Posts by Trisha Leigh Zeigenhorn

If you are a person of a certain age, or really anyone who professes to love high fantasy literature or film or television (or any type of story), there’s almost a zero chance that you aren’t familiar with The Lord of the Rings. The trilogy, written by J.R.R. Tolkien, is considered a classic, and essential canon,...

Say what you will about social media, but it’s ability to get into discussions you really never imagined – and never realized how much you needed in your life – is definitely a plus. Like this one about vampires, for example. It began with someone asking why there couldn’t be supremely lazy vamps who don’t...

In news that would have literally taken your breath away as a small child, there are people out there who are like, professional candy-tasters. That’s right. It’s a real job to taste candy and tell the makers which ones are the best, which ones could use work, and how. If that sounds like a dream...

Homelessness is a problem all over the world, and it has been since we’ve been recording the issues with our society. There are always going to be poor folks, people down on their luck, people struggling with addiction or mental illness, or who have otherwise fallen through the cracks of programs and people trying to...

Airport food is a total racket. I mean, everything you buy at an airport costs like, four times as much as it does anywhere else, because they know they’ve got you trapped – and that goes double for the places that are on the other side of security. You’re hungry? Well, your options are nothing...

First of all, can we just say that most “secret” family recipes aren’t really secret at all? Like, they’re all made with ingredients that are in post people’s pantries, just in varying amounts, and if your mom or grandma told you the truth, you’d probably find the recipe in an old printed church cookbook (or...

I hope we all know by now that diamonds really aren’t special, or worth a ton, or rare in any way at all. The entire industry was created – and remains propped up – by jewelry companies like DeBeers, who started the craze of needing a flawless and expensive diamond ring before you dared get...

Okay, listen. Normally I’m all about the Unpopular Opinion reddit, and that’s because I am middle aged and crotchety and all, get off my lawn and stuff. That said, so many things about this question got my dander up – the fact that there’s no universal definition of “weird,” for one thing, but for another,...

It should be no secret by now that for all of the good that science has done over the centuries, a lot of people – helpless, differently colored, and voiceless people – have been hurt in the name of progress. Every time I hear about one of these experiments that crosses the line (boldy) into...

It’s crazy how fast the world changes – how fast it can change, when it needs to – don’t you think? 2020 proved a lot of things, but for me, that definitely stands out. For example, a couple of years ago, very few people had heard of or used Zoom on a regular basis. Now, we’re all...

When we talk about conspiracy theories, they’re usually things that sound outlandish and wild, something that could never be real, or believed by someone with a good head on their shoulders, right? That may be the case, but the actual truth is that there have been more than a few theories that were deemed crazy...

On Seinfeld, Kramer calls Broadway understudies “the substitute teachers of the theater world” and refers to them as “a shifty bunch.” As someone who substitute teachers on a fairly regular basis (but teenagers only, please) I would like to take offense at the sentiment and comparison, but I’m not sure I can. Subs, in my experience, are...

We all have those things we’ve made up to help ourselves or to make our lives a little easier. Other people might think they sound odd, or that they’re too niche to apply to a bunch of situations, but we know better. If you’re looking for a little trick like that to add to your...

Human beings are industrious creatures. We find little ways to make our daily lives easier, little tricks that might seem odd but are undoubtedly clever, and that mitigate situations that might otherwise be a headache. If you’re looking for some little tricks to include in your repertoire of ways to make life easier, these 16...

We all have quotes that we love to pull out when the situation warrants. Depending on who you are they might be from a movie, a book, from history or a beloved relative – but wherever it comes from, it has stuck with us and we think it bears repeating. Here are 20 quotes that...