Every day, hundreds of new people are added to the national list in need of an organ. Many die while waiting for these organs. Scientists ponder certain questions every day. What if the injured and ill no longer need to wait? What if instead of relying on a donor, you could grow the needed organ…
The CBC, Canadas national broadcasting corporation, ran a competition for the countries children. The prize was to be Prime Minister for the day and entrants had to write about what they would do if they were Prime Minister. The winner, five-year-old Bella, wrote: “As Prime Minster, I would make sure everyone has homes and everyone…
Sometimes it is the little moments that turn out to be huge. One such moment occurred on Thursday at the NATO summit in Brussels. As is traditional, the spouses of the world leaders in attendance gathered for a group photo. Nothing new there. What was wonderful is that without pomp or fanfare Luxembourg’s ‘first gentleman’ Gauthier…
In a political climate that has not simply become eye-bulging, but volatile, there is absolutely no shortage of people expressing their love, and hatred, for the current United States President. Beginning with the first official announcement that President Donald Trump would be seeking election all the way to this beautiful Memorial Day holiday, people from…
If you watch President Trump in action, you’d think that everybody in the world must want to have his job. He struts around like the king of the world and Tweets endlessly about all the great things he’s doing. He just loves being King. Or President. He isn’t sure there’s a difference. But not…
Chrissy Marie Wright had her windchime stolen which is not the kind of story that makes international headlines, but this theft came with a twist. Walking out onto her porch the following morning, Chrissy found this note: “I am sorry that we stole your windchimes our mom died and liked butterflies so my sister took…
A Japanese chef has developed a new style of cooking over the past two years. Since discovering a miniature cooking set, Yukiko Hasada has become an online sensation by turning regular sized ingredients into teeny-tiny food creations in fascinating videos online. It is incredible to see these tiny food replicas come to life – from savoury…
As we get on in years, a lot of us worry about the possibility of developing Alzheimer’s disease or another form of dementia. My friends and I have all started taking fish oil, doing our crossword puzzles and taking regular walks. NO one wants to run the risk of the terrible losses that go with developing…
A man from Denver, Colorado is currently being accused of removing a transgender woman’s testicles with a basic Army surgical kit in the confines of her own home. James Pennington, the type of person you would think to promote this exact type of action, is now facing felony assault charges after he admitted to the…
The Dunbar Police Department in West Virginia got a call about a daylight robbery on April 23rd. Pretty normal call, right? Wrong. St. Albans resident Tristan Tucker admitted to police that he was responsible for the robbery. His own grandmother told police that her 27-year-old grandson had repeatedly broke into her house. This time Tucker…
We’ve all been cornered in an argument with an RWNJ. Here are some Do’s and Don’ts of arguing in general, but they could easily be used in an argument with an RWNJ. Don’ts Don’t place blame. People don’t like to be attacked. Lay out your points without attacking the other person. Don’t interrupt the person.…
Law enforcement officials have used cell phone tracking devices to track down suspects in criminal investigations. However, they are now using these devices to track down illegal immigrants as part of President Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigrants. Nathan Wessler, staff attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union’s Speech, Privacy and Technology Project, said: “While the…
Honey bees are known to be natural scavengers and calculated gatherers. They are vital pollinators that many species rely on globally. Many of us, however, view these insects as somewhat mindless, drawn by their senses and instinct alone. This, of course, is far from the truth. Not only do honey bees live in a rigidly…
In a world where bullying is a topic that spawns marches and jettisons public-speaking careers, the infamous concept that has created multiple programs in schools is getting another look today. Mainly because the bullying came from the teacher’s themselves. When our children go to school, we assume there is someone looking out for their best…
In 1997, a study by the University of British Columbia, led by Suzanne Simard, discovered that certain trees—namely douglas fir and paper birch—can transfer carbon (used in the trees’ photosynthetic and respiratory processes) between them via mycelia (underground fungus). Since then, scientists globally have discovered the exchange of nitrogen and phosphorus through the same method.…
“Micropenis” is a medically-documented term that denotes when a man has an unusually small penis. Ant Smith, who went public about his condition with his poem Shorty, has now come out with a book entitled The Small Penis Bible, it’s goal is denoted perfectly within the title: this book was created under the deep desire for Smith to…
