The "mannequin challenge," the new trend in which groups of people hold a statuesque pose, has gone viral. After a number of publications discovered the latest Twitter sensation last week, the ...

Conspiracy theories have a lot in common with multi-level marketing schemes, in the sense that all of the worst people you know from high school post about them on Facebook and try to get other people ...

There are few beverages as intriguing as absinthe. The alcohol — which was hugely popular in the late 19th century — was banned in the U.S. and much of Europe until relatively recently, and the "green ...

Book banning is unfortunately a tale as old as the written word. Information that gives way to the expansion of ideas is a gift, but for that same reason, it can be seen as dangerous. The American ...

The opening voiceover of Dirty Dancing sets the scene as a simpler, more peaceful time — a last gasp of innocence for both Frances “Baby” Houseman and for the country. “That was the summer of 1963, ...

In the last few years, the world of books has found an unexpected home on YouTube. So, what are the best series in this golden age of literary YouTube? Here's a look at 14 literary-inspired series ...

3. MSM/WSM Men who have sex with men or women who have sex with women, terms used in the medical and social sciences to describe males who have sex with other males and females who have sex with other ...

[Editor's Note: Spoilers ahead for season one of 13 Reasons Why.] Netflix's new series, 13 Reasons Why, tackles extremely heavy but important subject matter in 13 emotionally charged episodes. The ...

It's no secret that organic food is more expensive than its non-organic counterpart. A new study released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture revealed that certain organic foods in particular, ...

There’s a lot of things magic mushrooms can potentially do: They can make you see colors you didn’t know existed, help you to better understand your romantic partner, and generally make you feel ...

"Modest yet bold, liberal and fun-loving." Naming Uruguay the country of the year in 2013, the Economist may very well have described the rising nation's head of state, President José "Pepe" Mujica.

The style of men pulling their hair into a knot above or behind their head has taken male fashion by storm. While there's no man bun institute offering official statistics, a casual stroll through any ...