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9 old school home features that were actually genius and need to return ASAP
17+ hour, 41+ min ago (528+ words) The loss of these old-school features has created a need for decorative clutter. It seems like most new homebuyers are more interested in buying a newly built home. If not newly built, potential homebuyers seem to want homes built after…...
Little girl helps struggling musician neighbor go viral with wholesome paper-plane song request
3+ week, 1+ day ago (1873+ words) This is how neighboring should be. Most neighbor stories begin with a simple wave across the driveway or a quick introduction by the mailbox. In Lakewood, Ohio, however, one friendship started with a paper airplane carrying a Taylor Swift song…...
Comedian struggles to accurately explain how people used to get online with AOL
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1906+ words) Do you want to hear any other facts that sound like they're from the Middle Ages?" Coming of age at the same time as the Internet is a wild experience that can be hard to explain to younger generations. At…...
Why Millennials are the last generation to know celebrity icons from before their own time
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (1813+ words) A trend has emerged on social media that has older generations questioning what is happening. Someone will go to a college campus and ask students to name a celebrity icon. The celebrity is usually from a culturally classic movie, TV…...
Historians explain why everyone was so darn pale in those Victorian-era portraits
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (1793+ words) Consumption became something to be envious of. Historians explain why everyone was so pale in Victorian portraits. When people think of portraits from the Victorian era, the images that come to mind are usually women in tight corsets with extremely…...
Hairstylist shares difference between Gen Z and Millennial salon goers with hilarious accuracy
7+ mon, 2+ day ago (475+ words) It all comes down to "Hey girl" vs "Hey queen!" A hair stylist trims a man's hair While millennials and Gen Zer's often get lumped together as the "young group," they are certainly not the same. (Although it is kind…...
Linguists explain why some slang words come and go quickly while others have staying power
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (1807+ words) "On fleek" was a flash in the pan, but "cool" has stuck around for nearly a century. Linguists Nicole Holliday and Ben Zimmer explain the history of slang terms on WIRED. If you're a parent of a Gen Alpha or…...
Creepy guy wouldn't stop staring at her working out. She knew exactly what to do.
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (1803+ words) He had no idea he was being watched. Heidi staring back at her harasser on Tik Tok. Heidi explains in the text video, "This creepy old guy at the gym kept coming over and staring at me." Sure enough, the…...