Miscellaneous | Interesting Links!

Evidence mounts that laptops are terrible for students at lectures

Time to reconsider the notebook and pen

Miscellaneous | Interesting Links!

What's the Truth About the First Thanksgiving?

Should Americans celebrate Thanksgiving as a day of gratitude? Or should they mourn it as a day of guilt? Michael Medved, author of The American Miracle, shares the fascinating story of the first Thanksgiving.

Miscellaneous | Interesting Links!

Our attempts to relax are seriously stressing us out

Most of us are rubbish at using our leisure time wisely.

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The History of Green Dye Is a History of Death - Racked

Happy St. Pat’s!

This is scary!

Miscellaneous | Interesting Links!

Why the Macy’s Balloons Used to Just Fly Away and More Fun Facts About the Big Parade

In its 90th year, the parade has one pretty crazy history

Food & Drink | Food & Cooking!

The Pioneer Woman: 10 Tips for Keeping Your Kitchen Clean!

I’m going to start out this post with a full disclosure: I am not an expert at kitchen cleaning, nor is my kitchen perfectly sparkling clean at every moment. I cook 3 meals a day, work part-t…

Food & Drink | Food & Cooking!

38 Modern Thanksgiving Recipes to Cure You of Any Holiday Fatigue

These tweaks on traditional recipes will keep the vibe fresh and exciting at your holiday table year after year.

Food & Drink | Food & Cooking!

How to Drink Better Coffee Without Buying a Grinder

There are a couple of new options for coffee lovers who don't want to spend the money or time required to grind your own beans.

Food & Drink | Food & Cooking!

11 Brilliant Egg Hacks That Will Change Your Mornings Forever

When eggs are a part of every morning, the whole crack-and-scramble routine starts to feel, um, eggceptionally boring. Meanwhile, the perfect poach starts to seem too elusive, too confusing and altoge

I am definitely planning on trying some of these!

Food & Drink | Food & Cooking!

A Cooking Club That’s 124 Years Old and Counting - NYTimes.com

For 124 years, the Thursday Afternoon Cooking Club in Wichita, Kan., has made the city a better place to eat.

I love stories like this!

Health & Fitness | Quilts & Crafts!

Why crafting is good for mental health | MNN - Mother Nature Network

Studies show that complex and creative activities like knitting, cake decorating or crossword puzzles can create a non-medicinal, feel-good high.

I could have told you this ;-)

Health & Fitness | Quilts & Crafts!

Make: Upcycled & Personalized Glass Water Bottle « A Golden Afternoon

I am always a fan of a practical project that replaces an expensive purchase. Everyone loves to save some money, right? Since we switched completely over to glass storage from plastic a while back, I immediately got slammed with the price-tag of the fancy glass water bottles. Don’t get me wrong, I really really love our fancy glass water bottles. They are pretty and useful. However, I have only brought myself to buy one for each of us because they are $25-$30!!! So, naturally, I decided to make my own. The kids have taken them to soccer practice, in the car, and anywhere else you would take a plastic water bottle…without the waste.

I love this idea!

Health & Fitness | Quilts & Crafts!

Tutorial : Macrame Lawn Chair

Hello everybody and welcome to the first ever Henhouse video tutorial. I know crazy, right? I’m not super good at these sorts of things so please let me know if I am missing any vital information. In the below vid you will see the looping method tha

Health & Fitness | Quilts & Crafts!

Maya Angelou and Quilters

Maya Angelou died on Wednesday, May 28 at the age of 86. She was truly a national treasure known for her books, poems, teaching and politics. Maya Angelou and quilters share a bond as well because she also was an actress and performed  in the movie How t

Health & Fitness | Quilts & Crafts!

Living on Love: Modern Baby Quilts

Health & Fitness | Health News

11 Things Contact Lens Wearers Should Never Do

Admit it—you do some of these all the time.

Health & Fitness | Health News

Hearts Get 'Younger,' Even At Middle Age, With Exercise : NPR

As early as your mid-40s, especially if you're sedentary, your heart muscle can show signs of aging, losing its youthful elasticity and power. But moderately strenuous exercise can change that.

Health & Fitness | Health News

How to build muscle as age tears it down - CNN

Learn about the right combination of diet and exercise to slow muscle loss and diminishing strength.

Health & Fitness | Health News

Scientists just found another worrying link between sugar and depression

The evidence keeps mounting against sweets.

Health & Fitness | Health News

5 Rarely Seen Tricks for Falling Asleep

If you’re having trouble sleeping, I’d like to offer you some unique tips you won’t find in many places.

Entertainment | Entertainment!

Larry won't acknowledge his inner light on a chaotic Curb Your Enthusiasm

Last week, Danette wrote that “for Curb to work, Larry has always had to be a dick, but not the biggest dick.” Never has this truth been more clear than in tonight’s episode, which found some of its best moments in Larry’s tussles with unreasonabl

I don't agree with a lot of this. I love this season!

Entertainment | Entertainment!

Oscars 2016: Chris Rock's Girl Scout Cookie Competitor Speaks Out - Great Ideas : People.com

After the comedian used his Oscars hosting gig to encourage celebrities to buy treats for his daughters’ troop, the New Jersey mom he called out in the bit says there are no hard feelings.

I loved this pat of the show!

Entertainment | Entertainment!

Charlie Sheen Will Disclose HIV Status on 'Today'

Charlie Sheen will reveal to the world that he's HIV positive. Sources connected to NBC's

Entertainment | Entertainment!

Cindy Williams on why she left 'Laverne' in 'Shirley, I Jest' - TODAY.com

It's been 33 years since Cindy Williams left "Laverne & Shirley" behind, and now the actress is revealing just why she walked away.

