Posts by Matt Gilligan

Japan is at the very top of my list for a travel destination. I love the food, I love the culture, and I’ve heard nothing but glowing reviews from people I know who’ve been there. Take a look at these facts about the Land of the Rising Sun. 13. Source Source 2 12. Source 11....

On January 20, women took to the streets in cities and town across America to march for their rights and bring awareness to a number of issues that affect their lives. As is the case with any large gathering, the signs people proudly displayed captured a lot of attention on social media. From Washington to...

Kevin Kowalski’s pottery is simply magnificent. The artist uses clay and pigment-laced acid to make beautiful, unique designs on his pieces. Kowalski’s process is also fascinating to watch. Check out the videos below and get hypnotized by his work – and head to Kowalski’s Etsy page if you’d like to purchase something for yourself or...

If Italians know one thing, it’s food. It’s like a religion to Italian folks, so don’t even try to mess with them or argue with them about it. A guy named Zach Champion who likes to frequent recipe websites noticed a common theme on the different sites: Italian people getting really pissed off in the...

This has to be a frontrunner for Best Story of the Year for 2018. I don’t know why I got so much joy out of this…BUT I DID. An artist in Montreal named Simon Laprise decided to take advantage of a big snowstorm, and he created a winter masterpiece that we all should envy. Take a...

People either love the holidays or hate them. And now that they’re past – way past – there’s no reason why you can’t have a good laugh about them, no matter how you feel. I mean, they are a little ridiculous, right? So you might as well enjoy it them as much as you can. Enjoy...

Are you scared of the creepy crawlers or do they not bother you at all? I’m somewhere in the middle. When I see a spider in my house, I get startled, but then try to get it outside without killing it. Regardless of how you feel, spiders are pretty interesting little critters. 7. Source 6....

This is one design trend I really don’t understand. It’s now “hot” for people to turn the books on their bookshelves inward so all that is visible are those boring white pages. Why, people? WHY? One of the best ways to learn about a person is to browse their bookshelves the first time you go...

Wow. Someone actually took the time to do this. Unreal. The Star Wars universe is full of strong female characters and, apparently, that didn’t sit too well with one loser – I mean, person. So this person created their own version of Star Wars: The Last Jedi… with some female characters completely cut out and others drastically cut...

Spike TV is no more. Launched in 2003, the network is going through a rebranding and will now be known as the Paramount Network. And with that news came a Tweetstorm that was absolutely hilarious. Whoever was in charge of the channel’s Twitter account decided they didn’t really care anymore, and we are all better...

Sometimes getting arrested works out for the best. That’s the lesson Shia Yearwood learned after she got arrested in Charlotte, North Carolina. When Yearwood attempted to visit her son at her parents’ house, her ex reported her of being in violation of a restraining order, and Yearwood turned herself in to police. But there was a...

Social media is amazing for many reasons: it helps young businesses thrive, it connects people from opposite ends of the globe, and it has the power to open people’s minds and change their perceptions about many issues. One of those issues is body positivity, and a shining example of that is Melissa Gibson, a plus-size...

Bless the people in parts of the country that don’t know how to deal with the cold weather and all the elements that come with it. Not only are they unaccustomed to the snow and ice, but a lot of Texans don’t even own the proper tools to de-ice their cars (and their sidewalks). It...

Martin Luther King, Jr.‘s “I Have a Dream” speech is one of the most famous in American history. On August 28, 1963, King addressed nearly 250,000 people from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. When King was finished speaking, he stepped away from the podium and...

Here’s an interesting question for you to ponder: When and why did human beings start wearing pants? Ever thought about that before? Author Sarah Scoles says that all signs point to a 2014 archaeological discovery in China’s Tarim Basin. That year, members of the German Archaeological Institute unearthed what is believed to be the oldest...