12 Images That Make Corporate America Resemble A Dystopian Future
There was a time when dystopian stories were all we wanted. We had looked into the future and had seen nothing that wasn’t completely bleak. That was before and honest-to-goodness pandemic hit, though, and now that our present is icky as heck, imagining an awful future has less allure. These 12 images posit that the...
20 Of The Most Self-Centered People Who Have Ever Been Outed On The Internet
There are lists and stories every day that highlight how entitled people seem to be these days. What’s worse is that most of the time they don’t even seem to realize they should feel badly about it. I wonder how they would feel about being called out on the internet, or making a list like...
Have You Noticed An “Employee Health Charge” On Your Restaurant Bill?
The world is not the same as it was a few years ago. Although many of the ways it’s changed can’t be called good or positive, one healthy thing to evolve in the post-pandemic world is a real effort on the part of some employers to treat employees better. Not all, of course, but some...
16 People Who Learned The Hard Way About Selling Stuff Online
You might think it would be a no-brainer to sell things online. I mean, you can reach lots of people at once and there’s always someone out there looking to score your old stuff, right? Garage sales are time consuming, but a quick trip to meet someone at the gas station is simple…at least in...
Would Military Aircraft Be Able To Use U.S. Interstates As Emergency Runways?
There’s a longstanding rumor that United States highways were purposely built to double as runways for planes (particularly military planes) in need of a spot to land in an emergency. The truth is although they could potentially work (if you’re not worried about casualties on the ground), there are a ton of better options. No...
Have Color Regrets When It Comes To Your Car? BMW Might Have You Covered!
One of the questions we always get asked when we’re looking for a new car is “what color do you want?” It’s an easy question for some people, who really don’t have any opinion on the matter, but for others who wonder whether or not they’ll change their mind down the road, it can be...
6 Ways You Could Repurpose Your Coffee Grounds
Since somewhere around 70% of Americans enjoy a cup of joe at least a couple of times a day, there’s a good chance you’re disposing of a bunch of coffee grounds on a weekly basis. I’m not sure what percentage of Americans are interested in re-using what they can instead of tossing it into the...
10 People Who Chose To Have Their Pre-Wedding Parties Together Share What It Was Like
The wedding industry is bigger than ever. Many people spend years dreaming about the hoopla that will surround their nuptials, from the day of specifics, to the honeymoon afterward and the parties leading up to the big day. Though bachelor and bachelorette parties are traditionally held separately as a chance to say so long to...
11 People In Polyamorous Relationships Talk About The Holidays
Different kinds of relationships are becoming more and more commonly talked about and embraced, which is great! For those who are in monogamous, cis relationships, though, the curiosity can really get the better of you as far as what life is like on the other side. If you’re looking to sate yours as far as...
11 Anemic Women Talk About How The Condition Affects Their Lives
Medical conditions can play a big role in our quality of life. That said, if you haven’t experienced something firsthand it can be hard to understand the big and small ways it changes you and your world. These 11 women are living with anemia, and if you’re curious, they’re talking about what their day-to-day is...
10 People Give Advice On Dealing With Jealousy In An Open Relationship
No relationship is easy 100% of the time. No relationship should be hard 100% of the time, either, not even if the people involved have made some unconventional choices. Jealousy is a thing that happens no matter how many parties are involved, but I would suspect that the more people in the relationship, the higher...
10 People Who Ghosted Friends Reflect On The Toll It Took
When it comes to friendship, we don’t think about things ending, or how we’ll “break up” the way we might with romantic relationships. Especially when we’re young, friendships seem like something that will last forever. The older we get, though, we realize that not every friend we make is going to be one that’s around...
In 1983, The CIA Thought You Could Transcend Spacetime With Your Mind
When you think about the CIA, you probably picture no-nonsense g-men in cheap suits, ready to get their hands dirty in pursuit of national (or even global) security. You probably don’t imagine a bunch of dudes wondering whether or not our brains can meditate their way into a state that would allow us to transcend...
18 Giggle-Worthy Slang Terms From The Early 20th Century
Language is so interesting – how it’s grown and developed over time, how terms have grown popular and then all but disappeared – and I’m always up for learning more about how and when those changes took place. Which is why I love this post about slang terms from the 1910s (and some of them...
14 Parents Who Failed Despite A Good Honest Try
Parenting is about getting up and going at it another day, regardless of how good or bad of a day you had the day before. Most of us are trying as hard as we can, even when it doesn’t work out, and realize there’s nothing to do but roll with the punches. These 14 parents...