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Why I think Justin Jefferson is starting his last season with the Minnesota Vikings.
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My thoughts on why this Spidey has a different feel & more
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When we sit down to watch a movie we either only see the actor portraying the character, or forget there's someone behind the character entirely. This could be due to the style of acting being used, or maybe due to the Hollywood status the actors carry. Stars like
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The Declaration of Independence is kept at the National Archives Museum in Washington, D.C. The 250-year-old parchment lives in a bulletproof case with no oxygen, and dim lighting. All in an effort to preserve the document. At night the case is lowered into a bomb-resistant vault
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The tangible results of our everyday lives. Numbers. Our weight, our height, our shoe size. How much we get paid, how much did the government take. What time to get there, how early you showed up, or more accurately how late. Numbers are engraved everywhere. Along with that, they’re
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If I asked you, what the three keys to survival are, what would your response be? Pause and think about it. My money is on some variation of food, water, and shelter. The three essentials in our lives that we drastically take for granted. Any kind of food at our
The anticipation of a summer blockbuster movie can be unmatched. After months of trailers and avoiding spoilers online the hype is through the roof. By the time the film is a week away it's impossible to get your hands on tickets. Once you do, the theater itself is
A few generations ago it was considered a touchy subject to start a conversation surrounding faith outside the walls of our home. Falling into the same category of “things our parents told us not to do” like staring, or asking someone how much money they make. Recently the pendulum has
You’ve heard movie theaters are dying but it’s more like a coma, and they’re waking up. The cinema industry was the place to be right before the pandemic shut everything down. For five consecutive years it had been raking in over $11 billion annually. Six years later
Borrowing an egg from a neighbor, swinging by without a text or a call, helping someone jump their car. All of these things used to feel so normal, without hesitation. If we needed help we weren't afraid to ask for it and we weren't afraid to
Our days take many forms as we step out of bed. We stick to our routine the best we can but there will always be something that doesn't go as planned. You wake up twenty minutes late so you’re rushing around and bang, you stub your toe.
We are constantly chasing our tails when it comes to culture and fashion. The masses decide what's in, then we decide it's out, and then in again. The second time around we just call it vintage. You’ve seen it a million times over, from Jordans
There are few experiences that offer the same feeling as going to the movies. The excitement of seeing the film you’ve been anticipating. Whether it’s a big summer blockbuster or a simple weekday screening, movies connect us and offer an escape at the same time. There are more
One day we went from calling that extra bedroom “the spare” to “the office” and we never looked back, but perhaps we should’ve. Swapping out the bed for an Ikea desk and decorating that one wall perfectly for a Zoom meeting. On the other side of that door is
A 2018 survey run by Dalia Research, a leading global research company that specialized in gathering real-time global data, reveals that 38% of the global population have at least one tattoo. The three leading countries being : 1. Italy 48% 2. Sweden 47% 3. United States 46% Though Dalia offers