How Do Accents Work? [Video]
Have you ever wondered how accents work? Tune in to this episode of BrainStuff to find out about the ever-evolving accent. [BrainStuff]
Category Archives: Culture
The Importance of Flattery [Video]
We’re used to thinking rather badly of flattery; but in fact, it’s one of the moves that can help people to develop and grow into better versions of themselves. [The School of Life]
Beren and Lúthien: A New Book by J.R.R. Tolkien!
Did you know? J.R.R. Tolkien has a new book out today! 100 years after Tolkien wrote the story of Beren and Lúthien, his son Christopher (age 92) has released the book (illustrated by artist Alan Lee) to the public today! The tale of Beren and Lúthien was, or became, an essential element in the evolution […]
20 Totally Crazy Burgers from Around the World
Some of these look pretty tasty, but I wouldn’t touch that Terrible Garbage Burger from the McGuire’s Irish Pub with a 20-foot pole. Oh, and one last thing, if some of you are viewing this from the Facebook app, could you please tell me if the image above gets displayed properly? Somehow, pictures with a […]
A Look at The World’s Most Mysterious Book: The Voynich Manuscript
Deep inside Yale’s Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library lies a 240 page tome. Recently carbon dated to around 1420, its pages feature looping handwriting and hand drawn images seemingly stolen from a dream. It is called the Voynich manuscript, and it’s one of history’s biggest unsolved mysteries. The reason why? No one can figure […]
Star Wars Celebrates 40th Anniversary Today!
Today is the 40th anniversary of the theatrical release of Star Wars (or as it was later renamed, Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope.) To put things into context, Star Wars is as old today as Disney’s Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs was in 1977. While it seems laughable today, the initial […]
Five Traumatic 80s Cartoons That Might Have Scarred Me For Life
Being an 1980s kid sure had its perks. I mean, we had it good. The heyday of consoles, some of the best geek movie franchises in history, and of course, some of the most amazing hand-drawn animation to ever hit the screen. But that’s not to say everything was good. In fact, if you were […]
10 Most Mysterious Places on Earth
The world is a strange place, filled with even stranger places that are ripe with intrigue and full of unanswered questions. From the circular mysticism of Stonehenge to strange places far less well known, here are the ten most mysterious places on Earth, via Mindchop.
QUESTION: Are You Hiding Any Black Holes In Your Geek Life?
So, it’s no secret that geek culture, in many ways, is bolstered around the concept of cred. Geek cred. You know what I mean. You don’t sit down at an RPG table for the first time with a new group without mentioning your experience playing various editions and classes. You don’t go to a Jonathan […]
The Fascinating History of Tea [Video]
Did you know that tea is the second most consumed beverage in the world right after water? Here’s a short video from the folks at TED Education exploring the origins of tea and how the beverage became so popular. [TED Ed]