There is one question chef Christine Ha fields more than any other. But it’s got nothing to do with being a “Masterchef” champion, New York Times bestselling author, and acclaimed TV host and cooking instructor. The question: “How do you cook while blind?” Ha has a rare autoimmune disease that attacked her spinal cord and […]
“Vocal Fry” is a term for the glottal, creaking sound of lower-register speech oscillation. You know, like that raspy Zooey-Deschanel-type thing where your voice has that little “GuUuUuUuUuUuUuUh” crackle, instead of the smooth, consistent “Guuuuuuuuuuuuuuh.” That really didn’t help at all, huh? OK, it’s this: We’ve noticed women using “vocal fry” for a while now… […]
Warning: The following video contains disturbing imagery. Security camera footage out of Thailand is a warning to people everywhere about the importance of making sure children are safe around pools. It’s also a wonderful story about a toddler being brave and looking out for her younger sister. Kana Kanuengnit, 3, and 2-year-old Kaning were hanging […]
Have you ever come across something online that instantly made you smile? That’s what happens when people see Locklan Samples pop up on their Instagram feed. The cute dimple-faced toddler has a rare condition known as uncombable hair syndrome, which results in locks that stick straight up no matter how you try to manipulate them. […]
There are some people who live under the illusion that everything they say is deeply interesting and have no problem wasting your time by rambling on and on without a sign of stopping. They’re the relative, neighbor or co-worker who can’t take a hint that the conversation is over. Of all these people, the co-worker […]
Many great comedians have sat at the helm of the “Weekend Update” desk on “Saturday Night Live” over the show’s 48 seasons. Chevy Chase was known for his cool deadpan. Dennis Miller was the hip intellectual. Norm Macdonald will go down in history for his endless OJ jokes that eventually got him removed from the […]
Arjun Mahadevan gave the world a gift when he crowdsourced the best “life pro tips” from nearly 22 million people. He shared the top 20 in a Twitter thread that’s got over 619,000 views. Mahadevan sourced the tips from the Life Pro Tips subforum on Reddit, which has been running since 2010. Mahadevan is the […]
Before moving to London to pursue a degree in anthropology, Stacy Bias had to decide if it was worth getting on the airplane. “As a woman over 300 pounds, flying was pretty anxious for me,” Bias says. Over the years, Bias came to fear being stared at, subjected to rude comments from seatmates, or asked […]
Jill Pelto’s world is made up a rich blues, ochres, and a sky that looks like something out of an old mariner’s chart. But when you start to look closer, little details start to pop out. You notice a number here or there. Or a series of points marching down the top of a glacier. […]
In her TED talk, “What does my headscarf mean to you?” Yassmin Abdel-Magied told this story: In 1952, the Boston Symphony was looking to diversify it’s male-dominated orchestra, so it conducted an experiment with a series of blind auditions. For the auditions, the musicians would be playing behind a screen, in an effort to remove […]