Some business ideas are unique and quirky. Some are just plain bizarre. The idea of opening a coffee shop combined with a cat rescue is kind of cute and fun. One such cat cafe opened a few years ago in Oakland, California and has been an enormous success. The owners had the idea of opening a…
Miracles are real. They happen every day. However, it is not every day a miracle turns into an object of worship. In the Assam region of India, a goat mother recently gave birth to a baby with one eye and one ear. Local veterinarians did not give the little baby much chance of making it…
Jessica Andrade, a UFC strawweight contender, had just fought champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk in a title match in Dallas. Unfortunately for Andrade, her title bid was unsuccessful, and she lost the UFC 211 fight by way of a unanimous decision. As is the tradition after title bids, the unsuccessful fighter was interviewed in the ring. In…
The “First Daughter” Ivanka Trump has released a second book Women Who Work: Rewriting the Rules for Success and it has met with reviews that range from “vapid” and “witless” to “a strawberry milkshake of inspirational quotes” and “a grab-bag of generic work-life advice for upper-middle-class white women.” It reads like a strange Pinterest board put together…
If you have no idea about the Trump-Russia scandals currently being investigated, then you have been living under a rock. At this point, it is speculated that 28 people within President Donald Trump’s administration, including the President himself, are being wholly and completely investigated for ties to Russia that tipped the election in Trump’s favor.…
President Donald Trump is set to embark on his first overseas trip as the leader of the (ahem) “free world.” The President is scheduled to leave Washington tomorrow, heading first to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He will also visit Israel, and the Vatican, in Italy. He is then supposed to go to Belgium,…
I woke up to some very sad news this morning. One of my favorite singers, Chris Cornell, passed away last night. He had a nearly four-octave vocal range, and his voice was absolutely beautiful to listen to. He formed Soundgarden in 1984 with guitarist Kim Thayil and bassist Hiro Yamamoto. Matt Cameron later joined as…
A while ago someone on the internet was musing, as you do, about how many of the people you might walk past every day could be murders. This question was asked on Reddit and true to form, somebody out there worked out you could walk past more than 1600 murderers in your lifetime, but how…
A man in Argentina suffered a fall while pruning a tree. He fell six-and-a-half feet headfirst. When the emergency crews arrived, the man’s dog would not leave his owner’s side. Jesús Heuche is recovering from a head injury. His dog, Tony, did not want to let the paramedics near. Heuche said: “He thought they wanted to…
At the age of 83, Gloria Steinem has earned the right to speak her mind. The feminist icon and political activist has been speaking truth to power for more than half a century. She has been fighting for women’s empowerment and equality for all of her adult life, and continues to write and lecture even…
It is not so easy being rich and famous. It turns out that until recently, Elton John and his mother had not spoken to each other for nine years, so what caused the fight in the first place? Extremely talented singer and musician Elton John is known for his inclinations towards tantrums, but falling out…
It turns out The Devil’s Sidechick @FeministaJones on Twitter is on to something. She has discovered that nothing makes a man angrier than accepting a compliment from him with a simple ‘Thank You.” The Tweets came like this: Piss a man off today: Tell him you agree with his compliment of you. — MISSY ELLIOT STAN…
Desperate times call for desperate measures, apparently. One Florida man thought that his own situation was so bad that he tried to bribe a police officer with his favorite fast food. According to Pasco Police officer Joshua Glass, he stopped a driver in a black Honda on Tuesday, May 16th. Upon looking into the driver-side window, Officer…
It is no secret that climate change is causing the recession of desolate permafrost all over the world. This is releasing many things that have been frozen for centuries. Some of them are fun, like methane gas, which recreationalists have used to create natural explosives. Some of them are not so fun, like the more-than-likely…
By now, you have heard and seen various publications tear into the newly-crowned Miss USA by ripping into her answers for questions she was asked on stage. Kára McCullough, who represented the District of Columbia, has been torn apart for both her answers towards whether she considered herself a feminist and whether healthcare was a right…
Fifty years and Academy nominations and awards ago, Gene Hackman, Dustin Hoffman, and Robert Duvall were friends that got each others’ backs. These three men were enjoying life without thinking about the future too much. None of them ever thought they’ll all prosper and reach what they have reached now. It all started in 1958 when…
Logic’s second studio album, The Incredible True Story, follows fictional characters Quentin Thomas and William Kai as they adjourn to Paradise, a literal planet capsulizing the fulfillment of humanity’s environment. While they fly, they listen to The Incredible True Story, making comments on society as a whole in the process. The concept of Everybody (released…
