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...
It is no secret: We have an affordable housing crisis on our hands. Whether you are renting or trying to buy, it is becoming more and more difficult to find something within your budget. The is a complicated issue, however, one reason the prices are higher than ever has recently come to light. Wall Street...
Washrooms all over the world are called by different names. In fact, in some countries, washrooms are called by more than a single name. Case in point, the United Kingdom- where public toilets are referred to in many ways. Some call it a restroom, while others call it a loo. However, there are quite a...
One of the most famous tourist attractions in Bali is an abandoned Boeing 737. But the more interesting fact about this plane is that no one knows how it came to be here. This plane sits beside the Raya Nusa Dua Selatan Highway, idly resting in a limestone quarry. According to the residents of the...
In humans and mammals, the critical determinant of a baby’s sex is a gene that resides on the Y chromosome. This chromosome might be minuscule, containing roughly 55 genes—many of which are non-coding DNA sequences.1 Yet, it’s vital for it houses the gene responsible for kick-starting male development in embryos. This sex-determining gene, identified as...
