By now, most educated people are well aware that diet soda is a horribly harmful thing to put in your body. Courtesy of billions upon billions spent on advertising, the Coca Cola company has enjoyed decades of popularity and...
Most of us have psychic abilities to a certain degree. The problem is many people simply ignore their intuition, letting their psychic potential go to waste. While natural clairvoyants may need little more than meditation to keep their abilities...
The ancient practice of yoga has certainly evolved in 21st century to meet our long work days, seated behind a desk. Sitting for long periods places strain on the spine, mid and upper back, shortens the chest and hips,...
I’ve traveled the world and seen plenty of seriously weird or wacky sights along the way. Each new destination reveals the many quirks and habits of the welcoming culture, and I absolutely love that about travel. But weirdest of...
We live in a world filled with noise. I’m not talking about the gentle sounds of nature, of trickling water and rustling trees, but of anthropogenic noise. The kind that makes you cover your eyes and wince. The kind...
The couple holding hands seemed more youthful than their years suggest. Perhaps there’s something about basking in the glow of mutual affection that can turn back the hands of time. I pondered the bonds that must have kept them...
At first glance, it may seem like our reliance on technology increases our productivity. While this is true in some ways, such as increased ability to communicate around the globe, staying “plugged in” all the time may actually hamper...
“Keep Portland Weird!” This is the motto and slogan by which many Portlanders live and that they embrace with a fiery passion. From the yearly World Naked Bike Ride ride to the unicyle bagpipe playing Darth Vader, from Beerfest...
Roll over Amsterdam, because California is about to have an entire town dedicated entirely to weed. Cannabis tech firm American Green Inc. just purchased the town of Nipton, and say they hope to create the country's "first energy-independent, cannabis-friendly...
As a person with generalized anxiety disorder, I tend to get mentally overloaded pretty often. Sometimes this happens because of small day-to-day things such as unexpected events, surprise errands, mix-ups at the bank, or my son having an especially...
