The LGBTQ community has made significant strides in recent years, winning legal, political and cultural victories, including the right to marry. But the community is still marginalized: 62% of LGBTQ respondents to a recent survey […]
Hunger can be especially costly at airports. Travelers often seen their carefully crafted vacation budget punctured by a case of the munchies. Even familiar favorites from your local food court can come with a steep […]
My wife and I recently moved apartments for the first time in years. Moving sucks in general, but the worst part was feeling like our past selves betrayed us by buying all this stuff that […]
James Holzhauer has become one of the most dominant “Jeopardy!” contestants in the show’s history. He has the second longest winning streak and the second highest winnings in regular play. Like any successful quiz show […]
You were probably encouraged to be nice when you were growing up. If you hit another kid or teased them you’d hear, “Now, be nice.” But, a new study reveals that in the long run, […]
Everyone is getting rid of everything thanks to “Tidying up With Marie Kondo,” a new reality show from the famed organizing consultant. Kondo has convinced people to toss possessions that don’t “spark joy” to leave […]
Pressure and heat, applied over millions of years, turns carbon into diamonds. These days, humans in labs can do the same. Man-made diamonds and “natural” diamonds are increasingly hard to distinguish. Chemically, they are identical. […]
Your freshman college roommate is often the first and most important relationship you form at school. But it’s a crapshoot. This person might become a lifelong friend. Or they’ll just become another stranger after that […]
Alejandro got his first job out of college in 2009 as an associate buyer at a grocery store warehouse in Louisiana. He was responsible for ordering incoming merchandise. His first big order was supposed to […]