As a huge Potterhead, my favorite thing as a child was to rewatch all themoviesand speak along with the characters’ dialogue. Obviously, the story is incredible, but I think the actors played a massive role in bringing the magic from the pages to the screen. Unfortunately, the franchise has lost many talented actors throughout the … Read more
Have you ever heard the quote “winners never quit & quitters never win”? In this essay, I’ll explain why it’s nonsense, with the help of today’s story. Okay, okay, this won’t be an essay (sorry, I know!), but more and more people are seeing that quitting is the way to go a lot of the … Read more
If you stay at hotels often, you know that most of them seem to offer the same old thing – a mildly friendly reception, a decent bed, and a warm shower. Today, however, we’d like to focus on a few of the best hotels that decided to up their game and take customer service to … Read more
I find human brains very strange yet interesting. Did you know that they run on about 20 watts of power, enough to power a lightbulb? While they can be fascinating, our brains can also be equally scary, as they are the commanders of our bodies. That’s probably why we think there’s something wrong upstairs when … Read more
I think most of us know about life in prison through Hollywood blockbusters like The Shawshank Redemption or Escape from Alcatraz. However, reality is starkly different from fiction, and some daunting things go on behind bars that we can’t even fathom without experiencing them. Well, when a netizen asked former convicts to share the brutal … Read more
The business-casual dress code is corporate ambiguity at its best. It’s a vague suggestion that lives somewhere between a full suit and your favorite pajamas. You’re supposed to look “professional,” a term that is often completely undefined and subject to the whims of whoever is in charge. For women, that usually means they should look … Read more
Often, many of us grow up listening to fascinating stories from our grandparents. Some are funny, some are dramatic, and some sound so unbelievable that they could easily be the plot of a movie. There are the classic tales about walking miles to school, making do without modern technology, or growing up in a world … Read more
As if the prom night itself wasn’t stressful enough, there are many things that girls have to figure out before attending it: makeup, hairstyle, shoes, accessories and the most important – the prom dress. These days it is really popular to shop for this last ingredient online. You can pretty much find whatever you want, … Read more
The universe has a way of keeping everything in balance. After a bad streak, something good often follows. Even the heaviest rain ends, and eventually the sun comes out. Sooner or later, the way people treat others often comes back to them. Across several Reddit threads, users shared the best examples of instant karma they’ve … Read more
The idea for “#ThingsThatiHear” arrived when I was visiting a cookware store in Los Angeles. A young woman was looking at her phone and gave a big sigh, turned to her friend decisively and exclaimed, “He wants to go to Bali. But I say Fiji!” I couldn’t help but laugh. The absurdity of this “first … Read more