Science proves we’re jerks to our exes
Breaking up is hard to do; breaking up in the social media age is even worse. In a recently published study, Lindy Morrison of the British Psychological Society found that...
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Girl Scouts are good for the Earth
Girl Scouts do more for our planet than just provide us with Caramel deLites and Thin Mints. According to a new study published in the journal Nature Energy, Girl Scouts...
Scientists can make chocolate less fattening and we believe in miracles
If you need evidence that there is hope left in the world, we may have found some. Scientists at Temple University have figured out a way to make chocolate 20...
Emma Watson loves the new Hermione and we do, too
Hermione met Hermione and it was magical, though no time-turners or pensieves were used. Emma Watson, the actress who embodied Hermione for me through all seven Harry Potter books and...
Forget adulthood: You can ride a 1,000-foot Slip’N Slide later this month
Remember as children how we would risk life and limb and take a running leap to throw ourselves down a slippery tube with water spraying relentlessly into your face? Now...
Pokémon GO lets you catch Pokémon on the ‘L’ (and everywhere else)
When I was a little girl, I wanted nothing more than to live in the Pokémon universe. I would watch the show and collect the cards obsessively, had all 150...
Marvel’s new Iron Man is a black woman, thanks to Chicago
Iron Man isn't going to be a man much longer, and we have Chicago to thank for the change. Tony Stark, the white "genius billionaire playboy philanthropist," is handing the...
Season 7 of ‘Game of Thrones’ is delayed because HBO hates us
We already knew the "Game of Thrones" showrunners like to kill off characters we hold dear, but now they're coming for OUR lives (figuratively, thank goodness) and delaying Season 7....
Office pets are cute, cuddly and good for the workplace
If you work at Havas Worldwide in Chicago, your morning "hellos" probably also include a scratch behind the ear. No, the advertising and PR company's employees are not oddly close...
Women are literally working themselves to death
Who run the world? Girls. But we're putting our lives at risk to keep it that way. According to a new study from Ohio State University, women who put in...