While most of us love and care for our furry friends, not all of us are prepared to go that extra mile and adopt one from a shelter when we finally decide to make the commitment of getting one. That doesn’t mean we don’t want to help though. Even if people are not ready to go for adoption yet, some of them choose to opt for volunteering and always run into the same dilemma – what shelter to choose....

Dr. Margaret McCollum, a general practitioner, met Oswald Laurence in 1992 on a tour to Morocco. He had just left acting and was working for a tour and cruise company. The two fell in love, got married, and had been living together in north London until Oswald’s death in 2007. “It was devastating to lose him,” Dr McCollum told the BBC . “He had a great zest for life.” One of the things that helped the widow in dealing with the grieving process was hearing her late husband’s voice in the tube....

High cost, not the highest quality — that’s how most people describe the healthcare system in the US. After all, Americans spend more on health emergencies than people elsewhere, yet the US trails far behind other high-income countries on access to care, administrative efficiency, equity, and outcomes. But while anyone who has experience with the system can tell you how expensive it can be, they always hold a dash of hope to receive fair treatment....

Austin Tott likes his tattoos tiny. Tiny and abstract, and posing with their bigger counterparts. This means taking a wrist with a ship tattoo and photographing with a naval map background. Or taking a picture of a wrist with envelope ink and a wall full of… well, envelopes. By far the smartest choice, I think, is the fox tattoo and log background, unless I’m mistaken about the hidey-holes of foxes....

They say the only constant in life is change . Well, some might beg to differ. Recently, this one fellow came out with a brief rundown of another constant in our lovely universe. And that is the idea of people not wanting to work anymore . Seems quite obvious, doesn’t it? It is, but if you’ve taken research methods, you’ll know that in order to prove a point the proper way, it’s always better to have physical evidence of it in the form of printed publication snippets literally quoting actual people saying folks don’t want to work anymore....

Ralph Mirebs, an urban explorer and photographer in Russia, has revealed extraordinary photos of Soviet space shuttle prototypes gathering dust in an abandoned hangar in Kazakhstan. The abandoned hangar is located at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, which is still in operation today (with the close of NASA’s shuttle program, Russian Soyuz shuttles are the only way for astronauts to reach the International Space Station). Not only the Baikonur station is the world’s first and largest space exploration and shuttle launch facility, but it is also from here that the first artificial satellite and the first human spaceflight of the famous Yuri Gagarin were launched....

You probably have already read a Bored Panda article on Netflix movies , but how could we possibly not talk about Netflix original series? After all, binge-worthy TV shows are something we all can appreciate. And oh boy, does Netflix deliver on that! With streaming services firmly establishing their place in the entertainment market, Netflix took the whole production thing very seriously, and over the years, made tons of popular new shows....

Many people hope to meet their knight in shining armor or the girl of their dreams, whatever the qualities these definitions entail for them. And while that typically involves setting certain standards, going overboard with them might mean never getting to meet said individuals in real life. This redditor has recently told one of their acquaintances that she should lower the standards she has set for a potential partner or try to meet them herself....

If you’re living with other people, it’s in your best interest to get along with them. Otherwise, your home might feel more like a prison. Reddit user Remote-Jello-967 , a Jewish woman in her 40s, shared how a simple religious tradition turned into an unexpected source of conflict. She wanted to put up a mezuzah—a small case with a scroll that’s customarily mounted by the front door—and while her roommate initially agreed, after she saw it tilted on the wall (instead of straight), things escalated fast....

We like to think we really know our partners, until one day, they pull a full-on plot twist. The thing is, betrayal doesn’t always come in obvious ways, and discovering the truth about someone you trust can shake the foundation of your world. For today’s Original Poster (OP), that betrayal took an extraordinary form. After three years of living together and co-owning a home , she discovered that her boyfriend had been secretly married the entire time....