I can't believe how long ago Laverne and Shirley actually was. It makes me sad for my youth!

Entertainment | Entertainment!

12 Disney Villains In Real Life

Eleanor Audley (1905-1991) was not only the voice for Cinderella's evil stepmother and Maleficent, she was also a model for the artists. Watch to see more faces behind famously mean characters.

Pets & Animals | Pets!

Dog Who Was Homeless For 10 Years Moves Into A Warm, Loving Home

Donations are pouring in to make sure that a dog who spent the last decade outside in a New York City park will never want for anything, ever again. Charlie -- who is also known as Ricky -- had been seen around Highbridge Park in upper Manhattan f...

This is SUCH a nice story!

Pets & Animals | Pets!

WATCH: This Dog Is The Opposite Of A Sly Thief

There are plenty of adjectives one could use to describe Sadie, a German shepherd/hound mix with a penchant for petty crime.

Pets & Animals | Pets!

Life Before Cats Vs. Life After Cats

It's a hard knock meow, for us.

Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help!

9 Questions Interesting People Ask to Cut Through the Small Talk

It alls starts with having a genuine interest in the other person.

Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help!

Super-Charge Your New Year's Resolutions With These 5 Bold Ideas

Set yourself up to go boldly into 2018.

Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help!

12 Simple Phrases That Are Guaranteed to Make People Like You More

A dozen simple, easy-to-remember phrases, and they'll almost always make other people react positively to you.

Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help!

These are the 3 foods you should eat for a better sleep, according to a nutritionist

Milk, brazil nuts, and — surprisingly — carbs are the key to a good night's sleep, according to Dr Lisa Gatenby.

Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help!

This Is the Most Effective Treatment for Insomnia That No One Is Talking About - Vogue

A cure for insomnia exists, and it has nothing to do with cooling eye masks, body creams, or sleeping pills.

News | Good News!

A Camera Lost at the Bottom of the Sea Finds Its Owner, Three Years Later | Mental Floss

Test your knowledge with amazing and interesting facts, trivia, quizzes, and brain teaser games on MentalFloss.com.

News | Good News!

Formerly Homeless Teen Walmart Worker Gives His Shoes To Barefoot Man In Need

"I have another pair of shoes. He doesn't."

News | Good News!

Diners Can Give Their Leftovers To People In Need With Special To-Go Boxes

This simple idea could help to fight a complex problem.

News | Good News!

Literal Food Bank Lets People Deposit, Withdraw Food As Needed

“The poor, unemployed and old can withdraw respectfully, without begging.”

News | Good News!

At 102, Nation’s Oldest Working Teacher Has No Plans To Retire

Teachers and students at a NJ school said they hit the jackpot with one of their teachers who's been with the school for more than 20 years.

Health & Fitness | Psychology!

How One Woman Finds Mindfulness Through #Vanlife - mindbodygreen

Kathleen Morton lived in a camper van before it was cool. Check out how living on the road has made her infinitely more mindful here.

Health & Fitness | Psychology!

Narcissists often recruit people called 'apaths' to help with their games — here's why they're dangerous

They are the 'flying monkeys.'

Health & Fitness | Psychology!

Survive Your Difficult Family By Being Calm

Eight Skills for Handling Any Family Situation

Health & Fitness | Psychology!

10+ Hilarious Comics For Socially Awkward People

The hilarious webcomics mostly revolve around one nerdy girl who always picks the worst words for conversations. Her everyday struggles include her love life, her career, and other common themes.

Health & Fitness | Psychology!

When It Comes To Politics and 'Fake News,' Facts Aren't Enough

In politics, it sometimes feels like we can't agree on basic facts. But according to neuroscientist Tali Sharot, facts are not enough — emotions may be the key to changing our minds.

Health & Fitness | Fitness!

12 Weight Loss Tips That Have Nothing To Do With Giving Up Food

If you're trying to hit weight loss goals in the new year, you may have decided all those tantalizing office snacks and dinners out are off the table. But luckily, losing weight doesn't have to require giving up your favorite foods. Often, just a slight tweak to your environment or behavior, rather than changing the actual menu, is all it takes.

Health & Fitness | Fitness!

The 6 mistakes derailing your health and fitness goals - The Globe and Mail

Don’t set yourself up for failure. Make sure your goals respect your health history, lifestyle, age, gender and genetic makeup

Home Improvement | Gardening

7 ways you can grow food in spaces you never imagined possible – The Denver Post

With a little creativity and care Coloradans are growing gardens in some unexpected places.

Advice & Self-Help | Parenting

How to Get Kids to Listen | PragerU

Why is it so hard for so many parents and teachers to get kids to do as they are told? Because too many adults have followed some very bad advice. Family psychologist John Rosemond offers some useful tips on how to get the little barbarians to listen.

Science & Technology | Science

Physicists overturn a 100-year-old assumption on how brains work

The human brain contains a little over 80-odd billion neurons, each joining with other cells to create trillions of connections called synapses.

Travel | Travel

Cheap Flight Deals: Best Places to Travel This January - Thrillist

The data gurus at the app Hopper have crunched flight data to predict 20 cities where flight prices are getting ready to get a lot cheaper.

Politics | Politics

Senate Rejects Bipartisan Immigration Plan

The measure would have severely limited chain migration, ended the visa lottery, funded the border wall and resolved the fate of the Dreamers.

This is foolish.

Pets & Animals | Pets & Animals

World's biggest puppy who weighs 12st and is 6ft tall replicates extinct ancient dog - Mirror Online

Most people think Euphrates, an American Molossus, is a fully grown dog when they spot her out on a walk - but she is only nine-months-old

I love this!