it a ton of potentially

Hell hath no fury, or so they say. You do not need to search far and wide to discover heroes of war—and some of them were female. Women who took the badassery to whole new levels, from abused women who took back their lives and unleashed hell on their abusers to warriors who faced off

Ernest Hemingway once said, “When writing a novel, a writer should create living people; people, not characters. A character is a caricature.” Good characterization invites the reader to personally identify with a narrative. What makes vivid, believable fictional people? A well-drawn persona creates an emotional connection to the reader. Age, gender, quirks, habits, and character

Sometimes, it takes a long time to create brilliance. People spend weeks, months, or even years working on their masterpiece, be it a book, a painting, a sculpture, or some other work of art. And then sometimes, it all comes together in just a few minutes. Of course, you can’t write an entire book in

Before the modern era, conquest offered a simple, predictable path to establishing a reputation. The more battles they won, the more territories they held, then the more powerful an army, race, tribe, or leader would appear to be. Winners often got to write the history books, too, which gave them a way to not only

We are certainly living in an age of convenience-driven deliveries. With the simple click of a button or the use of an app, everything from groceries, restaurant takeout, and business supplies or materials can be delivered directly to our home, office, or job site within days and, sometimes, in as little as a few hours.

The field of dendrochronology studies tree rings. The latter can convey accurate information about the age of trees, climate trends, and past events going back thousands of years. Although, that’s not all they can tell us. Incredibly, tree rings can reveal bizarre and unexpected moments as well. From a toxic Nazi cloud to an ancient

Ever wonder who’s buddy-buddy behind the glittering curtains of Hollywood? Most people assume that you become BFFs with your co-stars. But that’s certainly not the case. After all, have you grabbed drinks with every co-worker in the cubicle next to you? No way. Thankfully, Hollywood is basically one giant breakroom, so there are lots of

It may not be the most likely thing in the world, but if you spend any amount of time outdoors in the amazing wilderness, you need to know a thing or two about wild animals. That’s just a common sense safety issue, right? Well, the problem is that too many people don’t know enough about

We all grow up hearing them—stories about a strange man crawling into the backseat of a car at a gas station or the rattling of a hook as it taps against the steamed window of a parked car. Urban legends represent our shared fears, the bad things trying so hard to burst through the seams

Horror games. Gotta love ’em. The chills they send down your spine as you immerse yourself in the horrifying environments they throw at you. Great times. Until they’re not. Until they’re real. Sometimes, a horror game isn’t just a game. Here are 10 horror games that are based on real-life events. Stick around to the

Most of us have heard that the comedian Tommy Cooper collapsed and died during a performance on stage. Most of us know about Brandon Lee and the tragic accident that saw him shot to death while filming The Crow. However, the fact is that multiple people have died during or as a result of a

We want to believe! We would like to think there is some kind of extraterrestrial life out there somewhere in this vast, vast universe. And we hope it truly means to live in harmony (or at least peace) with us if it ever intends to touch down on Earth and say hello. We don’t need

There are millions of pubs scattered across the globe, and with so many, it’s really no surprise that a few drinking establishments have been built in rather odd places. These days, bars made entirely of ice are expected in cold regions, as are mountain top pubs for thirsty hikers and skiers—there’s even an Irish pub

Movie studios today place great value on sequels, prequels, and franchises, milking as many dollars as possible from a property before it’s time to move on. So there’s a significant demand to see the same characters, in the same continuity, return again and again. And when something threatens to get in the way of this

Agriculture is a cornerstone of human civilization, providing the food and resources necessary for our survival. However, not all farming practices are created equal, and the cultivation of certain crops on a global scale has led to significant environmental repercussions. These include deforestation and biodiversity loss, soil degradation, and water pollution. In fact, the impact

Many people, whether American or not, believe they have a pretty good idea of how the American justice system works. After all, the USA is one of the biggest producers of television and they have made countless detective shows and crime procedurals. However, the truth is that even the shows meant to be more based