We’re typically pretty terrible to our world. We tear through resources like a hungry kid devouring a bag of M&Ms. It’s bad enough when we do it knowingly, like with oil shortages that tend to – no pun intended – fuel wars. We’ve helped multiple animal species trudge ahead toward extinction, because that patch of forest would…
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When fate hasn’t dealt you the best hand in life, it’s easier to complain than to work change it. But throughout history, there have been people who just grab the whole deck for themselves, rising from those humble beginnings to seize more power than anyone could have ever thought possible. As we’re about to tell you, sometimes even…
Throughout history empires have been formed through war and great tactics. However, many forget the toll that this takes on a nation’s citizens. Foreign nations and their people are not the only ones that are forced to reckon with a hegemonic power. American citizens have also had to pay the price of a government that…
There are two different ways humans become the way we are: influence from our environment and influence from our genetics. Genetics have a much bigger influence on who we are than most people think. There are the obvious things that genetics influence like intelligence, athletic ability, and the size of your junk. Yet there are…
Around the world, wedding rituals vary greatly from culture to culture. While the idea of joining two people in love together in a lasting union is the same, different cultures have their own way of doing so. Marriage is defined as a union, but the various cultures create that union in their own ways. A target registry…
Venice is a city unlike any other on earth, and if you’re only there for a couple of days it can tricky to know where to head to first! Following a recent trip, photographer Mark Lord has listed his top ten travel highlights from the city of water, romance and charm. 1. St Mark’s Square…
There’s no doubt that cybercrime has become “mainstream” – we hear about it more and more often on the news, and hackers don’t spare even the biggest, and what would seem to be, the most secure, companies. In the first half of 2018 alone, over 4.5 billion records were stolen, what gives a staggering number…
Yes! You’re finally doing it! You’re going on vacation. Whether it’s your once-a-year getaway or a once in a lifetime opportunity, you are finally taking the break you’ve needed for so long. To ensure that you have the greatest time possible on your trip, run through this quick checklist of things you need to do…
Punta Mita has been described by Forbes Magazine as ‘the ultimate luxury travel destination.’ It was once a sleepy little fishing village, but today, Punta Mita is a dream come true for the more discerning traveler. With luxury gated homes and 5* resort hotels offering world-class service, not to mention highly rated golf courses, Punta…
Sometimes, it’s satisfying to take a break from formulaic movies. Don’t misunderstand, no film fan worth your time is above the pleasures of a kinetic action scene or a shameless romance. The appeal still remains for the novelty of a movie experience that makes you try to ponder its symbols, technique, and intricacies, and perhaps…
Hollywood strives to make movies look as real as possible: after all, The Matrix wouldn’t have been nearly as convincing if it’d been filmed in some guy’s basement. To make that magic, sets are often elaborately and solidly built. So elaborately and solidly, in fact, that after filming is over, those sets keep being used,…
How much money would it take to make you ditch social media completely for a week? A month? A year? What sum of money will you find to be persuasive enough to delete all your accounts? You may think that this is a ridiculous question and, of course, you won`t have any kind of “social media withdrawal”,…
Likely due to his friendship with Donald Trump, conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has recieved increased media attention since the 2016 election cycle. After recently running a list of 10 outrageous conspiracy theories believed by the far right, we felt it only fair to take a look at things from the other side of the political…
Accounts of sexual misconduct, assault, and even rape have rocked the entertainment industry over the last few months. Movie stars, directors, and producers have all fallen under the weight of charges against them. The likes of Kevin Spacey, Louis CK, Harvey Weinstein, and Brett Ratner have all been made to reckon with their past actions,…
Like a movie, a person’s life consists of three acts. For most people, the third act is a simple continuation of the second, continuing to work in that same field, getting a promotion, or finally retiring. In rare cases, the third act comes with a complete reversal where the person changes their behavior and thereby…
Like a movie, a person’s life consists of three acts. For most people, the third act is a simple continuation of the second, continuing to work in that same field, getting a promotion, or finally retiring. In rare cases, the third act comes with a complete reversal where the person changes their behavior and thereby…
They rule the roost in the political arena and yet don’t hesitate to steal from predecessors or competitors. Plagiarism in politics is a thread-bare matter, but the issue remains a click bait for millions because, when reading about another case of political plagiarism and its debunking, people experience involvement in this disclosure. That’s the very…
Google is not the richest company in the world or even the most profitable in its own sector; however, the search giant poses the biggest threat to the privacy, security and sovereignty of individuals. How can this be, you’re probably thinking? Google provides free email, storage, and analytics services, they’re not one of those corporations.…
As a species, Homo Sapiens, have experienced the wonders of electricity for roughly the past 100 years. Electricity changed modern day civilization forever, without it there would have never been the industrial revolution. The use of electricity in our everyday lives has become so common place that little thought is given to the fact that…
Lawmakers and civilians alike just cannot seem to agree on a universally accepted way to reconcile the gun issue rampant in the media right now. Is it a God-given right to carry a gun without restrictions, or should there be more preventative measures to regulate dangerous weapons? Everyone carries a loaded opinion and, especially after…
The modern ocean is a scary place, filled with barracuda, sharks, super-squids, and possibly Cthulhu. However, no matter what we find in the depths these days, none of them seem to come close to the giant terrors that roamed the seas in Earth’s past; giant sea-lizards, monster sharks and even “hypercarnivorous” whales. For most of…
A superhero is only as good as his villain, and the DC Universe is stocked with some terrific bad guys for our heroes to defeat over, and over, and over again. Unfortunately, it seems like Hollywood thinks that when it comes to DC Comics, the villain cupboard consists of Lex Luthor and the Joker, and…
is going to a traditional spa and getting traditional facials and massages getting a little boring for you? Luckily, there are a lot of bizarre alternatives that will leave you shockingly refreshed, in mind body and spirit. You might not want to tell Grandma though; she’ll wonder what’s come over you.
The aristocratic elite often live differently from the rest of the wage earning world like you and me. From buying their way to become members of secret wine cults to paying some brilliant sap to turn their poop into gold, join us as we take a peek into the eccentric lives of the affluent well-to-do’s, our…