Sesame Street’s New Character Helps Children Dealing with Addiction in Their Families
Sesame Street has been around basically forever, but even though it’s an oldie, it is always ready to push boundaries. When it comes to inclusion and addressing children’s issues that some might consider taboo, nothing is off limits. With their newest cast addition, Karli, Sesame Street is proving that their commitment is as strong as ever....
The Annoying Truth Behind Why You Stop Feeling Tired the Moment You Crawl into Bed
You know the drill. You’re exhausted all day long. There’s isn’t enough coffee in the world to prop your eyelids up during your commute, at your desk, your kid’s soccer game, but suddenly, when you’re in your pajamas, teeth brushed, and between your nice, clean sheets, you can’t sleep. According to TIME, you’re not alone...
Your Houseplants Probably Aren’t Going to Purify the Air in Your Home
There’s been a good amount of talk lately about the idea that certain plants you welcome into your home could help purify the indoor air. Unfortunately, while the science behind the notion is completely sound, in practice it’s pretty unlikely to work. At least, the plants in your house are unlikely to clean all your...
These Dresses Record Groping Events, So People Will Believe the Women Wearing Them
People might think that the world has gotten less assault-y with the rise of the #MeToo era, and perhaps, on a large scale, that’s true. In the day-to-day trenches, women still deal with micro-aggressions like being catcalled and denigrated for how they look, while also suffering larger transgressions like being stalked, touched without consent, and...
Here’s Why Your Sandwich Is Served With Pickle
If you’re like me, you’re not complaining that a delicious dill pickle comes automatically with your deli sandwich. If you’re like my husband, you slide it quickly off your plate and lament all of the places where the vinegar-y juice touched the rest of your food. https://www.instagram.com/p/BsLy3pvgiyy/ No matter how you feel about pickles, you...
This 15-Year-Old Girl Was Suspended After Calling out a Rapist at Her School
Aela Mansmann is a sophomore at Cape Elizabeth High School, and after having the courage to call out what she sees as a toxic rape culture, has found herself suspended for bullying. She told Buzzfeed News, “I honestly feel very ashamed that my school took this action.” Back in September, Aela says she’d had enough...
This Woman Walked Til She Bled to Prove a Point About Her Work’s Senseless Dress Code
Men really don’t get what it’s like to be a woman, which is perhaps understandable, as they are not and never have been a woman. But it’s also the reason why they should, you know, listen to actual women when it comes to their own lived experiences. Things like what’s comfortable to wear for work....
Unwitting Woman Ends up in the Hospital After Mistaking Wasabi for Avocado
You’ve seen this scene play out in any number of movies or television shows – someone confidently asks for a helping of whatever they think wasabi is, the server tries in vain to warn them against it, but they eat it anyway (usually with some kind of hilarity ensuing). In real life, it turns out...
U-Haul Posts an Eye-Opening Demonstration of How to Properly Load a Trailer
If you regularly pull a boat, camper, livestock or something similar, then you can probably skip this video on how to properly load a trailer you’re attaching to your vehicle. For the rest of us, though, the information could turn out to be lifesaving. https://www.instagram.com/p/BylXSR0F2U3/ It comes to us courtesy of U-Haul, a company founded...
Surprisingly, Jupiter Doesn’t Orbit the Sun, Although the Earth Definitely Does
If you thought all of the planets in our solar system orbit the sun, well…so did we all. That’s what they taught us in school, that’s what the books say, and we’ve all believed it. Wrongly, as it turns out. At least, according to NASA. https://www.instagram.com/p/B2nOE9fhR_I/ It all comes to our slightly flawed understanding of...
Scientists Catch Rare Video of Deepstaria, a Bizarre Shape Changing Jellyfish
Even among the strange and mysterious group of ancient animals known as the jellyfish, the Deepstaria jellyfish is unique. A fact that has now been recorded on video by the Nautilus, a Pacific Ocean research vessel. Fun fact: the Nautilus has also captured footage of a googly-eyed stubby squid and a weird purple orb. Live...
It Turns out That Being Forgetful Might Be a Good Sign for Your Brain
I am forgetful. It’s gotten much worse as I age (and since my pregnancies and having kids – sleep deprivation is no joke!), so I’m quite happy to hear that maybe I haven’t become addled by middle age after all. Now, let’s just say this: the science says that forgetting small details might mean your...
This Instagram Account Let’s You Solve “Kenny’s” Murder Every Single Day
If you’re familiar with South Park, then you’re aware of the running joke where their friend Kenny dies in every episode to the exclamation “Oh my god, you killed Kenny!” (“You bastards!”) Well, Instagram account @kenny_mysteries also kills “Kenny” every day – and you can play investigator in order to solve the riddle of his...
Most Knife Block Sets Are Mediocre – Go for These Chef-Worthy Individual Blades Instead
One of those strange but unavoidable moments that spell adulthood is facing the purchase of your own first set of knives. And while it’s tempting to go for an entire block that you probably imagine will look nice on your counter, experience and honesty says hit pause. You won’t use them all, they’re probably shoddy...
20 Quick Memes About the New “Joker”
Whether you’re a fan of superhero (or villain, or antihero) movies and stories or not, it’s been tough to avoid the press surrounding the release of Joker. Joaquin Phoenix plays the title character, and by all accounts his performance is amazing – but that’s where the positives end for many (although many others seem to...