Posts by Matt Gilligan

This is a tragic story with an awful ending, but at least the family members of this man can now have some closure after 22 whole years. No one had heard from William Earl Moldt, a 40-year-old man from Lake Worth, Florida, since November 7, 1997, when he called his girlfriend to tell her he...

Step aside Tokyo, there will soon be a new claim to the largest Starbucks in the world. On November 15, the coffee chain will open its largest location on Earth on the Magnificent Mile (that’s Michigan Avenue by the way) in downtown Chicago, Illinois. If you’ve ever spent any time on Michigan Avenue, you know...

Planned Parenthood (and women’s reproductive rights in general) has been the subject of a lot of scrutiny and argument over the past several years from some politicians and people, but I, for one, think that this is a great development. Why you wouldn’t want affordable birth control to be available to all women in every...

If you’re a parent, you know the nightly routine. Your kids are totally adorable and they mean the world to you, but you just want them to get some shut-eye so YOU can get some shut-eye. That’s why Adam Mansbach’s 2011 bedtime book Go the F*ck to Sleep was such a huge hit. Mansbach hit exactly the...

Hey, Americans: take the time to read this article and maybe we can follow the lead of our neighbors to the north on this, okay? It’s always incredibly depressing to see untouched, pristine wilderness get purchased and developed by huge, wealthy corporations. Which is why people in Canada decided to take a stand to save...

For a lot of folks, wearing black is LIFE. Even if it’s 105 degrees outside and the sun is blazing, you’ll see these people wearing head-to-toe black clothing. It’s a lifestyle. FACT. If you’re a member of this exclusive family, these tweets will speak to your (black) soul. 1. I look forward to this day...

It’s a lot easier to know what you’re getting into when you book a hotel these days because of Yelp reviews and TripAdvisor, but you still never really know until you step foot into your room. I think my worst experience in a hotel was somewhere in the middle of Colorado during a storm when we had...

Are you an overthinker? A worrywart? Anxiety-ridden even when you know there’s nothing to worry about? I put myself in that category, at least on some level. It’s a hard habit to break, but I guess it can also lead to some humor, which is a good thing. So let’s at least get some laughs...

Whether it’s your wedding or you’re just a guest at the nuptials, there are all kinds of storylines occurring on the big day. There’s drama, wicked bridesmaids, drunk uncles, and anything else you could ever dream up. In short, weddings are a blast – but they can turn into a sh*tshow at the drop of...

Are you a garden lover? Like to take long strolls through acres of plants in absolute silence? My personal favorite place to do this is at the Ringling Museum in Sarasota, Florida. The grounds are so spectacular that I can literally spend hours there just walking around. Here are 15 gardens around the world that...

There’s nothing more exciting, to me at least, than learning about new subjects and then doing a DEEEEP dive into them. It could be history, science, sports, pop culture, politics, etc. It’s all fair game! And with the Internet, we literally have all the information in the world at our fingertips. That’s why Wikipedia was...

First of all, this would make a great movie plot. Secondly, who do you think you would pick if you were posed with this question: “If the headline “Celebrity outed as serial killer” appeared, who would you expect it to be about? AskReddit users offered up their opinions. I can’t wait to dig into these!...

To those folks who continue to argue with their heart and soul that the United States has the best health care on Earth, maybe you should read this story. Oh, and, you’re wrong. Most of us know the American health care system is pretty bad for a large segment of the population, but it’s stories...

People call on psychics for a number of reasons. To gain some guidance in their lives, to try to reconnect with loved ones who have passed away, or just to experience the thrill of being in the presence of someone with abilities of which most of us could never dream. And although psychics undoubtedly give...

This story really made me sad for the youth of today. I know that young people don’t always know the entertainers that came before them, but come on – it’s Ozzy Osbourne! The Prince of Darkness! The singer of arguably the greatest heavy metal band of all time (Black Sabbath) who also had a killer...