Living a long life has fascinated humanity for generations, and turning 100 years old is rare enough on its own, but doing it while living independently, driving yourself to the grocery store, and jumping out of an airplane for fun is a blessing in itself. It is easy to assume that a long, active life…
Image credit: Instagram.com/roba_tron/ At 22, Robert Lennox-Hvenekilde made a decision that sounds almost unbelievable today. Instead of putting his savings toward a city home, he bought roughly 7.5 acres of undeveloped jungle in Colombia for about $40,000. The Danish adventurer now wants to build a simple, off-grid life around the land rather than around a…
Woman’s nearly 3-hour Bengaluru commute sparks online debate A Bengaluru commute has sparked an online conversation after a woman shared a video showing what she encountered while travelling across the city. Her account focuses on a long autorickshaw ride, the roads along the route, and the frustration she felt during the trip.Nee Yadav’s Instagram post…
Shopkeeper in Kedarnath (Instagram) Imagine you are on a difficult trek, exhausted and in search of water. Your mouth is almost parched, the sun is sweltering, and then you see bottles of cold water with a mountain seller. You walk to them, pick up a bottle and pay the usual 20 bucks only to be…
Handwriting has its own personality. A letter might lean slightly to one side, a line might become heavier halfway through, or the spacing might be a little uneven. Those details are usually considered imperfections. In a tattoo, they’re precisely the things that can make a handwritten design feel real. Instead of correcting those quirks, the…
Image credit: Instagram.com/sabrina.pasterski/ At an age when most teenagers are still figuring out what they want to become, Sabrina Gonzalez Pasterski was already building something that could leave the ground. Born in Chicago in 1993, Pasterski developed an early fascination with aircraft and began flying lessons at nine. By her early teens, that interest had…
Why this Jaipur kulfi seller is making special sugar-free kulfi just for dogs A Jaipur kulfi seller is getting attention online for an unusual addition to his business. A video from the city has introduced social media users to a vendor who keeps sugar-free kulfis for dogs, a detail that caught the attention of a…
Optical illusion personality tests are interesting images with many objects layered into the photo. They trick the eyes into believing what the viewer sees first, depending on their perspective. These tests ask almost nothing of you: just a glance, a gut reaction, and a willingness to believe that your eyes know something your brain hasn’t…
There are moments in journalism where a single quote says more than an entire report ever could. According to a report by NavBharat Times, Sunita Oraon, a gold medal-winning athlete from Jharkhand, broke down while describing her life today. “I have been sweeping and mopping floors at the Directorate of Sports for the last eight…
You can have chemistry with someone and still feel strangely exhausted around them. The conversations may be great, the attraction may be obvious, and on paper, the relationship may look perfect. Yet somewhere between the good morning texts and weekend plans, you may find yourself wondering, “Why does being with this person sometimes feel so…