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In All Seriousness…

Sep 16. 2014

I dislike talking politics. I also tend to avoid hot-button issues of the international nature, because there are just so many damn perspectives to consider, and someone always gets screwed somehow. (Trust me, I know. I majored in International Studies at one of the top programs in the country.) But ISIS. Sigh. It's an issue that cannot be ignored. And the first step in possibly making a change — no matter how small — is education. So I'd like to share with you an article by Wait But Why: a crash course on Iraq, ISIS, Sunnis, and Shias. It is incredibly well researched and explained. It adds history, perspective, and even humor to a matter that grows increasingly terrifying by the day. It'll be well worth...

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What Do People Think About How You Pronounce Certain Words?

Jul 26. 2014

Do you place your flowers in a "vhas" or a "vace"? Do you sit down to relax on a "chase lounge" or a "shays lounge"? Believe it or not, how you pronounce these words may affect others' perception of you! The following infographic is based on a survey of over 1,000 people on how they pronounce some of the most divisive words in the English language. The participants were then asked what they think of those who say them each way. The results may surprise you! (And wow, I didn't know there was even a different way of pronouncing "roof"!) Via Mental Floss....

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Learn to Read Korean in 15 Minutes

May 09. 2014

Life (mainly, my rugrats) has been keeping me busy. Man, are 2-year-olds and 3-year-olds difficult! I'm so drained these days that blogging has been the last thing on my mind. But when I came across this nifty comic the other day, I knew I wanted to share it with you. It won't teach you Korean vocabulary or grammar, but since the Korean alphabet is a phonetic one, you can certainly learn how to read and write in the Korean language. Give it a whirl — and many thanks to Ryan Estrada for creating this wonderful tutorial! ...

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What Each Country Leads the World In

Oct 18. 2013

Which country has the world's highest rate of alcohol consumption?1 (I was surprised it wasn't South Korea.) Social media use?2 How about "almost winning the World Cup"?3 Find the answers, and much more, in this revealing map by Doghouse Diaries. Yay, Koreans for being workaholics, and Americans for leading the world in Nobel Laureates and getting killed by lawn mowers! For a full list of the author's sources, look here. 1Moldavia2Philippines3Germany...

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When Did (Or Will) Your Looks Peak?

May 23. 2013

I came across an interesting infographic BuzzFeed published yesterday with the title "Men Believe Female Beauty Peaks At Age 29." The infographic includes interesting age-related beauty factoids and survey results in addition to the obviously-designed-for-bait post title, so I thought it would be worth a mention here. As mentioned previously on this blog, I probably looked my best when I was 20-21 years of age. However, I probably felt the best about my appearance last summer-fall, when — after having two kids just 13 months apart — I was starting to become more confident in my personhood, my abilities as a mom, and my body (as I was regularly working out). And I was 31 then: EXACTLY the age at which most...

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