a little bit human

23/08/2021

Warning: this article contains vulgar and profane language and a lot of it. If profanity or sexual references make you uncomfortable, you should not read this article.

Learning new languages is a lot of fun in general; however, one of my personal favorite things about it is when things don’t translate directly. Try telling someone in Chinese that it’s raining cats and dogs.

Every language has idiomatic phrases that don't translate well. Here are the 6 best funny insults from other languages that don't translate well to English.

23/08/2021

We’ve all been there. You’re trying to focus on work and suddenly your eyelids feel heavy and you have the overwhelming urge to put your head down on your desk. Then you look up at the clock and it’s only noon and you realize that you have five more hours before you can go home and take a nap.

We've all had days when it feels impossible to keep your eyes open or your head off your desk. So, here are 7 brain hacks to help you feel more awake instantly.

23/08/2021

A question we've been thinking about after COVID. There have been 25 million U.S. COVID cases and over 417,000 deaths.

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22/08/2021

Quick: What's your favorite movie, book, or show? Think of something you're really obsessed with. Are you one of the legions worth of Star Wars fans? Maybe you were once a non-comic book fan who ended up watching superhero movies for almost a decade after watching the first Avengers movie in 2012.

As intellectual property laws become stricter, fanfiction finds fewer places to exist and has even landed in US federal court. But remaking popular stories is a tale as old as time.

22/08/2021

Of the many iconic characters to come out of the HBO crime drama series The Sopranos, few are quite as enigmatic as Paulie Gualtieri, or as he’s affectionately known by his associates, Paulie Walnuts. The nickname Paulie Walnuts was bestowed on him after he hijacked a truck that he believed was filled with televisions, only to find out that it was filled with walnuts.

Tony Sirico played the iconic role of a mobster named Paulie Walnuts on the hit HBO series The Sopranos. It turns out Sirico's role in the show wasn't very far off from his real life.

21/08/2021

Think about some of the things that you do every day. You eat food, usually because you’re hungry. You drink water, usually because you’re thirsty. And you sleep, usually because you’re tired. These are all ways of getting replenished, of getting yourself back to a state where you’re sufficiently nourished and well-rested.

Similar to other behaviorist theories of psychology, Clark Hull's drive reduction theory seeks to explain the motivation behind human behavior. But does it really make sense?

21/08/2021

There's always something strange going on in Beach City. Whether that's because of the three not-so-human women living on the beach with their foster son or the many extra-terrestrial encounters they have is up to you.

Steven Universe's Rose Quartz casts a long shadow over the world of the popular cartoon. While the cast remembers her as a hero, there's something sinister about the giant woman.

20/08/2021

Trigger warning: this article contains details of gruesome acts of violence that some readers may find disturbing.

Seldom in history has a murder case left such a large impact on the field of criminology as the case of the Papin sisters in 1933.

The murder trial of the Papin sisters has been the subject of debate for decades. Did they commit those brutal murders in a psychotic fit or as a cold-blooded act of class warfare?

20/08/2021

Released by Cartoon Network in 2014, We Bare Bears is a charming slice of life cartoon series that follows the daily shenanigans of three bear siblings. There's We Bare Bears' Panda, who is obviously a panda; Grizz, a grizzly bear; and Ice Bear, a polar bear with a mysterious past.

A series of freak coincidences lead the bear siblings to each other.

Should you be taking life advice from fictional pandas? Probably not but if you're going to, you may as well take it from We Bare Bears' Panda.

19/08/2021

If you’ve ever been online, then you’ve likely seen an e-girl. Do you know about this popular internet subculture?

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19/08/2021

In case you haven’t noticed, a lot of cartoons coming out these days have started to look very similar. It seems to have started with the release of Pendleton Ward’s Adventure Time back in 2010. Since then, more and more cartoons have started using a similar style of thin-lined animation.

Don’t believe me? Go watch a clip from Disney Channel’s Gravity Falls.

Critics from the cartoon fan community argue that all of the new cartoons these days are made in the CalArts style. What does that actually mean and is it a fair judgment?

19/08/2021

The last thing you want to say in a room full of anime fans is: "Oh, you're watching cartoons?"

Anime fans are quick to jump and explain that anime is more than just Japanese cartoons. While the artistic style and genres associated with anime are often seen as childish or even lewd, the complex storylines that animation studios work into their series and films have stuck with audiences,

If you're not an anime fan, you might think anime is just cartoons from Japan. But these dark anime are anything but Disney-approved kid-friendly content.

19/08/2021

When you think of heroism and bravery, what is the first animal that comes to mind? Perhaps you think of the lion, which has long been a symbol of courage and fearlessness, a concept that was satirized in The Wizard of Oz. Maybe you think of the iconic sled dog Balto who delivered a vaccine to Nome, Alaska in the early 1920s and saved countless lives.

Japanese yodeling legend Takeo Ischi's collaboration with The Gregory Brothers, a fabulous song called Chicken Attack, will completely change the way you think about chickens.

19/08/2021

Since Denver International Airport (DIA) opened in 1995, conspiracy theories about many parts of the airport’s construction have swirled around and grown in popularity. A certain inscription on the capstone of a time capsule, some notorious murals from artist Leo Tanguma, and a series of gargoyles looming above the baggage claim area are all supposedly indications of a sinister influence on the

There are quite a few conspiracy theories about the Denver Airport, most of them probably untrue. But the story of Blucifer, the demon horse that killed its creator, is 100% fact.

17/08/2021

Google Doodles has just released an awesome and super cute 16-bit JRPG in its browser that’s completely COVID-free. Have you seen it?

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17/08/2021

Grant Wood’s 1930 painting, American Gothic, is one of the most recognizable pieces of art that exists today. But why? We can look at a piece like Picasso’s Guernica and acknowledge its historical importance and protest against the Spanish Civil War.

Everyone knows the American Gothic painting with the pair of farmers, one holding the iconic pitchfork. But what made that painting so famous?

16/08/2021

Even if you've never heard of Tim Burton, you've likely seen one of his movies before. The highly acclaimed director, producer, and animator has been the recipient of numerous awards including a 1990 Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation for his 1990 film Edward Scissorhands and a 2012 win for the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards for his 2012 Frankenweenie, the story of a dog

Tim Burton characters have been criticized as being too scary but that's never stopped the director from making endearingly creepy gothic characters.

16/08/2021

When discussing the best serial killer movies of all time, the 2000 film American Psycho has to at least enter the conversation. The film starred Christian Bale as Patrick Bateman, a filthy rich investment banking executive who dives deeper and deeper into his psychotic homicidal fantasies as the film goes on.

American Psycho is undoubtedly one of the best serial killer films ever made. But did Patrick Bateman actually kill anyone or was he just having bloodthirsty hallucinations?