There’s no corn involved and it isn’t even really Irish. So what’s the real story behind corned beef?
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6 Societies That Are Safe to Visit if You’re a Female Time Traveler
There are risks in traveling solo as a woman, especially if you’re going back in time. Here are some travel destinations where you’ll have a few rights.
Shakespearean, Proustian, Kafkaesque, Orwellian: What Do These Adjectives Mean?
What do people mean when they use authors’ names as adjectives?
Meet Emilia Lanier: The Raging Feminist Some Say Was the Real William Shakespeare
Some suspect she was Shakespeare’s lover, others suspect she was Shakespeare herself. Either way, she was a badass poet.
Why Pink Was a Boy’s Color, and How Colors Became Gendered
Just a century ago, you would have been laughed out of town for saying blue was for boys.
What Is Afrofuturism?: Discover the Genre That’s Imagining a Future for People of African Descent
Afrofuturism asks if the future sci-fi imagines for us has space for people of African descent.
Can Birds Understand Other Bird Species?
Nearly all birds have their own unique call. But can they understand what birds of another species are saying?
How to Make Holy Water
Learn to make holy water yourself. No guarantees that it’ll solve your vampire infestation, though.
The 6 Weirdest Tourist Attractions in the United States
It’s true. There are a lot of weird things about the USA. But these 6 attractions will make you rethink what “weird” really means.
Cancel Culture Held High Profile Abusers Accountable but Now It Might Be Time for a New Strategy
Cancel Culture: the origins, the good, the bad, and why it’s time for an alternative.
The Most Bizarre and Harmful Fad Diets in Recent History
Pregnancy hormones, juice cleanses, and parasites: the bizarre world of extreme dieting.
The Best and Strangest Sounds and Ad-Libs in Rap Music
The ad-lib is a staple of modern rap. While there have been some amazing and weird ad-libs over the years, these ones are the best.
The Samurai Lives on in Corporate Japan
The way of the samurai, and the feudal clans they served, are still influencing modern-day Japan. Oh, and you probably drive one of their cars.
The Bechdel Test: What It Is, What It’s For, and How We Can Do Better
The Bechdel test should be laughably easy. Yet so many films fail and the few that pass act like they’re feminist icons for doing the bare minimum.
7 Queer Webtoon Comics to Start Reading
These 7 queer webtoons will warm your heart and ruin your sleep schedule.
7 Biggest Fake News Stories in History (And What We Can Learn From Them)
Fake news is nothing new. Here’s what we can learn from the fake news stories that impacted human history.