Posts by Trisha Leigh Zeigenhorn

Selfies are a way of life for some people – and for those making their money off social media influencing, knowing how to take a flattering one is also how they earn their living. For other people, though, selfies can be awkward and annoying, so maybe we don’t take or post quite as many of...

The world is searching for new and better ways to gather energy, because the old ways are increasingly leading to our collective doom. Solar panels have been a popular option for some time, and with their improved efficiency and lower costs, more and more “regular” people are jumping on board. It’s good for the environment...

If you’re hard up for cash, you might rummage through those boxes you’ve never unpacked in your basement – there are always stories about one thing or another selling for unexpectedly huge money once the internet gets their eyes on something special. Or something they deem special, anyway. In this case, an unopened copy of...

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past five years, you know there is a swirling conversation in this country around policing and police reform. Violence has been wrought, people have died, and there have been calls for defunding the police to more sensitivity and de-escalation training, to those who believe things are...

If you’re a person with a brain that enjoys going down rabbit holes, there’s a good chance you’ve spent some time pondering not only the character of Colonel Sanders, but the chicken he hocks, too. Why does he like chicken so much? He’s not a chef, so why do we trust his opinion on chicken? Is...

Scientists all over the world are always looking for ways to do things that relate to the way we use energy better, faster, smarter, and better for the environment. Molten salt reactors were invented in the 1950s, but since the Atomic Energy Commission (which became the Department of Energy) was committed to light water reactors...

English is widely regarded as one of the toughest languages in the world to learn. There are rules, sure, but they’re kind of more like guidelines and they get regularly broken for really no reason at all. It was spelled at random until nearly 1600, when some standardization was attempted, but it’s still enough of...

Weddings are such a fun and magical time for most people who are involved, and I’ve got to think that wedding planners do what they do because they love love, and there will always be people getting married. If you’ve seen the movie The Wedding Planner (you have, right?), then you probably suspect that part of the...

The time has long passed for innovators around the world to start looking toward the future. Our days of relying on fossil fuels to sustain our energy needs should have already passed, and so we’re out there, searching for replacements that are efficient in every sense of the word. Enter a shipping barge that’s entirely...

Yes, that headline said another, folks, because this head-shaking event has happened not once, but twice before – a person in an actual jetpack, swooping across the skies over the Los Angeles International Airport. According to the Los Angeles Times, the first sighting was on August 30th, and was reported by an American Airlines pilot. He called the...

There are so many amazing things in and about our world that it can often feel overwhelming to even think about learning them all. That said, you might as well keep taking knowledge bites when you find them, right? I hope you’re in, because we’ve got some pretty interesting tidbits about the Andean condor for you...

There are a few reasons that people log onto to the internet – to be social, to read the terrible news, to see cats – and even though “inspiration” probably isn’t most people’s answer, that doesn’t stop us from loving sweet and wholesome stories. If you’re in that kind of mood today, these 14 tales...

There’s a reason that there is an entire subreddit dedicated to stories that are unexpectedly wholesome, and I think it’s that in the swamp of the internet, people enjoy finding gems once in a while. I mean sure, we all love a terrible story as much as the next person – it makes us feel...

When perusing the internet for the stories people tell, we’re prepared for them to take a turn for the worse. It’s just human nature, but more than that, it’s also the way of the internet. Which is perhaps why stories that take positive turns aren’t just rare, but they’re also awesome and beloved – the...

The original poster (OP) only asked about shows and movies, but I am including books, because I’ve definitely had what bookworms term a “hangover” after all three types of stories. When you become really invested in a well-crafted world and characters, it can be hard to say goodbye – and even harder to imagine finding...