Posts by Trisha Leigh Zeigenhorn

It turns out there were all sorts of ways to join the resistance against the Nazis during WWII. Even before Freddie Oversteegen and her sister Truus joined up at the request of the Dutch military, she and her family were hiding people – Jewish and Lithuanian – in their home. Her mother had divorced their...

I’m sure that, when watching animated films and television shows,  you’ve noticed that the characters are cuter than regular humans. Well, it’s not just because they’re cartoons, or because forest animals respond to their lilting singing voice – they’re drawn with exaggerated features like bigger eyes, rosier cheeks, thicker hair, etc., that make them objectively...

Chances are, you’ve had at least one bad roommate in your lifetime (yes, an ex-spouse totally counts). Maybe they leave crap everywhere, or watch porn really loud, never take out the trash, or throw parties that keep you from sleeping. All of which is going to sound like super normal bad roommate behavior after you...

Who doesn’t love the feeling of stepping into another world? And even better is when it’s a place you’ve glimpsed on the big screen and felt its magic, right? There are plenty of real life film locations that you can visit, but not many that sit abandoned and look exactly as they did when the...

English is a bully of a language. It steals from Latin, German, every Romance language, and any others it feels like, then tosses all of the rules out the window and laughs at people who dare to ask why on Earth we need so many different words for ‘vomit.’ True story. I’ve heard it. Check...

#15. This could have doubled on #AwkwardBreakups #14. I mean but some people’s names are really hard to find. Blame your parents. My husbands grandmother gave us key chains from Las Vegas with names other than our own… #WorstGiftEver @FallonTonight — Sonya Luna (@soonerlunar) December 7, 2015 #13. This is everyone’s grandma. @FallonTonight My grandmother...

There are a few reasons why The Golden Girls is one of those timeless television shows, but I would argue that the ladies’ lack of concern for propriety or tact when one of them needs to hear the truth is a big one. Whether it’s the girls giving Blanche a hard time about her promiscuity,...

We all know what our food looks like once it’s sitting on shelves, poured out of a can, or on our plates at a restaurant, but most of us never get to see what our fruits, vegetables, seeds, etc., look like when they’re still in the fields or on the trees. I hope you find...

If you’re a fan of Harry Potter, you’ve likely spent some time researching it on Tumblr – and having everything you thought you knew called into question. These posts are no different, so…sorry in advance if I shake the core foundations of your world. Or, you know, just break your heart. #RIPHedwig #8. So true… #7....

Sometimes, you learn something that forces you to stop and re-evaluate the way you’ve thought about everything else your entire life. Yeah. It doesn’t happen that often…or at least that’s what you thought. Because I’ve got 10 guaranteed mind-blowers right here. #10. Oh, Neil deGrasse Tyson. Never change. #9. You have to admit, it’s a fair point....

Tumblr is unique among social media sites for many reasons, and no one can pin down exactly what it is about the platform that draws some of the most hilarious exchanges on the internet. It’s a place for fandoms, snark, posing questions to the universe (and getting answers), and the occasional unexpected nude picture returned in...

If you saw that horrible photograph of a tiny, emaciated Nigerian boy drinking from an aid worker’s water bottle a few years ago, you likely haven’t forgotten it. His limbs looked like sticks and each of his ribs can easily be counted – and the story behind his abandonment was even more sad: his people believed...

I love the internet trend of taking everyday things and making them “honest” – like Honest Trailers, which is pretty much the best thing ever. This, though, might give them a run for their money. Because there’s definitely room for honest dictionary definitions in my heart. Especially ones that are crowdsourced on Instagram, like the amazing...

It’s no secret that some of the world’s best loved children’s books were written by men on drugs (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory), or who’s interest in the subject matter is questionable at best (Alice in Wonderland). Others, like the poems of Shel Silverstein, are just the slightest bit creepy in their own right. The...

When a Good Samaritan brought an injured little black-and-white cat to the vet after some kind of traumatic accident, she probably didn’t think the kitty would live. Bulgarian veterinarian Vladislav Zlatinov had his own doubts, knowing that if he took a chance and amputated the cat’s back legs so high on the limbs, they may have ended up...