The classic game of Battleships has been given an educational, but still great fun, update by a homeschooling mom to teach her kids basic chemistry (and military strategy). Mom-of-four Karyn Tripp’s son is really into chemistry, so she wanted to find…
Older brothers really don’t get the credit they deserve. Every year our mothers and fathers each get their own days, but we tend to overlook that our older brothers were an important part of our childhood, too. Granted, he may have given you a hard time…
You’re the sort of person who believes that we pay for our residence on earth with generosity — and you have lots and lots of it. Maybe even too much. #1. You always know what gifts to buy people. Gift giving is…
In our highly individualized culture, it’s common to hear people say things like: “find yourself before you find love.” But actually, science is telling us the opposite is true: finding the one you love helps you find yourself. It’s called The Dependency…
Meet Ryan Harder. He used to be a meth addict, but kicked the habit almost a year ago. He recently shared before and after photographs on Reddit, showing what a difference a year can make. This is Ryan before he quit meth, with dark sunken eyes…
Ladies, we know you’re busy working, studying, looking after children, and just generally being awesome. It doesn’t leave much time to worry about fashion and style — but luckily, a lot of time is something you don’t need to look good.…
You and your bestie have been together for years. Neither of you ever thought that you would have to live more than a few minutes away from the other, but then life happened. If you’re in a long distance relationship with your best…
Sasha Skochileno is a 24-year-old and, in her own words, “a little bit of an artist”. She decide to create a comic book to share her personal experience with depression and help explain all the little difficulties sufferers face. This is…
One mom’s thoughtful idea to anonymously spread Christmas cheer to those in need has caught on after her Facebook post went viral. Now people around the world are joining in the #DoorstepChallenge. Caroline Macrory, a 35-year-old single mom from the…
French illustrator Jean Jullien set out to question the modern obsession with technology and how our smart phones are taking over our lives with these witty illustrations. Can you see yourself in any of them? The odd one out. Plugging…
Alexandra Mahjouri returned home last week to discover anyone’s worst nightmare; thieves had ransacked her home. Burglars had stolen passports, emptied her 4-year-old son’s piggy bank and taken every single Christmas present from under the tree. A devastated Alexandra took to Facebook…
Learning to love yourself can be difficult. Why do we say ‘sorry’ instead of ‘thank you’ when we share something difficult with a friend? According to artist Yao Xiao, we should be thankful for the kindness of our friends instead of thinking ourselves a burden. We couldn’t…
22-year-old Abbey Ramirez-Bodly decided to make her own wedding dress after struggling to find an affordable gown. While we’d have ended up with a white sack, she got to wear the dress of her dreams. Abbey, from Arkansas, US, couldn’t find…
Yorkdale shopping mall in Toronto, Canada decided against the traditional mall santa this year. The replacement “Fashion Santa” is raising money for charity — and causing quite a stir online. This is Paul Mason, Canadian model and the hottest Santa the…
Joanna Montgomery of design company Little Riot wanted to help people feel connected with loved ones even when they were miles apart. She came up with Pillow Talk, a device that tracks the wearer’s heartbeat for your distant significant other to…
It’s pretty much universally agreed that chocolate spread is one of the best things on the planet, so when Japanese company Bourbon announced cheese-like chocolate slices everyone lost their minds (and rightly so). The pack has 60 2mm slices of delicious chocolatey…