The MTV Movie Awards is known for celebrity feuds and interesting outfits, but this year it stood out for an other reason: celebrating the LGBTQ community and breaking down gender stereotypes. Best Kiss The Best Kiss Award has usually gone to a heterosexual couple, but not this year. Moonlight stars Ashton Sanders and Jharrel Jerome took it home…
Last Saturday afternoon, a 10-year old girl pried open an alligator’s mouth in Orlando, Florida to free herself from the animal that had clamped down onto her leg. She was apparently swimming in designated swimming areas of Lake Mary Jane where the water was only two-feet deep, and the 9-foot alligator snapped down onto her…
In the average American high school, students have to confront their awkward years along with everyone else. This can lead to some rather interesting results. Of course, cliques, which are more or less wholesome gangs created out of mutual interest or hatred, exist in order to pester those whose awkward years are especially clumsy. However,…
President Donald Trump achieved the impossible in November, celebrities from Oprah to Caitlyn Jenner, are now seeing the possibility of moving into the White House as a real possibility. The latest star to throw his hat in the ring is in none other than former wrestler and actor The Rock. That is right movie star Dwayne…
The Chilean government has put the greatest road trip in the world into development. It will be 1,500 miles long, take weeks to drive, and connect to 17 national parks. That’s right. 17. It will also bring explorers closer to Chile’s harshest forests, fjords, glaciers, volcanoes, and mountains. This road, molded straight from an adventurer’s…
Women Who Work: Rewriting the Rules for Success is Ivanka Trump’s newest attempt at empowering women through the art of not really empowering women. Her book, which is fraught with useless and shallow information, is meant for the working woman, but is really a bird’s eye view of the working woman from a penthouse in the…
If there’s something that can comfort us, it’s that in every corner we turn, we’ll find a McDonald’s fast food chain. Yes, good ol’ Ronald does that trick. McDonald’s made sure they are in every corner, every country, every place we set foot on. And when I say that, I mean everywhere, as in everywhere.…
A new study found that, under certain circumstances, swearing can provide more pain relief than prayer. Richard Stephens from Keele University said: “We know from our earlier research that swearing makes people more able to tolerate pain. A possible reason for this is that it stimulates the body’s sympathetic nervous system—that’s the system that makes…
On May 9, 1960, the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first commercially available birth control pill. It was initially commissioned by Margaret Sanger and funded by heiress Katherine McCormick. McCormick opened the first birth control clinic in the United States in 1916. From the History channel website: “In the early 1950s, Gregory Pincus, a biochemist…
Non-Christian or LGBT parents could soon be rejected in Texas when trying to adopt children. This proposed bill would allow faith-based agencies or state-funded agencies with faith-based objections to people who are Jewish, LGBT, single, an interfaith couple, Muslim or anything else they don’t like. Catherine Oakley, senior legislative counsel for the Human Rights Campaign,…
Technology has made our lives much better, but there are many things we no longer do because of technology. 1. Memorize A Phone Number Seriously? How many phone numbers do you know? Some people don’t even know their spouse’s numbers. Back in the day, we resorted to napkins to write down numbers. Now, you can…
Unless your head is buried under a foot of sand or you are Donald J. Trump, you understand that climate change is a huge problem facing our world today. The most obvious approach to solving it is switching our current fossil-fuel energy sources to non-fossil fuel. This is of course ideal, albeit problematic. In its…
“Will you die because of AHCA? Let them know.” That is the opening banner for the website MailMeToTheGOP.com, a website that will ship your ashes to any GOP member of Congress of your choice if you die because of health issues that could have been prevented had Obamacare not been repealed. Literally. The website states…
Sexually transmitted diseases, or STDs, obviously imply sexual contact. It would seem logical that if you really wanted to get an STD (why would you?), you would first have to have sex. Well, throw logic out of the window, for there are some places where you can get an STD without doing the deed yourself.…
On April 6th, 2017, Michael Elliott knew he was at the end of his life. His health had declined over the years and caregivers, neighbors and friends surrounded him as congestive heart failure finally caused his death. Elliott and his ex-wife Teresa had remained good, even best friends after their marriage ended in divorce over…
In some movies it begins with a plague outbreak. Others involve voodoo curses or the Book of Revelation. In real life, it may just start with one deranged fox in the Russian town of Usinsk. In a terrifying video, a clearly bloodied fox bites and claws at what appears to be a metal doorstop. Then, just…
