Posts by Ingrid Cruz

911 dispatchers have a tough job, but don’t forget: it’s not all emergencies. They also answer phone calls in non-emergency lines. These can run the gamut from requesting a wellness check to reporting a funky smell or a sparking wire. Really anything else that requires assistance but isn’t life-threatening. But of course, some people misconstrue...

Australia’s bushfires have had a devastating effect on the country’s landscape, residents, and the economy. Though a certain number of fires is normal, it turns out people have been making it a lot worse – and not just by contributing to climate change. Authorities now reveal that nearly 200 people have been arrested for of...

The world has been watching as fires have devastated Australia for months now. About one-third of Kangaroo Island has been decimated, in addition to significant damage in New South Wales and Victoria. Located on the southern coast off of Australia, Kangaroo Island was until recently home to many koalas and wallabies. But since the fires...

December 2019 was full of nostalgic posts remembering the best films, food, TV shows, and travel destinations of the decade. Even Twitter made a list of the decade’s best tweets – but plenty of Twitter users are here to remind you 2019 wasn’t, in fact, the final year of the decade. And why is that?...

Everyone wants to manage their finances, have good credit, and save up a bit. And if for people who don’t have a financial advisor (i.e. almost everyone), Two Cents at Lifehacker is a popular site for financial advice. They compiled a list of some popular tips that could help you manage your money in 2020....

Animated films are fun to watch, but most people don’t realize that it takes boatloads of creatives to really pull it off. One of those behind-the-scenes jobs in animation that you’ve probably never heard of before: lighting artist. Like Dan O’Brien. He’s a lighting artist who has contributed to some really cute scenes. But how...

Every industry has dirty secrets that are kept from the public to prevent mass panic or whatever. But when coder Myk Bylokonsky asked Twitter users to share information that could enrage public citizens, they totally came through – panic or no. Please quote this tweet with a thing that everyone in your field knows and...

Most people walk past old forks, scraps, and screws without a second thought, but Brian Mock sees things differently. He’s an artist who finds discarded objects and turns them into art. He’s been drawing, woodcarving, and painting since he was young. Then, in the 90s, Mock began upcycling various metal objects for his art, and...

In 2010, the Affordable Care Act – often referred to as the ACA, but also known as Obamacare – became law. It not only got millions of people health insurance, but it also made that insurance more affordable to consumers. Right? According to former VP of CIGNA Wendell Potter, it’s not quite so straightforward. And...

Impressing your partner’s family is a difficult undertaking, but David Lopez is clearly a pro. He shared some exchanges that he had with his girlfriend’s little brother on his Twitter account, and, naturally, the internet found them frickin’ adorable. My girls little brother always randomly texts me from her phone or from my suegras phone...

Teaching sex education can be uncomfortable for both students and educators, but it’s an extremely valuable way to help young people make the right choices. Of course, not all sex ed is created equal – especially in the United States. Andrew Bellinger is a brave soul who tweeted about the laughable time when he signed...

It’s no secret that the United States has an expensive healthcare system. Insurance costs can easily eat up or exceed a person’s paycheck, and there are over 100 million Americans struggling with medical debt. That number is so enormous, it’s hard to even conceptualize, which is why we need personal stories to really feel the impact. Stories...

Celebrities are always on our radar. We pay attention to what they wear, what they say, and what they do. Because they get so much of our attention, we think we really know them – then suddenly we discover weird truths about them that throw us off. Cause you can never really know someone whom you’ve never...

Fame isn’t for everyone. Some people embrace the A-list career and decide to make it their life’s work, while others get a taste of life as a celebrity only to change careers. And that is totally okay. Here’s a list of 6 people who entertained us to the best of their ability—and then decided to...

Describing colors seems easy when you think about it. Maybe you point to a tree or the sky, and your description is ready, right? But if you’re trying to explain colors to someone who is blind, you’ll have to be a lot more creative than that. One Twitter user was curious about how someone could...