Tag: Bright

Cupid: Love Through the Ages

With his image seen most often during February and June (the Valentines’ month and the traditional wedding season), Cupid typically conjures up images of a cherubic infant wielding a bow and arrow, but this wasn’t always the case. The modern figure of Cupid is not exactly the one that Westerners have always known. Cupid has been…


This App Is Fighting Food Waste With Discounted Mystery Bags From Dallas Restaurants

By Claire Ballor From The Dallas Morning News Dallas—Instead of tossing leftover pastries and surplus meals, some Dallas bakeries and restaurants are now selling them at discounted rates to reduce food waste. Mystery bags of baked goods, groceries and prepared meals from more than 95 local food businesses can now be purchased from a new-to-Dallas…


‘It’s Absolutely Amazing’: Couple Beat ‘One in 200 Million’ Odds by Giving Birth to Identical Triplets

An English couple who beat the odds of one in 200 million by giving birth to identical triplets has finally brought their premature daughters home. James Casper, 26, and Jenni Casper, 27, of Selby, North Yorks, were initially told they were expecting twins but were “speechless” when they learned they were actually having triplets at Jenni’s…


VIDEO: Homeowner Sees Curious Bear Cub Open Front Door, but What She Does Next—The Cub is Shocked

A curious bear cub is caught on camera opening the door of a home—before being shooed away by a surprised homeowner. Footage captured on May 17 shows the moment the cub, alongside its family, approached the Colorado home. Standing on its hind legs, the cub uses its paws to swing the door open. (Screenshot/Newsflare) (Screenshot/Newsflare)…


Bill Monroe and The Blue Grass Boys

The rolling hills of Kentucky are adorned with a soft blue hue each spring thanks to Poa, a type of luscious green grass that blooms bright, delicate flowers atop its blades. These flowers can be found across vast pastures and horse farms throughout the state. When musician Bill Monroe needed to come up with a…


The Easy, Life-Giving Power of Gratitude

Research into gratitude has skyrocketed in the past 10 years, finding that a daily gratitude habit can have an enduring positive effect on our mental health, happiness, and physical well-being. An article in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology from 2003 looked at three different studies in which participants were asked to write down what…


Pasta Alla Norma

View the print-ready version of this recipe.  Why We Love This Recipe Flavor—A Mediterranean recipe with intense, distinctly Italian flavors: tomato, eggplant, basil, and lots of flavor from the salted ricotta. The final taste is unique due to the sweetish flavor of the ripe tomatoes with the contrast of salt from the cheese that will…


Famous Collector Discovers ‘Something We’ve Never Seen Before’

Significant moments in history are often misremembered, even forgotten. Artifacts may be misplaced or discarded. For people like Nathan Raab, the misplaced and forgotten are his métier. Raab is a principal at The Raab Collection, a Pennsylvania-based business that specializes in discovery, purchase, and selling of rare historical documents and artifacts. Those pieces have ranged…


Fat-Burning Sitting Exercise Lowers Blood Sugar

An experimental physiological study involving a small muscle called the soleus might be a wake-up call for anyone using their sedentary job or lifestyle as an excuse for poor metabolism. Subjects experienced distinct health benefits—including sustained elevated oxidative metabolism—from doing “soleus pushups” for hours while sitting. The soleus, one of 600 muscles in the human…


What to Know About Money Funds

By Ella Vincent From Kiplinger’s Personal Finance The run on Silicon Valley Bank and the cascade of bank troubles in March spooked depositors, who withdrew billions of dollars from bank accounts. Much of their money ended up in money market mutual funds. Investments in money funds skyrocketed by about $67 billion during the first three…