Tag: Bucket

“There’s a Hole in My Bucket.” A Parody.

Imagine these lyrics in this song between Presidents Biden and Zelenskyy about continuing support for the War in Ukraine. It’ based on an old children’s song depicting the futility of being stuck in a cycle of never-ending action without achieving anything. That’s overstated in the...

Bucket List? No, Mine is a Fuck-It List

When people hear the word “Bucket List”, they generally talk about the things in life they’d love to do that they haven’t gotten around to yet. These often include taking dream vacations, buying some extravagant car or toy, or perhaps seeing more of the world. That’s...

Out With the Bucket List, In With the Chuck-It List

What’s on your bucket list? It’s a line most of us are all too familiar with, since it was popularised by Justin Zackham in the 2007 movie The Bucket List. At the time it was a novel idea, prompting many to pen their own lists — even if only in their heads. More than a d...

Out With the Bucket List, In With the Chuck-It List

What’s on your bucket list? It’s a line most of us are all too familiar with, since it was popularised by Justin Zackham in the 2007 movie The Bucket List. At the time it was a novel idea, prompting many to pen their own lists — even if only in their heads. More than a d...

Out With the Bucket List, In With the Chuck-It List

What’s on your bucket list? It’s a line most of us are all too familiar with, since it was popularised by Justin Zackham in the 2007 movie The Bucket List. At the time it was a novel idea, prompting many to pen their own lists — even if only in their heads. More than a d...

11 Exceptional Restaurants at Commons at DLF Avenue, Saket That Should Be On Every Foodie’s Dining Bucket List

The Tangra Project at DLF Avenue celebrates diverse influences that made the Tangra region in Kolkata a foodie’s paradise. Think homestyle Bengali food, classic Chinese fare, an Anglo-Indian cuisine section, and even a Punjabi tandoor section. Visit with a couple of your friends or family, you...

13 Reasons to Add Prague to Your Post-Pandemic Travel Bucket List

The City of a Hundred Spires, the Mother of Cities, and the Heart of Europe. All of those are nicknames for Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic. But is this city any special and, quite frankly, worth visiting? Why shouldn’t you go to other European cities such as London or Paris? Ever...

How one bucket can save the world

Around 4 years ago, the shower in our bathroom got broken. We needed to get a new one installed, but decided to postpone it until the start of next month (because hey, middle class habits die hard ). So I had to get back to the good ol’ bucket. That’s all great but I still had not realiz...

Pee Bucket: Navigating Risk in a Female Body

I’m 13 and terrified, running as fast as the fading dusk allows. Fright and exertion trap my breath high in my chest above a tangle of live wires. A girl my age was raped here. I think I know how to get back to the campground. Three hours ago this trail was lit by late-day sun, an...

After the ALS ice bucket challenge and the rise of MrBeast, stunt philanthropy might be here to stay

The biggest early success with stunt philanthropy online was the ALS ice bucket challenge. People taking the challenge uploaded short videos in which someone dropped a bucket of icy water on their head. They then posted these clips on their social media accounts, tagging others to do the sam...

Creating A Retirement Bucket List

I was just over 10 years into my retirement when I wrote my retirement bucket list. Ten years after that, I finally completed that 25-item retirement bucket list. I finished it this year with a bang by jumping out of a perfectly good airplane, also known as skydiving. It was deeply satisfying to fin...

The War of the Bucket

In the grand tapestry of history, there are tales so bizarre that even fiction writers might blush. Today, we unravel the curious case of “The War of the Bucket,” where a stolen tub managed to stir up more chaos than a bull in a china shop. “Once upon a time, in the picturesque ...