There’s this lovely children’s book where I come from that teaches kids numbers and has one of those number pads attached on the side that, when pressed, tells a story about that corresponding digit. If you press #1, the voice in the box tells you that there are a lot of unique things that are … Read more

The prevalence of meme culture and the ease of access to digital tools means that most of us can create, write, and share memes with thousands of people from practically anywhere in the world. A side effect of this is the constant compulsion to start seeing everything as the template for a meme. The very … Read more

Having a healthy romantic relationship is a lot of hard work! It’s not something that simply turns out well if you ignore it. You constantly have to put in the effort to make it flourish. Without effort, it’s slowly going to wither. Spouses who disrespect and avoid each other, don’t show interest in one another, … Read more

People sure do love to take pictures of silly cats. So much, in fact, that a survey commissioned by a cat litter company found cat owners taking an average of 7 pictures of their adorable cats per day. Per day. (But cat owners aren’t the only ones—check out our lists of dog Snapchats, too.) If … Read more

Being a parent is definitely a full-time job. If your child has a nightmare and needs to be comforted in the middle of the night, Mom and Dad are on-call. And there’s no such thing as a day off without any responsibilities. Soccer practice, Girl Scouts and birthday parties might take up the entire weekend! … Read more

Imagine having the chance to do everything you need without leaving your apartment, from your grocery shopping to meeting your friends at the coffee shop and even having your hair cut. A Chinese apartment complex in Qianjiang Century City, located in Hangzhou’s central business district, offers its residents this unusual lifestyle. The massive building, known … Read more

Not everything we buy works. Some things, like clothes, don’t fit. Other times, the item can arrive damaged, defective or just not up to our standards. But that’s what the refund policy is for. We can go back to the store (or send it back, if ordered online) and get our money back. But it … Read more

Sometimes you smell something and… there comes that gag reflex. You start retching, your eyes are watering, and if you’re particularly unlucky, your reflex succeeds in what it wants to do and… you know what happens. There’s no way to turn your sense of smell off, so either you get away from the stank or … Read more

Every generation goes through a unique set of joys and challenges, and millennials are in no way an exception. Born somewhere between 1981 and 1996, they have lived through numerous significant events in history that shaped them into the thirty/forty-somethings we know and cherish today. For example, they’ve witnessed the rise of the internet, which … Read more

In many cultures, in the old days, traditions dictated that the bride and groom could only see each other for the first time at the wedding – and in fact, they had very few options. Especially considering that divorces in ancient times were not welcomed, or were generally prohibited per se. Today the situation is … Read more