Chances are that when you think of the Twilight phenomenon, great art is not what comes to mind. Whether we’re talking about the books, the movies, or both, there’s a certain amount of cheese, and a great amount of shrugging at parts, even by those who are lovers of all involved. I mean, the dialogue is...

People all over the world love their Coca-Cola, and have for decades. It’s all great, of course, until you realize how big a contributor to the global climate crisis plastic bottles are – but Dutch company Avantium might have a solution. Companies like Coca-Cola, Carlsberg, and Danone are supporting their efforts to develop a plant-based...

I’m not sure when the first time was that I realized these “celebrity paradoxes” existed. If you’re not sure what that means, it’s when a character or storyline on a tv show or in a movie references a celebrity, and then later, that celebrity appears, not as themselves. Or, it could be when two actors...

If you don’t know what a celebrity paradox is, it’s when a real person is referenced on a television show and then the actor shows up on a later episode, not playing themselves. And everyone just acts like they’re not who everyone was talking about before (or look exactly like them). It can feel a...

We all know that we should wash our fresh fruits and vegetables before we eat them, right? They likely have dirt, pesticides, bugs, feces, and heaven knows what else smeared all over them, but listen…I honestly wasn’t prepared for the message that there are bugs inside them. And if you wash with vinegar, a bleach solution, store-bought...

Listen, anyone who works face-to-face with the public is bound to learn a thing or two about people, whether they’re trying to or not. Some of it is amusing, some of it is profound, some of it isn’t memorable at all, but here’s the thing – we could all use a little more insight into...

Sunsets are nature’s way of showing off. A splash of red here, a dash of pink there, some bright orange there. Voila, an effortless masterpiece in the sky. TV producer John Marshall decided to add his own artistic flair to the mix while staying at a cabin in Maine. He calls his series “Sunset Selfies”...