It is just a simple selfie video of a Texas mom laughing hysterically at the talking Chewbacca mask she bought herself as a birthday present. But when Candace Payne wrestles the mask from its box and slips it on, and then can’t contain her childlike glee at its Wookiee sounds, viewers couldn’t help but share […]

Making your own can be as simple as two ingredients and a few minutes in the kitchen We seem to have a compelling appetite when it comes to artisan foods, and cheese is no exception. The realm of cheese includes a complete range of aromas, textures and tastes. Be it mozzarella, cheddar, gorgonzola or brie, […]

The baby girl was born in November 1984. She was placed in a box and left in a San Francisco State University dormitory laundry room by her mother, who was a student at the school, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. In that laundry room, she was discovered by a student named Patrick, the newspaper […]

Under America’s diagnosis, I am a “crazy cat lady.” This is a judgment, an accusation, a scarlet “C” scratched into my forearm by one of my three cats. Google the phrase and you will find scores of women frantically defending their right to have cats without being branded as “crazy.” Here’s a checklist I’m supposed […]

Researchers examining more than 10 million Facebook statuses across 65,000 users who opted in to having their posts analyzed found that women were more inclined to use “warmer” words expressing positive emotions and referencing social relationships, while men were linked to words related to politics, objects, and anger. The international, interdisciplinary team of researchers behind […]

Spontaneous change in vacation plansleads to ‘the best family vacation ever’ My husband prefers spontaneity to planning. For the first few years of our relationship, his wait-and-see approach led to an adventurous lifestyle that threw my risk-averse self so off balance, I fell head over heels. Under his influence, and without commitments, anything was possible. […]

When Heidi Audet told her class to remember to breath, I thought she was kidding. A minute later, I had one hand touching the floor, one hand reaching for the ceiling and I don’t even know where my right foot had gone. I was stretched taut like a rubber band, trying desperately to maintain my […]

People love watching nest cams,untill they reveal nature’s cruel side The osprey cam at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute is trained on a nest near the Massachusetts seaside, and the pair that call it home are now waiting for three eggs to hatch. But for the first spring in a decade, the camera is dark, […]