Disney movies are great, generally speaking. But as with any form of entertainment, there are inevitable plot holes and little missteps the writers and directors made along the way. Of course, it’s easy to be an armchair quarterback and criticize the artistic work of someone else from your living room. People are absolutely roasting Disney...

The movies that make up the Lord of the Ring franchise have kept millions of people entertained as we were shut inside for most of the past few months. Re-watching the movies and re-reading the books have helped us pass the time. By now, many of us could recap plots and quote lines without blinking...

The next time you’re doing cardio, consider yourself lucky. Today’s gymgoers have a multitude of clothing options that maximize performance and style. That wasn’t the case years ago. In fact, women in the 1800s exercised in corsets and flow dresses. Talk about making life difficult! According to Atlas Obscura, women in that era exercised in...

Auschwitz and similar concentration (or death) camps have remained largely untouched aside from readying them to put their horrors on display for the public. Recently, historians and other researchers have been working to turn part of Auschwitz into a new exhibition, and they’ve made quite a discovery beneath the flue of a crumbled chimney. Knives,...

Too many of us are spending our hours and lives sitting in front of a laptop day in and day out, and while remembering to get up and walk the dog, get our lunch, or just take a break for a stroll helps, there’s a good chance your back, knees, neck, and other muscles are...

People all over the world have been fighting for civil rights for centuries, without cease. Sometimes, the issues seem to come to ahead (ahem) and the battle line is pushed forward, just a bit, where it inches along until the next giant push. In the late 1970s, in Sweden of all places, being gay was...

I’ll never forget the first time I researched what survivor benefits are like for the families of fallen soldiers are in the United States. I was completely shocked at how little we feel we owe their spouses and their children in exchange for their ultimate sacrifice – it’s a pittance, truly. These soldiers follow orders,...