With so many children impatiently waiting for Christmas morning to unwrap their presents, sadly, there are also those who will not receive any gifts. Families who are struggling to make ends meet aren’t always able to put presents under the Christmas tree. Luckily, there are many people in the community who are willing to spread kindness and help the families in need. More info: abc11.com One of these kindhearted people is an 80-year-old army veteran, Jim Annis....
As of August 28th, you can now use a 3D printer to produce custom candy gummies in Berlin. The world’s first 3D candy printer, “Magic Candy Factory,” had been in development for over a year through German company Katjes Fassin’s UK subsidiary, and can print gummies in 3-10 minutes; competing machines take up to an hour. The machine uses very special and unique fruit gum liquid to produce 7 colors and flavors, and 10 shapes, weighing between 15g and 20g....
Riding a crowded metro can test anyone’s patience, especially when personal space feels nonexistent. Millions of commuters face packed trains and buses every day, and a single inconsiderate passenger can make the journey stressful for everyone. Today’s Original Poster’s (OP) story highlights one of those moments. After a teenager took up multiple seats, played music out loud, and ignored polite requests to move his belongings, he decided to take matters into his own hands....
Misty hills. Lonely forest roads. Plenty of vines, moss, and unkempt trees. And the cherry on top—a gorgeous abandoned building that radiates eeriness and grandeur in equal measure. That’s our dream home right there. Especially if the place looks haunted. Before we dive deep into all the beautiful photos, let’s get one thing clear, Pandas. Going into abandoned buildings can be illegal. But above everything else: it can be incredibly dangerous....
Christina Applegate has spoken candidly about her daily battles with multiple sclerosis and the importance of being honest with herself about how she copes with the chronic disease . The actress was diagnosed with the disease in 2021 after she noticed tingling in her toes during the filming of the final season of the Netflix series “Dead To Me.” However, the 52-year-old star said she had been experiencing symptoms of MS for six or seven years before that....
Nothing is safe from wear and tear. Time gets to all of us . Fortunately, there is a subreddit called ’ Fix It ’ where people post pictures of the things that they need help with, and the members of the community provide them with clear instructions on how to take care of the issue, saving them time, money, and a whole lot of headaches. So in order to remind you that becoming self-sufficient doesn’t mean isolating yourself, we put together some of the most popular cases we found on ‘Fix It....
Finding a job is rarely a simple or quick task. Crafting an impressive résumé, sending it to potential employers, getting an interview, and reaching an agreement often take months. On the other hand, losing it can take just a few seconds. All it takes is one pivotal mistake, and you’re out the door. Recently, redditor TeddyBabyyy was wondering about a similar thing, which led them to ask an online community the question, “ Managers of Reddit, what’s the worst thing an employee has done to get themselves fired ?...
Colden Kimber , who was out on a date with his girlfriend in San Francisco, was attacked by a man with a knife while trying to protect a mother and two children. Loved ones are now mourning the loss of the 28-year-old victim, described as “totally irreplaceable.” “We love him, and we miss him,” said Bradley Woehl, owner of American Cyclery, where Colden used to work. Colden Kimber was attacked by a man with a knife while trying to protect a mother and two children....
We often talk about generation gaps — the beliefs and behaviors separating Millennials , Baby Boomers, and all the rest of the cohorts in politics, work ethic, technology adoption, and other aspects of life. Interested in exploring the subject further, Reddit user 5h0gKur4C4ndl made a post on the platform, asking its older users to list the things that they cannot understand about younger people. From experiencing life through your phone to labeling everyone around you, we collected some of the most popular replies to shed more light on what drives the disconnect between us....
Fans of Natalia Dyer, who plays Nancy Wheeler in the Netflix series Stranger Things, were “disgusted” after TikTok user Miranda Wilson posted a video pointing out what she perceived as flaws in Natalia’s face. Miranda, who works as an aesthetic nurse practitioner, used a photo of the 27-year-old actress with arrows pointing to areas where she could get lip filler, botox, and a brow lift. The nurse said she would have worked on Natalia’s masseter muscles to slim the face and even her chin to make her face more of a heart shape....