While Halloween is certainly over, some costumes leave such a strong impression that it’s worth talking about them days, even weeks, after the event. One of such costumes is definitely this ‘blooming’ rose made by Genevra Collier. Not only is it made of foam and toilet seats, she crafted the whole thing in just 26 days! Talk about dedication! Collier not only showed the final result, an impressive animated flower costume, but also was kind enough to give as a step-by-step guide on how she made it....

Summer has a way of arriving not like a gentle, sun-kissed friend, but like a WWE wrestler kicking down your front door in a cloud of humidity. One minute you’re enjoying a light breeze, and the next, the air is thick enough to swim through and every surface you touch feels like it just came out of the oven. Your daily routine becomes a strategic mission to move from one pocket of air conditioning to another, and the simple act of checking the mail feels like a journey across the Sahara....

The way that dating works seems to change every generation. Gone are the days of asking for a cute stranger’s number, calling them up on their landline and asking them to meet you at the local diner for a burger and a milkshake. Nowadays, the dating world is a minefield of apps, sliding into DMs, playing it cool and “talking” for months before officially being in a relationship. Navigating this rugged terrain isn’t easy for anyone, so men have recently been opening up on Reddit about the most frustrating issues they’ve encountered while trying to date....

Júnior Pena , a Brazilian influencer known for publicly supporting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), was detained by the agency on January 31 in New Jersey. Pena, whose full name is Eustáquio da Silva Pena Júnior, according to Brazilian media, was in the middle of his legalization process, but his missing status at a scheduled hearing led to his detention. Júnior Pena, a Brazilian influencer known for his vocal support for ICE’s crackdown on immigrants in the US, was detained on Saturday....

Teamwork makes the dream work. You’ve perhaps heard this quote just enough times to be annoyed by it. However, that’s the truth. Unless you are a jack of all trades, teamwork is a skill one must have to succeed and thrive in both personal relationships and the working environment. Below this article, we’ve gathered a list of inspiring teamwork quotes that one might use on many occasions. Maybe that’s a high school speech in which you want to appreciate your pals for sticking together through the years....

Nuclear waste, radioactive gas, and smoking aren’t the only things toxic. When toxic relationships take a toll on someone, they may have a nonetheless detrimental effect. We often don’t notice or perhaps refuse to see harmful behavior towards us, even if our soul is screaming for help. When our hearts are aching and asking us to stop licking the poison so imperceptibly disguised as honey. To quote the lyrics from Barbra Streisand’s and Donna Summer’s hit, “Enough is enough....

What music comes to mind when you think of the Caribbean Sea, white sand on the beach, drinking coconut water straight out of the coconut, and the feeling that life is beautiful? That’s right, reggae, the music that absorbed the Jamaican sunshine. And once you mention reggae, the first name associated with it is, of course, Bob Marley. A native of Jamaica, Bob Marley was one of the pioneers of reggae and is definitely the most recognizable name in the genre....

This is the season to be jolly… and also enjoy a lot of delicious and beautiful food, of course! Christmas time is a great time of the year to cook up recipes for all the family. But not only for Christmas meals – You can also make an incredible, healthy and creative food for edible gift baskets, etc. This is a collection of creative Festive recipes that actually DO taste as good as they look!...

This year’s Bloemencorso Zundert, or Zundert Flower Parade, which we previously wrote about here , featured 19 teams who designed floats inspired by Vincent Van Gogh. The famous Post-Impressionist painter was born in Zundert, The Netherlands, 162 years ago, well before the parade was first held. Traditionally, the parade is run entirely by volunteers, uses only dahlia flowers, and is the world’s largest flower procession. “In Zundert, in the South of the Netherlands, we are crazy about our flower parade,” writes the event’s website....

Being an adult means having a running internal monologue of low-grade sighs about your own living space. It’s the flicker of panic when you can’t remember if you unplugged the flat iron, the silent war against a perpetually clogged drain, or the passive-aggressive dance you do with a pile of clutter you swear you’ll deal with “later.” Your home should be your sanctuary, but sometimes it feels more like a collection of tiny, persistent annoyances that band together to test your will to live....