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On National Cheese Lover’s Day, Don’t Feel Bleu—Celebrate the Curds That Bind Us
January 20th rolls around every year with a simple but powerful message: don’t feel bleu, throw a feta, and absolutely act capriciously if cheese is involved. National Cheese Lover’s Day is the perfect excuse to lean into one of humanity’s oldest and most beloved foods. Whether you’re reaching for cheddar, asiago, fontina, or something that smells questionable but tastes incredible, this is a gouda day to celebrate it all.
By Lawrence Lease19 days ago in FYI
Smart Ways to Prevent AI From Taking Your Job
Artificial intelligence is changing the workplace faster than almost any technology before it. From automated customer service to AI-generated reports, images, and code, it’s natural to wonder: Will AI take my job?
By Anthony Bahamonde19 days ago in Education
Jack the Ripper: The Silence That Never Left...
London, 1888... At night, the city did not sleep; it thinned. Gas lamps cast weak halos that failed to reach the corners of the streets. Sound behaved strangely in Whitechapel. Footsteps overlapped. Voices blurred. A single cry could vanish into brick and fog before it fully formed. Thousands of people moved through the same narrow corridors each evening, close enough to brush past one another, distant enough to remain unknown.
By Veil of Shadows19 days ago in Horror
Ai Basics Everyone Should Know for the Future
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer a distant concept reserved for scientists or tech companies. It’s already shaping how we work, learn, communicate, and make decisions. From recommendation systems on streaming platforms to AI assistants that help write emails, analyze data, or generate images, AI has quietly become part of everyday life.
By Anthony Bahamonde19 days ago in Education
Echoes After Midnight
The porch light flickered at 10:32 PM when Lena first noticed it. Not a full failure—just a hesitation, like a breath caught mid-thought. She watched it from the kitchen window, coffee cooling in her hands, wondering if it was the bulb or something heavier settling into the house.
By Anie the Candid Writer Abroad19 days ago in Poets
Iron Lighthouse - Coastal Series: Part II (Oregon)
Oregon’s coast does not soften you on the way in. It tightens first. Trees crowd the road. The sky lowers its voice. The Pacific appears in fragments, between bends, through breaks in spruce and hemlock, across headlands that seem to rise only to block your view again. If Washington’s coast teaches patience, Oregon’s teaches commitment.
By The Iron Lighthouse19 days ago in Wander
The New Gold Rush is Happening at Wastewater Treatment Plants. AI-Generated.
I never thought much about where wastewater goes after it leaves my house until I read a study from Arizona State University. Researchers tested sewage sludge from cities across America and found something remarkable.
By Marcus Briggs19 days ago in Earth
