A young nation of 37 years, Zimbabwe has seen enough trouble and strife to last a century. A tyrannical leader and rampant corruption will likely ensure plenty more for years to come. It’s a fascinating and beautiful land, striving to reclaim her former riches with the despotic Robert Mugabe in charge. That’s hard when you

Keeping up with the news is hard. So hard, in fact, that we’ve decided to save you the hassle by rounding up the most significant, unusual, or just plain old mind-blowing stories each week. The big news this week was the spectacular fall from grace of Harvey Weinstein, until recently one of Hollywood’s biggest power

We have all met people who go a little too heavy on fake tans and end up looking as if they are a well-varnished piece of wood. Makeup blunders make many people look back at their teenage complexions and blush bright red with embarrassment. But there are other cases of bizarre skin color which have

Death is inevitable, but how we deal with it is often based on cultural practices or religious beliefs. In some cases, mental illness, criminal intent, fear of what may happen to oneself, or simple indifference determine how a person responds to a family member’s death. In general, however, the deceased’s remains are given some sort

Between 1972 and 1995, the CIA and other US governmental organizations asked dozens of young citizens to explore an unconquered frontier: the realm of the psyche. Supposedly beginning in 1972 but with its official start in 1990, Project Stargate involved a number of investigations into the paranormal by the CIA and partner organizations such as

Robots are going to take our jobs. That’s not a paranoid fear of some grim, dystopic future—at this point, it’s just a fact. Factories are becoming automated, delivery trucks are becoming self-driving, and drones are beginning to fill the skies. Some jobs, we’re starting to accept, just aren’t going to be meant for humans much

Halloween is approaching, and this October includes a potentially ominous Friday the 13th. So what better way to get your chill on than reading about some creepy urban legends that have freaked people out for many years. In the same vein as the well-known classics, these urban legends have been carried over from one generation