Posts by Trisha Leigh Zeigenhorn

Cheesy as it was, Saved by the Bell was one of the most beloved sitcoms of the 90s. We gobbled it up on Saturday mornings, we watched the reruns after school. We loved Zack’s antics, Jessie’s feminist snark, and totally cried when Kelly broke up with Zack for that dumb college bro. So, for a certain set...

There is no reason for kids to hate learning history the way they typically do – I blame crappy teachers, to be honest, who force us to memorize boring stuff, never tell the fun stories, and fail to contextualize how the past can and does affect the present (and future). If you love your memes...

Imagine the very scariest thing you’ve ever seen in a movie, on television, or on one of those true crime shows I know you love to watch on television. Now, tell me if any of those things is scarier than the thought of willingly submersing yourself in the Hudson River. I mean, it’s not the...

When you think about horror movies, maybe jokes and laughs aren’t the first things that come to mind. That said, everyone who loves horror knows that the good ones always have some moments of memorable levity – it lets you exhale, and it also puts you at ease right before it stabs you in the...

People love sharing life hacks on the internet, almost as much as people love learning new life hacks on the internet. There aren’t enough hours in the day, so why wouldn’t we all be looking for ways to squeeze some more productivity out of the ones we have? If you love life hacks, you’re going to love...

The rest of the world enjoys poking fun at the Brits, because…I guess because their stereotypical stiff upper lip and lack of outward emotions are sort of funny. But also it’s allowed because historically, they’ve been major arseholes who colonized millions of cultures around the world. Here are 14 tweets from the account @SoVeryBritish that...

They say things are a classic for a reason, and generally, that’s true. But when it comes to classic novels, the reasons they could be considered classic – like they were written during the transition from Tsarist to Communist Russia, for example (looking at you, Anna Karenina) – might have nothing to do with how...

So many people love true crime, unsolved mysteries, and even ghostly murder tales these days, it just makes sense that we enjoy the idea that we could solve some of these crimes ourselves. If you’d like to don your detective hat, pick up a spyglass, and give some murder riddles a try, we think these...

Anyone who was watching teen movies in the early 2000s surely remembers The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl. Though not a huge hit, the film was a cult classic that remains beloved by people of a certain age even today. If that’s you, get excited – director Robert Rodriguez (Spy Kids) has confirmed that Sharkboy and Lavagirl...

It’s always a weird thing, to find out that someone’s name isn’t their actual name, right? Sometimes, it makes sense why they chose to go by something else – like Chipper Jones eschewing the first name “Larry” – but other times, it’s just too strange to think of them as anything else. In these 12...

Listen, anyone who has been to a State Fair anywhere in the Midwest (which includes North Texas, I believe) can attest to the fact that absolutely anything can be fried. It doesn’t matter if it should be fried, only that it can be, because my friends…just about anything tastes better after being introduced to some batter and...

You probably know the name Jim Crow from your high school history books, and from public discourse on race relations, as they continue to be an issue that plagues Americans hoping for a different sort of society. Jim Crow references the laws that were prevalent across the American South into the 1960s, but get this –...

It’s weird to think about, but public restrooms have been in the news an awful lots these past several years. People feel the need to debate who can use a certain bathroom in regards to the rights of trans people, Europeans are into unisex bathrooms, and honestly, this American just wishes we could keep ours...

If you’ve enjoyed a pretzel or pretzel bites or cheese (yum!) from Auntie Anne’s, whether at a mall or an airport, or somewhere else, chances are you haven’t thought much beyond how delicious a snack you’ve procured. If you had, well…you probably would have been shocked by how Auntie got her start. Auntie Anne’s actual...

It might surprise you, actually how many singers are also songwriters, and that sometimes, they don’t keep their music and lyrics to themselves. They share the love, or they’re not making an album currently, or what they’ve written doesn’t vibe with their style – or, you know, someone paid them a lot of money for...