Tag: Shows

I am currently binge-watching season nine of the TV show, Alone. In it, ten hardened survivalists are dropped into the wilds of Labrador, Canada, where they film themselves as they slowly starve to death. The winner is the last one standing. I can’t get enough of it. Alone ...

Jokes about anything can be offensive. We are not supposed to tell racist or homophobic jokes, for example. Even so, some things are fine to joke about. I wanted to see where Chat GPT stood on this. I was inspired by a Facebook post that showed it telling jokes about Christians but not about Musl...

There was a time in America when Republicans actually supported policies that benefitted average American people, like the ones above. Yes, the above list was the Republican party platform — in 1956. Today, though, we would ascribe those exact positions to Democrats. Yet there ar...

Every family has its own unique rituals, and mine was no different. For me, these rituals often began before the sun had a chance to peek through the curtains. The soft sound of footsteps approaching my room was the gentle nudge from reality, pulling me from the depths of sleep. It wasn’t the ...

Humanity once thought our Solar System was typical. Here in our own Solar System, a single star anchors the system, where inner, rocky planets, an intermediate-distance asteroid belt, and then more distant gas giant planets eventually give way to the Kuiper belt and Oort cloud. For a long tim...

When I was younger, alcohol led to idiocy. The liquid was a magical tool that created an altered state of fun that could make any ordinary night enjoyable. Therefore, the drink itself wasn’t important, but the endpoint it took us to. This was reflected in our choice of beers, which were usu...

We soon learned that stars and stellar systems varied tremendously. The (modern) Morgan–Keenan spectral classification system, with the temperature range of each star class shown above it, in kelvin. In terms of size, the smallest M-class stars are still about 12% the diameter of the Su...

New York Fashion Week is a highly anticipated moment of the year, with many speculating about what brands and designers will do for new collections and shows. Along with London, Milan, and Paris, Fashion Week is crucial for the industry, media, and consumers all around. Everyone is looking towards t...