A New York transgender fashion model and socialite, who claims to have been forced into transitioning to female at the age of 15, has ditched his high-society privileges for the sake of being a boy again. Born Miles Yardley and transitioned to Salomé, Yardley also had a reputation for singing and playing the organ in Catholic churches in Brooklyn and Manhattan. Miles Yardley, once known as trans model Salomé, is detransitioning after a hormone-related health scare....
Growing up in the system must be extremely challenging, as kids never know what kind of foster family they will end up in. After all, everyone knows that there are more evil people in the world out there than good ones. Speaking of foster families, this teen was distraught after her foster uncle accused her of stealing his watch. He raged into her room and threatened to call the cops if he couldn’t find it....
Vincent van Gogh is known as a Dutch post-Impressionist painter, tormented genius of art, who had a very special relationship with sunflowers . Although the artist’s series of s unflowers had difficulties during his lifetime, in the contemporary world, they are definitely the most instantly recognizable artworks. During a brief stay at the Yellow House, Gauguin painted Vincent at work in a canvas entitled “The Painter of Sunflowers”. Paul Gauguin, Vincent van Gogh painting Sunflowers (1888) , Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam Report...
We keep getting back to what Philip J. Fry of Futurama fame famously once said about space: “Space; It seems to go on and on forever… but then you get to the end and a gorilla starts throwing barrels at you.” While it applies to the space-themed Monkey Fracas Jr. arcade game (an homage of sorts to Donkey Kong Jr.), it also applies (very much) to space in general. It does seem to go on and on forever....
Casting movies and running auditions is an incredibly responsible job. You essentially have to find talented individuals whom you can see bringing the characters and the script to life in the best way possible. Not only that but casting the lead means picking someone who can be the face of the entire franchise. That can mean going through countless rounds of auditions and interviews while you evaluate hundreds, if not thousands, of potential actors ....
There are so many ways we can make a complete fool of ourselves. It’s almost as if awkward situations are a quintessential part of the human existence. However, there are things we can do to limit the amount of embarrassment we go through. For example, stop assuming nobody speaks our language abroad. For starters, bilinguals are a thing. Not to mention you could bump into another tourist from your country. Or an ex-pat....
By definition, home is a haven where we generally feel safe. It’s a place of warmth and solace where we spend most of our days with friends and loved ones. However, that’s not the case for many people. For them, home is an awful setting where most of their nightmares come to life. It was such a horrible experience that it pushed them to run away and never look back....
Everyone grows up assuming that their home life is normal. Whether your parents hosted family karaoke nights every Wednesday or dragged you along on sunrise hikes every Saturday, you probably didn’t know anything different until you were exposed to other experiences. And sometimes, becoming an adult makes people realize just how bizarre their family truly is… Redditors have been recalling unique habits and traditions that their families instilled in them that they eventually realized weren’t exactly normal, so we’ve gathered their most interesting replies below....
Movies are great, but good movies are even better. Just like any other art form, people appreciate when a movie has a compelling story, nice visuals, and relatable characters. Sadly, not all movie-watching experiences are satisfying. Some leave us wanting more. Way more. Especially when it seemed to be so promising. So when one netizen asked fellow movie lovers, “What movie had a 10/10 concept and a 3/10 execution?”, lots of people had their one poorly-executed movie pick....
“Just Because I Am A Woman”: a contemporary pop artist and activist AleXsandro Palombo unveils his new series of works depicting some of the women protagonists of world politics as victims of gender violence. From Chancellor Angela Merkel to the young deputy Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Hillary Clinton, Michelle Obama, Brigitte Macron, Aung San Suu Kyi and Sonia Gandhi. The art of Palombo is once again at the service of our society illustrating the drama that involves millions of women around the world through a new campaign with the intent to denounce, raise awareness and get a more incisive response from the institutions and the politics....
