Whether you’re a devil worshipper or a religious skeptic, you’ve probably encountered the number “666” and some of the superstitions that follow. The connotations of this number in popular culture are so strong, there is even a specific word for the fear of the number 666: Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia.
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What is it about designers that make us seem to put on rose-colored retail glasses when making purchases? Yes, it may seem to be a good deal, but is that rather average blouse even worth the discount price? -
Imagine: you’re trekking through the woods. There is a foot of snow on the ground and the temperature is barely breaking 18 degrees. Everything in your body is telling you this is crazy. You finally reach your destination: a 60-foot drop over a waterfall into frigid cold water. Shit’s about to get real. You’re about to kayak right over the edge… For the boys in Empire: The Whitewater Story, this is a favorite pastime.
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How our “perfect world” of consumerism is damaging our livelihoods
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Republican opposition to all things Obama
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I can still remember the day I discovered what sex was. I was sitting on my living room floor, cradling my new Cabbage Patch Kid (remember those?), when suddenly I looked up at my mother and asked, “Mommy, where do babies come from?”
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How the prostitution debate reveals unspoken societal problems
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Trying any new kind of drug is like going on a blind date: It can either go fairy-tale borderline amazing, or “I really want to end my life right about now.” The latter would describe a particularly horrendous experience I had on one dark and cold Halloween night.