Netflix, the streaming TV service, recently noted that many its users are binge-watching series and finishing them in a week. This got us at The Alternative Daily talking about all the ways that television is bad for one's physical and...
News of a French ban on weekend and evening work emails sent the Internet afire recently. The "ban" turned out to be no more than a proposed labor agreement — hardly a nationwide policy. Yet we loved the idea...
The first line of defense against airline terrorism has four legs and a tail. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has invested in specially bred and trained canines for deployment at the nation’s airports to sniff out explosives and stop...
Honeybees are among the most fruitful and amazing creatures. Though their brains are fairly small, they engage in a complicated geometric “waggle dance” to communicate the location of food sources to members of their hive. As pollinators, they play...
According to a Pew Research Center study released this month, living with parents has become the most common arrangement for Americans aged 18–34. Before this year, the percentage of young people living with a partner was most common.
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Our field of vision opens up a whole new world, allowing us to experience colors, familiar faces, breathtaking landscapes, and everything in between. The gift of sight is something we often take for granted — well, until we notice...
To many people, nausea is one of the worst, most-dreaded feelings in existence. Whether it's from food poisoning, a seasonal bug, or motion sickness, just the thought of a churning gut and stomach acid welling up in your throat...
“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.” The words of poet Emma Lazarus’ “The New Colossus” are mounted inside the Statue of Liberty, giving voice to the spirit of this magnificent gift from...
Another incredibly sad story emerges from Orlando after a toddler is attacked in a lagoon at a Disney hotel near Orlando. Despite the father’s efforts to save his 2-year-old son from the alligator’s jaws, the boy was taken. UPDATE...
I was eight years old when I decided I didn't want to have kids. I was at the swimming pool, watching kids run around, and I understood then that I wanted to be an artist or a writer and...
