Posts by Trisha Leigh Zeigenhorn

If society in general has an issue with not only body image expectations, but the way we love to foist them on others, then Hollywood has at least double the trouble. The women are made to feel like, unless they’re a certain size and body type, they’ll never be leading ladies. You know what? That...

Most of these revenge stories on Reddit are examples of what happens if you tangle with the wrong person. Some folks will just like, cut you out of their lives if you do something shi**y, but others? The look you straight in the eye and say “f**k around and find out.” This girl found out...

I read this headline and immediately thought, ‘have we learned nothing from the tale of Ferris Bueller and Cameron, people??” If you let your potentially irresponsible friends talk you into using your parents’ expensive things, bad stuff could happen – which is probably what OP was thinking when her friend wanted to take their dad’s...

Breakups, as Elaine Benes once pointed out, can be one of the most important parts of a relationship. Chances are, the majority of relationships you’re in over the course of your life are going to end for one reason or another, and so there should really be some kind of social contract that requires people...

I think we’re entering a brave new era of humanity here, one where it’s not only considered ok to speak up when people are being awful, but it kind of makes you awful if you don’t. If we’re going to change things for the better, after all, we all have to be willing to challenge those...

Racism is the topic at the forefront of the minds of many these days, and rightfully so. Everyone needs to have a plan for what they’re going to do if and when they find themself staring it in the face. This person had to enact that plan after a racist “Karen” called the cops on...

As someone who has met her fair share of celebrities in her day, I have to say, the whole business gives me anxiety – at least, it does when I’m expecting to meet someone whose work I enjoy. If they’re rude, it might be harder for me to watch them in the future, even though...

In my experience, meeting a celebrity can go one of three ways. First, they could be a total d%ck and you can never watch anything they do ever again. Second, they can be perfunctory and polite but not wow you in any way. Third, they can be unexpectedly delightful and earn another avid fan for...

If I had to pick a favorite type of meme it would be a history meme – they’re jokes anyone who loves history can get and laugh at, and it’s always amusing to poke fun at our ancestors because they can’t yell at us now, right? If you’re a history teacher, all of these memes...

All teachers need a break now and then – some other form of media to teach your class for a day or an hour so you can just zone out and deal with your own crap. Or just not deal with their crap, I suppose. If you’re a history teacher, tuck these 19 memes away for a...

The world has always been changing, but it does seem like, over the past several decades, it’s changing faster than ever. From medical to technology advances, the world today is nearly unrecognizable from what it was just thirty or forty years ago – in the space of a single generation. People are always concerned about...

Where are my fellow word nerds at? I suppose if you clicked on this post, you’re right here – which is exactly where you should be if you’re excited to learn more about those five special letters in the English alphabet. Vowels as essential to building words in English, and if you think the only important...

People have never been able to get enough of NASA‘s space explorations. We don’t understand how any of it works, we have no idea what’s out there, but something in our adventurous human spirit constantly has our eyes trained on the heavens, and we want to know. NASA’s technology, of course, has only gotten better, and...

I don’t know about you, but I love a good romantic comedy. There’s something so familiar and comforting about the formula, and the promise that there’s going to be a happy ending. That’s the way we like it – some endearing characters, a fun setup, some laughs, and then the payoff we’ve all been craving...

The past year has seen many of us pick up new responsibilities around the house, most of which none of us asked for or wanted. You might not realize this goes for teenaged kids, too, who are certainly old enough to pitch in, but who are also still just children at the end of the...