Actor Selma Blair was recently spotted enjoying a family day at Disneyland. She was there with her 7-year-old son, Arthur, her best friend and Cruel Intentions co-star Sarah Michelle Gellar; and Sarah’s children, 9-year-old Charlotte, and 6-year-old Rocky. Selma took turns between being pushed in a wheelchair by Sarah and using it for support to walk while her...

It’s always better to find natural solutions to real-world problems. The Rimping Supermarket in Chiangmai, Thailand has taken drastic steps towards ditching plastic wrapping as a packaging solution. They decided that the amount of plastic being wasted in the world every day is already enough. From a real estate company’s Facebook post, people all over...

Daylight saving time (DST) is a sunlight conservation practice where the clocks are uniformly advanced to one hour ahead of the standard of the time in the summer, and back again in the fall [1]. In the United States, DST begins at 2:00 am on March 11 and ends on November 4. It’s a common...

At the OSF Children’s Hospital of Illinois, a little boy named Blaze was born with a congenital heart defect, known as hypoplastic left heart syndrome. He underwent his first surgery when he was just 3 days old, and Blaze needed a second surgery, just months later. Angela Farnana, a primary charge nurse at the Children’s...

A lot of Canadian shoppers are on an uprising against the use of self-checkout machines in stores and malls, and their cause is justified. An interview done by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) recently shows that there a lot of people who are strongly against the deployment of these machines, because they’ll increase unemployment in...

When you were little, was your favorite time of the year Christmas? (We’re sure it still is!) There is something simply magical about the winter holiday season. From wrapping gifts and singing Christmas carols to ice skating and drinking hot cocoa, there is one tradition that lives on in many homes across North America. Baking...

Rare wildlife sightings are a real treat. On June 30th, just outside the Ishaqbini Hirola Conservancy in the Ijara County of Kenya, an extremely rare white giraffe was photographed. [1] Rare White Giraffe Spotted in Kenya This is not just a rare sighting, however, but a very special one. This white giraffe is thought to...

How many times have you heard the age-old saying, “Slow and steady wins the race?” Probably hundreds. It’s a simple yet profound piece of wisdom that gets thrown around a lot (probably too much). But, people underestimate how much those six little words can impact their lives. Aesop’s Fable: The Tortoise and the Hare You’ve...

Little compares to the feeling of swimming in a cozy oversized sweater with a warm, soothing bowl of cauliflower soup. It’s creamy, comforting, delicious, and not only does it scream Autumn but it’s healthy, too! Health Benefits of Cauliflower Cauliflower is so full of vitamins and minerals that it should probably be a staple in...

While soaking up the sun and listening to the relaxing sounds of crashing waves on the beach, you probably don’t want to think about how the ocean has basically become one gigantic bowl of garbage soup. Every single day, plastic spreads into our oceans in the name of profit and convenience. Environmentalists and so many...

Anyone who’s been paying attention to modern society over the last 10 years can probably agree that our world is degenerating at a steadily increasing pace. Some would argue that we have made a lot of digital and technological advances, and prominent issues have risen to the surface. However, each day, we hear about the...

Bald eagles, the American symbol of freedom and independence, are under threat.  A gliding bald eagle is a sight to behold, however, the life of a bald eagle isn’t always as graceful as it appears.  Animal shooting in bald eagle habitats is contaminating bald eagle food sources, and the effects are fatal. Bald Eagles Being...