Posts by Trisha Leigh Zeigenhorn

Most of us have no idea how forensics and forensic science really works, but we definitely love to watch it on television. They always find the most interesting thing and crack the case (even if it’s just that there’s fat in the nonfat yogurt), but is Hollywood exaggerating, or do these people really lead exciting...

Maybe you’ve never spent that much time talking about how you’re supposed to pronounce pecan – is it pee-can, or peh-kahn? And where does the emphasis go? I always thought it was the second way until I spent some time in the south (and saw When Harry Met Sally for the first time) and now, I’m not...

This is something your mom used to say, right? I’m sorry to report that now that I’m a mom, these words have already come out of my mouth more than once. Sure you can climb the woodpile barefoot in your skivvies, but should you? Really? Don’t as that question of a 3yo and expect a good answer. Learn from...

Current circumstances are a sliding scale of annoying, frustrating, scary, and downright exhausting. Somewhere on that scale lies the fact that not only are we cooking more meals for our families than ever before, everyone is tired of the tried-and-true dinners that they usually love. Here’s the thing. Most of us had jobs before this,...

There are things you learn at some point in your life that go in one ear and out the other. And then there’s the time you hear that Victorian people used to tie strings to the fingers of dead people in their coffins, attach the other end to a bell, and sit someone in a...

Listen. I’m all about being body positive and encouraging women (and men) to love the body they’re in at the moment. You may gain weight, you may lose weight, but your worth is not tied to a number on the scale. And that goes at least double for someone like Adele, who is a lauded...

Listen, I know that landlords get a bad rap, and some of them are very nice and even work with their tenants through hard times – but others are the reason for the stereotype, and when they get what’s coming to them, we all like to watch. Which is why people are loving this story...

As someone with a degree in films, I can tell you this for sure – there is no one decade that corners the market on best movies. There are good offerings and equally terrible ones from every single one, but that just means there are gems to unearth no matter where you look! Here are...

If you think you’re one sharp tack, and can solve whatever riddles the internet throws at you, that’s awesome! If you want to really test your wits, though, see if you can solve these 6 riddles. I swear, they’re tougher than they might seem at first glance! 6. Always surrounded by wood. 5. Brothers and...

There are a few WB shows from the 90s that would vie for the title of “defined a generation” – looking at you, Dawson’s Creek and Felicity – but you definitely can’t enter into the conversation without Buffy playing a big role. Like Dawson’s Creek introduced us to Kevin Williamson and Felicity launched J.J. Abrams into the public consciousness, Buffy put now-controversial but still-mostly-loved director Joss Whedon...

Listen, here’s the thing. Yes, business people should follow best practices and always want to please their customers – especially when said customer is being completely reasonable. But we all know there are some shady people out there running businesses, and they know full well that even if we’re made, most of us are also...

There are so many things that we do differently around the world – different cultures, different customs, different preferences, and yes, different foods. What we might not have realized before it was so easy to connect with people from any and everywhere, though, is that there are also differences as far as how we approach...

We’re all looking for ways to better and improve ourselves, and so much the better if we can do it from the safety and comfort from our own homes. And not only is Yale offering a few courses online for free, they’re offering one in particular that’s so, so applicable to life as we currently...

So many creatures exist in the world that we know nothing about – and in this case, most of us have never even heard of a sea angel. I know I haven’t anyway, but after seeing the below images, I’m mesmerized. They were taken by marine biologist (and photographer) Alexander Semenov, and below, he provides...

So, you’ve probably heard of the Asian giant hornet – aka the murder hornet. It’s this terrifyingly large, stinging insect whose sting reportedly feels like a red-hot poker. And as if that wasn’t enough, they prey on hives of honeybees, which are already struggling to survive and to thrive in a world intent on killing...