Posts by Trisha Leigh Zeigenhorn

Even if Disney has had a scandal here and there (secret adult messages in animated films, anyone?), we don’t generally associate the studio with sexpot princesses. But an early imagining of Snow White was just that…and her sexiness was why she was revamped (heh). Snow White’s pouty, red lips, doe-eyes, and flashing ankle might not seem like much...

I waited tables for a long time – through high school, college, summers, and a few months here and there after my divorce in my twenties – and let me tell you, nothing surprises me anymore when it comes to tips. That being said, there is nothing more frustrating than working your butt off for a group that’s spending...

I have a film degree (no, I don’t use it, and yes, my father is slightly irritated that he paid for it), and I learned in school *mumble mumble* years ago that there are only 7 possible plots in story telling. That means basic, a-to-b plots, you understand, though of course there are a million ways...

I suffer from mild anxiety. It’s exacerbated by the fact that I write novels for a living, which basically means I invite people to critique and belittle me on a daily basis, not to mention my whole reason for being depends on other people’s opinions. I am not alone. The more we understand about mental...

There’s no way around it – English is a weird language. Because of its multitude of rules, many of which have exceptions or contradict one another, and its many synonyms and homonyms, it is one of the hardest languages in the world for non-speakers to learn (aside from Mandarin – eep!). The 25 words on this list...

In 1851, the Oatman family was traveling throughout Arizona and Southern California looking for a place to settle after breaking way from the Church of Latter-day Saints. The family had embraced the philosophies of Mormon rebel James C. Brewster, and had heard that California was the place to find other followers like themselves. The Oatman...

Maybe there’s no easy way to get rich quick, but it’s no secret that you get paid differently for the same job depending on what state you live in. So, if you’re looking to get the most bang for your 40 (or more) hours per week, check out the graphic below and start making plans...

America was built on the concept of Manifest Destiny. We look up to the people who took big chances, who struck out on their own, who walked into the great unknown and came away with riches and happiness they couldn’t have imagined before they left. It took many forms – the immigrants that made their...

If you think the rent is too high in New York City or San Francisco, you should try shopping for an apartment in London. A modest flat goes for well over $2200/mo (USD) and rents rose 10.7 percent in 2015 alone. Now add terrible conditions on top of crazy high rent, and you’ve got the perfect conditions...

Most of us only met Peter Dinklage a few years ago, when he landed (and crushed) the role of Tyrion Lannister on the HBO hit Game of Thrones. From his raw, honest portrayal of a beloved character to his impassioned speeches at awards shows, it’s been impossible not to fall in love with him. Still,...

We all mispronounce words. For me, it mostly happens when I’ve read a word but never heard it spoken out loud – as it turns out, occasionally sounding like an idiot is a funny side effect of being a voracious reader with a large vocabulary. Womp womp. But I’m here to help! Check out these 24 words...

If you’ve been a middle school student, chances are that you’ve seen someone with a hickey. Chances are higher that you’ve made fun of someone with a hickey, too, or been on the unfortunate other end of the same sort of teasing. Hopefully, you’ve grown out of such things by now, but whether you have...

By the time WWII stumbled to a close, pictures of Adolf Hitler had permeated every possible media platform available at the time. His mustache, his dark, slicked-back hair, and his disturbingly clear gaze had peered out at Americans – and the rest of the world – for the better part of five years. As the Allied...

That’s right, folks – science is back (it never left, I know), and this time, it’s telling you that it’s possible that one day you might be able to take a peek into a parallel universe. You could find out how your life would have been different if you would have taken that trip, said...

In Mean Girls, Regina George and her crew are always smiling and dishing out compliments to people’s faces, while conniving and talking trash behind their backs. It might be fiction, but it turns out to be true that people who seem overly nice may not be as friendly when your back is turned. A new study published in Annual Meeting of the...