Posts by Trisha Leigh Zeigenhorn

Cats. Humans can totally live without them, but it seems we don’t want to: they’re cute, they’re funny, and maybe we’re hoping that if we feed them they’ll ultimately decide not to murder us in our sleep. The 17 tweets below prove that we’re right to be worried, because the little floofs among us are...

File Under: Everything Old Is New Again In the 1980s, the U.S. and Canada were experiencing a moral panic surrounding the tabletop game Dungeons & Dragons. Now the purview of series nerds everywhere, back then the game was tenuously connected to and blamed for a rash of teen suicides and even a few murders. When...

There are some things that should just never be eaten together. Items you would never, not in a million years, even put next to each other on a plate, so when you see them that way, you almost can’t quite make sense of it. It can scar you. These 15 people have lived to tell...

I don’t know about you, but I love me a good documentary. They’re my go-to jam when I have time to watch something on Netflix these days, and the very best ones have twists and turns so crazy I have no idea where I’m coming out – even if I think I know what the...

Sure, you have a favorite color, but why did you choose it? Was it a simple preference, or maybe because the sight of it relaxes and soothes you in your frazzled moments? I never gave it much thought, but the people running this survey (out of the University of Sussex) have – and now they’re...

In an incredible breakthrough, researchers used a patient’s own cells and other biological materials to “completely match the immunological, cellular, biochemical, and anatomical properties of the patient.” This is a big deal – until now, only simple tissues that lacked blood vessels have been 3D-printed. The lead researchers issued a statement, and it’s easy to...

Parents are Googling “is my son gay” 28x more often than “is my son a genius”, and more than twice as often as they’re Googling similar questions about their daughters. In fact, people Google the same question about their husbands, uncles, fathers, and the other men in their lives way more than they ask about...

Puy du Fou, a theme park in Les Epesses, France, figures that if birds are going to be hanging around begging for leftover popcorn and discarded funnel cakes, they might as well earn their keep. To that end, they’ve trained a small contingent of rooks as staff – they get paid in treats to clean...

Actors often ad-lib lines during filming, either in the interest of humor or character, without knowing whether they’ll make it into the movie people see in theaters or end up on the cutting room floor. Sometimes what comes out, though, is too good to cut out. These 12 moments are so great, you won’t believe...

It’s kind of like how the entire menu at On the Border is full of stuff no Mexican person would actually recognize were it served to them at home (except for maybe the beans, rice, and tortillas). It’s delicious, but it’s not really cuisine from Mexico… We’ve realized this here in the States and re-branded...

When we were kids, there was one thing everyone knew for sure – if you found a star on your tootsie pop wrapper, a free sucker was in your future. Right? So, did anyone ever get the free Tootsie Pop because their wrapper had the Indian Shooting the Star? Or was I lied to my...

In case you haven’t noticed, dogs are no longer just dogs and cats are no longer just cats – they’re puppers and floofs and doggos, et al. If you love your pet but you’re feeling left behind by the internet slang, we’ve got you covered with these 10 must-know terms. #10. Smol Yes, it sort...

You’ve probably read stories by now about how all kinds of nasty, ancient bugs have been hiding in the world’s permafrost, just waiting for the chance to thaw out and continue wreaking havoc. From prehistoric viruses to nuclear fallout, we’ve got plenty to worry about when it comes to climate change. Now, we can add...

According to neurosurgeon, journalist, and Emory University professor Dr. Sanjay Gupta, many aspects of our lives – from health and achievement levels to the development of new skills – can be influenced using the untapped power of our own minds. He appeared recently on Deepak Chopra’s new podcast series, “Infinite Potential,” to discuss how we...

If you think hair and makeup don’t make a difference, we’ve got 10 photos that are probably going to change your mind. These brides were brave enough to share their naked-faced before photos before revealing their transformations – which is okay, because they’re all lovely to start with, too! Transformations courtesy of stylist Arber Bytyqi...