This site contains product affiliate links. We may receive a commission if you make a purchase after clicking on one of these links. Societal expectations have changed significantly over the years. Once the picture of wealth, extravagant homes and decor have become a hassle. In other words, it is something to hold people back from things...
In an incredible display of the benefits of electric vehicles, an Australian mother used her car to power her son’s dialysis machine during a blackout caused by storms and flash flooding.1 Kristy Holmes, a 42-year-old woman from the Gold Coast, shared the story of how her car became the literal lifeline for her 11-year-old son...
Homeownership is an exciting endeavor. Many people save up for years in order to buy their first home. The sense of accomplishment once you finally have it is a pretty good feeling. Unlike renting or apartment living, where someone else generally takes care of maintenance problems, homeowners have to stay on top of that themselves....
HIV is an illness that affects people around the world. So far, there is no known, sure-fire cure for it. Up until recently, the only hope for HIV patients was treatments to control the virus, not kill it. In recent years, however, there have been some patients who have seemingly cured their HIV. There is...
Who says an urban community is boring? While it is true that a lot of them follow the same rectangular design, there are some that are as innovative as they are beautiful. Moreover, using aviation and satellite photography, the bird’s eye view of such a community is truly spectacular. One such example is in Denmark....
Throughout history, body and facial hair has been largely regarded as a male trait. Female beauty standards, however, have been decidedly different. Society instead has dictated that the ideal female body be smooth and hairless, but there are some that want this changed, some of whom are women with beards. Women with visible facial hair...
When you think about arguments between a teen and their parents, what comes to mind? Perhaps poor grades? Their choice of partner? Safe sex? A bully at school? When talking to your teenage son or daughter you wouldn’t assume the conversation would escalate to anything extremely serious. However, in the case of this young man,...
The medical system in most countries does not function the way it should. Not only do far too many people lack proper access to it, but the professionals working in the field are overworked and burnt out. Systems are set up to help people leave many un-helped, undiagnosed, or worse. This woman survived a rare...
The end-of-life process is scary and confusing for many people. When it involves someone who is slowly dying from a disease, this process can be even more emotionally conflicting. This hospice nurse uses her TikTok channel to explain things about end of life and hopefully make death a little less scary for people. In one...
Visible along the harbor of Amsterdam is something that looks like a floating city. Called The Silodam, it is a 160-unit housing complex that looks like it is floating on the water. This was a winning design in a 1990s competition. Now the city of Toronto in Canada wonders if they can do something similar...
A young Australian man called into a radio station to talk about how he had recently broken up with his girlfriend of nine months because he found out that she was born a man. This brings up the debate of the thin line between transphobia and preferences. Man Breaks Up With Girlfriend When He Finds...
When Connecticut State Senator Doug McCrory got his first credit card after college, he maxed it out in just three weeks [1]. Unfortunately, he was not alone. When it comes to debt, Americans have been treading in dangerous waters for many years, but since the economic crisis of 2008, things have only gotten worse. As...
