It’s time to unravel a mystery that has lingered in playgrounds and nursery rooms for ages. A shroud of macabre folklore has covered the nursery rhyme “Ring Around the Rosie,” which generations of kids have sung. Many of us grew up believing this seemingly innocent song was a dark allegory of the Black Death,...
Imagine this: the way your mom or dad lived their life, the air they breathed, the job they hustled in, even the very smoke they might have inhaled, or the drinks they sipped – all these might still be echoing in your health today. It seems like a plot from a sci-fi novel, but...
To those who wait in line for Black Friday sales, shop online on Singles Day, or imagine waiting in line outside their local department store on Boxing Day for the “real bargains,” I can tell you that you are not alone. Anyone in their thirties who wants to see the New Year’s Eve fireworks...