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13 People Admit the Unfair Advantages They Have in Life

These Indigenous Athletes Are Running for Their People

Most kids who play high school sports never think twice about whose watching them, what it could mean to the larger world if they win or lose, and what traditions or expectations might be riding on their shoulders. Even fewer know what it feels like to compete as a symbol of an entire people. When...

She Told Her Father-In-Law He Can Starve for All She Cares. Was She Wrong?

“You can starve for all I care!” Uh oh…that sure doesn’t sound good… But that’s what happened in this story from Reddit’s “Am I the A**hole?” page. Take a look at what happened! AITA for telling my FIL he can starve if he wants because I didn’t care? “My husband and I (both 26) recently...

This Woman’s Boyfriend Accused Her Of “Imposing Her Culture” On His Parents

Everyone grows up in a different home, with different traditions and customs, no matter where our parents and grandparents are from originally. Those traditions and customs can be stronger for some, or perhaps more foreign to a “typical” American upbringing, but we all have those family quirks that are hard to shake. This woman was...

13 People Open About Life Lessons That Everybody Should Know

Keep learning. Keep growing. Keep moving forward. That’s what we all try to do, but at some point we all get a little bogged down with the “would’ve, could’ve, should’ve” game. Yes, even you do it once in a while. Do you feel like there are things in life you wish you’d known about earlier?...

15 Korean Movies You Should Check out If You Enjoyed ‘Parasite’

When Parasite won the Oscar for Best Picture, many people were shocked that a foreign film would take home the ultimate prize. But the fact is, Korea has been producing really great films for quite some time now. I’m a huge fan of I Saw the Devil and The Host, in particular. Here are 15 more Korean films to check...

It’s Time to Flee the US for These 10 Countries Where You Can Live for Under $1000 a Month

Anyone else constantly distracted from work by daydreams about fleeing the country?! … Wait, what was I saying? Right, okay, so it turns out that it is very possible to move to another country and live more cheaply, while probably also experiencing less stress and boredom. Thrillist listed 10 countries where you can live for...

You Can Buy This Oreo Spooky Graveyard Chocolate Cookie Kit For Halloween

Building a gingerbread house with your kids at the holidays is part of many a family tradition – and that even considering that gingerbread isn’t that great to start with, and after it sits out for a few weeks (covered in gumdrops, for cripe’s sake), it’s all but inedible. Now, imagine if you will, a...

The Short, Tragic Life of Microsoft’s “Clippy”

If you’re a person of a certain age – a person who was using Microsoft Office’s suite of products back in the aught’s, for example – you might remember the little paper clip that would pop up offering to give you tips or answer any “help” type questions you might have. You could hide him,...

Actress Rachel Matthews Details a Week’s Worth of Coronavirus Symptoms

For many of us who live in states that are still not totally overrun with coronavirus cases, it can be difficult to find firsthand information about what coming down with the virus is like. We don’t know anyone who personally has it (thank goodness!) but sometimes a lack of details can be scarier than knowing...

Kind Man Creates Wintertime Shelters for Stray Cats out of Discarded Coolers

Philip Rogich is a man we should all take a lesson from. The resident of Ogden, Utah, has taken it upon himself to look out for some of his town’s feral and stray critters this winter, which looks like it’s going to be a long and cold one. Rogich takes discarded coolers that would have...

22 Times People Knew the Marriage Was Doomed on the Wedding Day

Not all marriages last forever. It’s nothing like the “50%” statistic that is tossed around so often, but divorce definitely still happens. And, sometimes, you know it’s going to happen right from the beginning. Like, on the wedding day. That’s probably when it’s the most sad. Especially if you bought them a wedding gift. But...

20 Europeans Discuss American Problems They Don’t Understand

The United States and Europe do things very differently. Inches vs. centimeters, coffee vs. tea, and currency notes that are all the same color. But our differences are slightly deeper than this. Governments, banks, and transportation systems work differently in the United States, and that can be hard to wrap your head around. In a...

Does Your Dog Eat Grass? Learn Why…

My dog likes to eat weird stuff. Paper is a particular favorite, so we have to be careful not to leave paper around because it will get eaten. Technically, this is called “pica,” which is eating things that aren’t food, and most dogs engage in this behavior. Although grass isn’t a particular favorite of my...

Mom Rewrote Her Daughter’s Misogynistic Homework Assignment

If there’s one thing that GenX and Millennial parents have gotten right, it’s that when they see something they say something – and in general, they are pretty hip to all of the things they wish had been done differently when they were growing up. In particular, we’ve come an awfully long way when it...