When we were children, we all had our favorite superheroes usually possessing some cool supernatural or superhuman powers that we all dreamed we had. Fighting evil, battling twisted villains, and protecting innocent people was their everyday duty and we would imagine that one day when we grow up, we too would save the day. Even
Disney this, Disney that, Disney everything. This ubiquitous mass media and entertainment conglomerate is slowly reaching its tentacles ever deeper into all things news and entertainment, owning or having a large stake in companies like ABC, ESPN, Touchstone Pictures, Marvel, Lucasfilm, Pixar, and VICE, amongst others. It truly is a dystopian Disney World (™) we
Kids love Christmas and it’s not only an opportunity to spend time with their families, have fun with decorating their homes and eating delicious meals that get them excited about the holiday. In fact, the best part for them is probably the gifts. After waiting the whole year to ask for the latest gadgets and
Writing is a bit like alchemy. You take a bunch of separate elements—like grammar, style, flow, passion, creativity, story, characters, twists, and turns—and you mix them together to get the result that you want. Sometimes, your experiments pay off and you communicate your innermost ideas to your readers. Other times, you mess up and accidentally
Parents annoy their children in a million plus howcantheyevencomeupwithmore ways. And it’s not just what they do, but what they say as well. A couple of days ago, Jamie from Aberdeen, Scotland, decided to compile a collection of these quirks. “Is there something trivial that your parents say that really…annoys you for no good reason?”
A lot of parents love sharing stories of their adolescence with their children. Both mothers and fathers enjoy delving into the memories of the town they grew up in, funny incidents they had at school, some even share how they met their first love. And no matter how nostalgic these stories make the parents feel,
‘War and Peas’ is created by the artist duo Elizabeth Pich & Jonathan Kunz. We started this webcomic in 2011 and are very happy that we could build a loyal and loving followership. Last year we managed to sign an international book deal with the publisher Andrews McMeel. That means that we found the same
Meeting someone you look up to can be quite overwhelming (especially so, if you’re already socially awkward). No matter how many times you try to convince yourself that they’re human just like you, it just doesn’t work that way. Upon encountering them, you start to giggle, then the little cool sweat drops show up on
If someone would ask you to name a few of the best things from your college days, most of you would definitely mention at least one amazing professor. Even though we often think of educators as people with dull and strict personalities who just can’t miss an opportunity to discipline us, this trope is not
If you were born in the Eastern block of Europe, you sure as hell saw a lot of Soviet monuments around. Soldiers, proudly leaning in forward in anticipation for a head-on fight with their guns in hands, fellow comrades standing in all their imposing and muscular glory, huge heads of Lenin… You’ve seen them all.
