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3 min read

We have entered an age of minimalism, something that everyone seems to be after these days. It’s a time where less is more. This catchall term offers a way to achieve simplicity through decluttering. You can practice this for your home, wardrobe, lifestyle and mentality. As we shift into this age of decluttering, adult generations...

3 min read Health

Come on, ladies. Just use toilet paper and make the world a better place. If it’s not a porta-potty, all you have to do to protect yourself is use a paper towel and sit down to pee. If you don’t want to sit at all, you can consider one of those urination device thingies (make...

3 min read News

An Uber Driver from San Mateo, California has just been arrested. He reportedly picked up passengers from their home to take them to the airport, and then went back to their home afterward to break in. Video surveillance on the doorbell camera shows the man slowly approaching a home and then running off the property...

3 min read Health

Lindsay was shocked to discover that at age 36, she had shingles. Initially believing that the pain in her right shoulder was due to a torn muscle. But when the red marks turned into blisters, this nursing student knew – she had shingles. ‘It was the worst pain I’d ever felt – and I have...

5 min read Health

“I’m a Little Too Fat, a Little Too Giving. I Think I Know Why.” 35-year-old Kristine Levine, a member on the Medium website, shares an emotional true-life story of poverty and generosity on her feature story page. Kristine was only five when her divorced mother took her to a town in Rockaway Beach, Oregon, at...

2 min read News

Coelacanths are some of the strangest fish that swim the world’s oceans. These wonderfully ugly fish have remained almost unchanged for over 400 million years – that’s over 160 million years before the first dinosaurs appeared. However, even these so-called “living fossils” aren’t safe from the problems facing the world’s oceans. Blue Planet Society, a UK-based environmental pressure...

3 min read Food and Drink

Since the Stone Age, humans have developed and refined the use of cutlery to prepare and eat their food. However, some foods are best enjoyed in their most natural form—eaten with your hands. Cultural norms and traditions around the world celebrate this tactile connection to food, enhancing the sensory and communal dining experience. Here are...

6 min read

You don’t need a by-the-numbers guide to have a thriving garden. In fact, many successful farmers and home gardeners use a little creativity to solve common problems like pest prevention, ineffective seed starters, and landscaping designs. Best of all, many of these gardening hacks don’t require any special skills or equipment. All they need is...