Posts by Trisha Leigh Zeigenhorn

No matter how old you are, I don’t think anyone enjoys getting a zit. That goes double (or more) when more zits join the first, leaving you with a full-blown outbreak of acne. We’ve all tried the soaps, the scrubs, the pills, the diet changes, but sometimes, nothing helps. Nothing, it turns out, except this...

We hear a lot about climate change these days, from scientists and politicians and the kids trying to change things for the better. That said, it can seem a bit of a big concept to grasp sometimes, especially when none of the effects can be easily seen from our front doors. There are arguments about...

There’s a lot of back and forth about climate change these days. It’s become political and everyone has an opinion on whether or not it’s real and how big of an issue it is, etc etc etc. It can be hard to imagine things on a large scale, though, especially if what’s happening isn’t necessarily...

I am not a foodie, necessarily, but I do love to eat food. I’m not so big on presentation; as long as it tastes good, I’m in. That said, it’s hard not to be charmed by people who look at a plate of food and see more than a bunch of yum that belongs in...

Sometimes food is just food, and honestly, I still love it. Sometimes, though, someone very creative and/or very hilarious gets ahold of some food and turns it into something that’s great to look at and fantastic to eat. Food should be so lucky every single day, I think, and these 12 pictures are perfect examples of...

Personally, I love cicadas. Sure, they look weird and it’s kind of creepy how they stay underground for decades at a time, and they can be super loud, but to me, it wouldn’t be summer without them. That said, I’ve never lived through an emergence like the one of “Brood X” that scientists say are...

As a child of the 80s, I remember when Rubiks’ Cubes were all the rage – and I also remember when they became something nerds did, and then when they became cool again because I am old. It’s fascinating to watch people solve them in like, 10 seconds flat, and so I got to wondering...

When we see a place or an event or a person enough, it can be easy to forget why we thought it was so special to begin with, don’t you think? And because Times Square is so bustling and full of tourists and smelly and sure, a little cliche now, there’s a good chance that...

There’s a good chance you could name a dozen or more units of measurement, if pressed. We use them all the time, every day, metric and otherwise, to communicate heights and lengths and sizes and time to the people we interact with here and there. There are always things we don’t know, though – and...

It’s not the pilots are necessarily a secretive group, but airlines do seem to do their best to keep their direct interactions with customers minimal (and on their terms). I’m not sure why exactly that is, though I imagine both safety and the lack of a desire to answer a million questions both come into...

The fun – and occasionally frustrating – thing about Twitter is there is just a constantly revolving door of pretty great tweets that you could easily miss if you like, dare to have a real life for a day. Or even a couple of hours. That’s why you have the rest of the internet, though...

Back in the old days, television was always looked upon as the “lesser” visual medium. Films were big, they had the money, they had all the best talent, and so it made sense that they were considered to be the end-all, be-all of big, life-changing moments. Things have started to change with the advent of...

Television – or “screens,” as parents everywhere now refer to them – has endured its fair share of criticism over the years. It makes us fat, it gives us unrealistic expectations, it might be depressing us and we’re getting lazy. Ok, fine, I’m not a doctor so I can’t really refute any of that. What...

Cooking is something almost all of us have to do on a daily-ish basis. We have to feed ourselves and our families, and unless we’re fortunate enough to be able to afford a cook or food that’s otherwise prepared by someone else, cooking at home is part of life. We can get stuck in ruts,...

If there’s one thing I know for sure, it’s that nothing is better than having a delicious, syrupy breakfast in the middle of the night. It’s one of the best things about being young, if I recall, and Waffle House has definitely cornered the market on offering the best breakfast around, no matter whether the...