Posts by Trisha Leigh Zeigenhorn

Social media has risen so quickly and permeated society so completely that science is struggling to catch up, at least in terms of how it may or may not be affecting people socially, psychologically, and interpersonally. Fortunately, most early findings have eased our minds about the selfie-posting addiction many people have, saying that there’s no...

Anyone and everyone who uses social media has surely started to recognize certain trends when it comes to selfies and other photographs – the feet in the sand, the runner and her Fitbit, the mom and her messy bun + cup of coffee – and, sure, some of these trends are more likely to appear...

Phage therapy – which involves finding live viruses that can be used to fight off bacterial infections – is an experimental treatment and the subject of a new Netflix documentary series called Follow This. You’d have to be purposefully ignoring the news these days (no judgement if you are, because yeesh) to not have heard...

If pop culture is teaching us anything these days, it’s that people are obsessed with anything having to do with prisons and true crime. So we should all love the juicy details from these 13+ corrections officers who struggled with the fact that some of the inmates they interacted with on a daily basis turned...

It’s no secret that the Earth still has plenty of secrets she’s keeping to herself, and the fact that Antarctica is so remote, hosts a harsh, uninviting climate, and is ridiculously huge means that it’s likely holding onto more than its fair share of…well, secrets. Below are 17 totally interesting, totally true things we’ve already...

With all we now know about the long term effects of concussions and head injuries, participation in youth football in America is on the decline. Parents are (rightfully) concerned about letting their kid get banged around on a field, and many of them are turning toward soccer thinking that they’re choosing a safer option. A...

In May 2015, Rich East decided to sell everything he owned and leave Hobart, Tasmania to travel around Australia. However, there was one thing he wasn’t willing to part with for any amount of time — his cat, Willow. He decided that a camper van and his best friend went together like peas and carrots,...

The dreaded Man Flu season is upon us, y’all, and the story below proves that none among us are safe. It’s not that men actually have it worse when it comes to the severity of flu-like illnesses that attack in the winter months, but they certainly think they do, and nothing you can say will be able to...

We all want to believe we can change for the better, but it’s often hard to make it a reality. It’s also hard to see the forest of what our life could be like when there are all these trees standing in our way. Sometimes, all you can do is trust the end result will...

If you’re like some people in my family, you don’t need any help getting up for turkey, stuffing, family, and football – but in the world of movies, there’s really no arguing that Thanksgiving kind of gets the shaft. I mean, Halloween gets all of the horror and Christmas gets all of the schmaltzy wonder,...

For literally centuries, ballet shoes have been made in shades that complement the skin colors of white dancers only, and even though that’s mostly because the majority of dancers have historically been white, it’s now long past time that other shades were offered. African American dancer Cira Robinson recently told the New York Times that...

As a child of the 80s and 90s, I think I can safely say that I never believed any of our fashion trends were going to be popular forever…and I’m sure glad my mother’s bright idea of perming only my bangs lasted a few short years. That said, these 13+ people had some different ideas...

700,000 people in the United States have been put through conversion therapy – programs designed to change a person’s sexual orientation. Even though family members and friends often believe they are doing the best thing for their homosexual loved one, the truth is that these programs amount to nothing more than psychological (and sometimes physical)...

Dogs are the literal best, you guys, and humans totally do not deserve them. They love us anyway, and those of us on the receiving end of that affection know that our lives would not be nearly as rich, full, and – sure – slobber-filled, without them. The 8 facts below just confirm what dog...

It’s not exactly a secret that dating, relationships, and marriage have changed quite a bit in the last half a century – the advent of the internet and dating apps alone have made sure of that – but running through this 1958 list of ways to find a husband really sets it all out in...