An online language competition is currently underway, but the victor remains uncertain. Social networks such as Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok are battling against language and content that contradicts their community standards. They’ve made significant strides in tracking and removing such content, but social media users have developed coded language to evade algorithmic detection, known collectively […]
Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming increasingly prevalent in our daily lives – probably more than many of us realize. While there are many positive benefits to the technology, there are certainly some drawbacks, as well as potential dangers. Sadly, this young father in Belgium ended up taking his own life after spending weeks talking to […]
It takes a very special person to have a green thumb. It’s particularly impressive when said special person has the ability to keep up the same crops for years. Adorable 92-year-old Sybil Gorby has had a beautiful and bountiful garden since 1965. What’s more precious is that her heirloom tomato crop has come from the […]
Music has a way of calming the soul and bringing people together, and with enough creativity, anything can become a musical instrument, including the human body. Hands, thighs, and voices can all be utilized to create a beautiful musical sound. Tim Storms has a beautiful and gravelly deep voice, that’s gotten him to the world […]
With the cost of living getting higher and higher, more and more people are having to severely cut down on their expenditures. Or, they are looking for an alternative, more sustainable, way of living. Living offgrid is the dream for many households, which one family seems to have mastered. They have been living in a […]
Multiple Sclerosis is a somewhat lesser-known ailment, but it can severely impact the body’s mobility and brain function. In recent years, roughly the last 20-30 it has become a much more common diagnosis. From Montel Williams, Selma Blair, and Christina Applegate, many celebrities have made it their mission to show fans life doesn’t have to […]
Pitbulls have had a bad stigma put against them for a long time. Many people breed them for illegal dog fighting, and so society has been groomed to believe they are aggressive. Then, when it comes to labradors, they are seen as goofy love balls that shed way too much hair. This is an older […]
Comedy is an interesting genre. More than just making people laugh, it can be satirical, brutally honest, and can often rub some people the wrong way. What is funny to some can be offensive to others, and there are blurred lines between what is and isn’t okay to make a joke about. Back in 2008, […]
Imagine having searched for years for the love of your life, and you finally found them. The only thing is, they have just been offered a job overseas. Now, you face the reality of losing them just as things are about to get serious. The good news is technology has made long-distance dating seem a […]
Passive House is a concept for an energy efficient building. The design is structured to maintain room temperature inside with little to no energy used for heating or cooling. Patrick McCunney owns one of these houses in Maine, and he shares the in-and-outs of his 1,500-square-foot, two-story New England farmhouse-style home. He and his wife, […]
Bizarre things happen n a daily basis. We read about them all the time in the news and watch videos of them on social media. One woman was scrolling through social media one day when she stumbled across a promotional video from a restaurant. She swears her late husband was at the beginning of the […]
Aerophobia is the name for flight anxiety, and it’s fairly common. Even those who don’t have this phobia can still experience fear while flying. It’s easy — but not recommended — to start imagining all the ways the flight could end in disaster. All it takes is a little turbulence for the imagination to run […]