Since becoming a national holiday during the Civil War, Thanksgiving can accurately be called one of the first authentically American holidays. Initially celebrated as a communal harvest, the holiday has evolved enormously over the centuries; it’s been observed. We’ve come pretty far from a simple harvest celebration. And let’s face […]

Welp, it’s that time of year again. It’s too cold to spend an entire Sunday afternoon sprawled out on a sandy beach. That one family member is bugging you about getting hitched. And, for reasons that we can’t quite explain, the living room couch is a lot lonelier than it […]

Summer vacation is a tradition honored just about everywhere in the world, and most readers will agree that we’re all the better for it. Even the most diligent among us understand that the value of taking our eyes off the books for a couple of months, which gives us time […]

Human beings have kept the company of animals since the dawn of civilization. After transitioning away from the primitive hunter-gatherer lifestyle, humans have employed beasts of burden to help them with just about everything: tilling fields for crops, laboring heavy cargo, and even assisting with the hunting of other animals. […]

The “anti-vax” movement, also known as vaccine hesitancy, has captivated, frustrated, and more often than not confused the general populace for a while now – and this isn’t new. Vaccine hesitancy is just as old as the concept of vaccines itself. From the mid 18th to 19th centuries, various groups […]

Everybody knows that “one” person. You know exactly whom I’m talking about. The one that’s always on their phone when you’re hanging out, too busy staring into the dark reflection of their device to even engage in some friendly banter. The one that cares more about Instagramming their food than […]