Simeon Stylites: The Ascetic Who Lived Atop a Pillar For 37 Years

Some live frugal lives. Some renounce meat and alcohol. Some live in seclusion. Some even go to extreme cases of self-torment such as fasting and self flagellation. And then, there are the pillar-dwellers that became very common during the early days of Christian monasticism. Simeon developed a passion for Christianity after hearing a sermon on the Beatitudes as an early teenager. Before he was sixteen, he had abandoned the tending of his father’s flocks and entered a monastery....

July 6, 2022 · 2 min · 215 words · Michael Thornton

Carlton Tavern: The Pub That Was Reborn From Rubble

Its owners had it demolished to make way for a block of flats. The demolition had taken place without permit. The city council ordered the developers to rebuild the pub brick by brick. Six years later, when the Carlton Tavern reopened, it became simultaneously brand-new and a hundred years old. The Carlton Tavern before it was demolished. It was the only building in the street to survive the German bombing during World War II....

July 2, 2022 · 2 min · 261 words · Joshua Long

The Difference Between Emotional Neglect and Emotional Invalidation (and How They Affect Children)

Childhood emotional neglect (CEN) shows up when caregivers fail to fulfill a childs emotional needs. How can you tell the difference, and what impacts do they have on a child? Now imagine these types of scenarios happening everyday in two different families. These responses look and feel different and therefore leave different effects into adulthood. The former isemotional neglect, which is a passive action that might be difficult to notice while its happening....

July 1, 2022 · 3 min · 495 words · Frederick Hernandez

The Talking Stamps of Bhutan

Bhutan, a small landlocked country sandwiched between India and China, barely attracts attention in the international arena. Its postage stamps, however, are the most sought after by philatelists. Vinyl record stamps of Bhutan. Bhutan did not have an organized postal system until the early 1960s. In 1962, the country issued its first postage stamp. One person who was instrumental in helping Bhutan launch postage stamps was the wealthy American businessman Burt Kerr Todd....

June 30, 2022 · 2 min · 308 words · Joseph King

The Two-Headed Boy of Bengal

He had two heads. Fortunately, the baby was rescued with some burns in one eye and ear. The two-headed baby attracted great deal of attention and earned the family a fair amount of money. By two headed some people might assume two heads growing side by side from a single neck. In this case, however, the boys second head grew atop the other. It sat inverted on top of the main head, and ended in a neck-like stump....

June 29, 2022 · 2 min · 307 words · Blake Scott

The 7 Deadly Sins of Being an American Tourist Overseas

You might be thinking; I paid a lot of money for this vacation! Ill act how I want! Why should I care about a bunch of foreigners think of me? Too many people travel to other nations and are disappointed or annoyed that they are not like America. Not everyone puts ice in their drinks. Not everyone tells strangers their life story. Football is a different game here. Learn a little of the language of your host country....

June 27, 2022 · 2 min · 257 words · Johnathan Reyes

The Vanishing of Flannan’s Lighthouse Keepers

During the cold December days of 1900, three men disappeared off a remote island in the Outer Hebrides. The lighthouse on Flannan Isles. The region was inhospitable, but four men managed to station themselves as the watch guards for the tower. These were Joseph Moore, Thomas Marshall, James Ducat, and Donald MacArthur. The missing lighthouse keepers. Photo colourized byGrant Kemp. A table lay set for dinner that was never eaten....

June 27, 2022 · 2 min · 255 words · Paul Hardy

Why Everyone Hates Landlords Now

This negative perception of landlords is not just another case of extremely online hive mind. As a standup comic in the real world, Ive seen that hating landlords is a pretty safemaybe evenhackpunchline. Could there be a more glaring sign of someones public standing than turning into a hack punchline? Do landlords really deserve to be public enemy number one? Its one thing to hate the system, the gamedo we need to hate the specific players, too?...

June 27, 2022 · 2 min · 335 words · Nicole Cook

Watson’s Hotel: India’s Oldest Cast Iron Building

Watsons Hotel now knows as Esplanade Mansion in 2008. However, he changed his plans and decided to open a luxury hotel instead. The partitions inside will also be hollow bricks. The original design included traditional European mansard roof, however it was built as a simplified flat roofed form. Watson gave his hotel the Western aesthetic. These men were probably replaced with electrically driven ceiling fans when electricity was introduced in the country in 1879....

June 24, 2022 · 1 min · 159 words · Amber Fernandez MD

What to Do When Your Dishwasher Isn’t Draining

You did everything rightto properly cleanandproperly loadyour dishwasher. So why is there a pool of standing water at the bottom of the machine? What can you do when your trusty dishwasher refuses to drain? Like manydishwasher mishaps and malfunctions, standing water can usually be resolved with a little troubleshooting on your own. Heres what to do when your dishwasher isnt draining properly. Simply running the disposal for about 30 seconds may be all it takes to fix the issue....

June 24, 2022 · 2 min · 319 words · Douglas Walton

Here’s How to Make Sense of All the New ‘Final Fantasy VII’ Games

Yes, seriesthere are currentlymultipleon-going remakes ofFinal Fantasy VIIin various stages of development. That said,Final Fantasy VII Remakeis absolutely worth playing if you loved the original game. Final Fantasy VII Remakeis available on PS4, PS5, and PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store. In the meantime, we can only speculate on Part 3s subtitle. Given the nature of the FFVII Remake trilogy and how its handling the storyline, Im betting on Reimagined....

June 23, 2022 · 1 min · 200 words · Cameron Fitzgerald

How to Make a Duckling Think You're Its Mother

and Ill be all, Just put down Duck Guy, Sweets, everyone knows who I am. (Baristas love it when you call them Sweets.) It doesnt work, and the geesehateit (theywill bite you). You cant take back imprinting. You cant hand it off to someone else. Learn yours before you do this. Because capitalism is strange, consumer incubators are cheaper to buy than acquiring the parts to make your own. They will cut out atonof work and are more likely to result in healthy ducklings....

June 23, 2022 · 3 min · 501 words · Sarah Johnson

Juuls Weren't Real Vaping Anyway

The company must stop selling and distributing these products. Just kiddingwe both know that isnt happening. But it is the perfect time to switch from a cartridge-based or disposable e-cig torealvaping. First, theres the cost. Along with being cheaper, having your own rig means making your own decision about what youre inhaling. What exactlyisvaping? If youre just starting out, the number of vape devices and options can be intimidating. The intimidation of vape culture Vaping is weird....

June 23, 2022 · 2 min · 303 words · Joseph Green