Today WOULD BE Ernest Hemingway’s 121st birthday, had he lived a healthier lifestyle, subscribed to transcendental meditation, consumed his daily green juice, and—most importantly—not shot himself. A titan of the typewriter, Hemingway’s work has endured perhaps better than that of any other

Author: Trisha Leigh Zeigenhorn / Source: did you know? Writers everywhere are going to want to fist bump masters like Ernest Hemingway, T.S Eliot, Patricia Highsmith, and yes, Mark Twain, and not just for their literary prowess. It’s because they, like us, really loved cats. It’s a fun tidbit

You may be cool, but you’ll never be “Dalì-Throwing-Gang-Signs-On-A-Gondola” cool. These pictures come from one of the biggest photographic archives in Europe, Cameraphoto studio in Venice. Among the 320,000 negatives conserved in the archive are over 50 years of history and culture in the City of

Source: Farnam Street The best intentions are no match for the havoc caused by stress, tiredness, and unusual circumstances. Even though we know these things can negatively impact our decision-making abilities, we override the caution needed to combat them with faith in our rationality. This

Source: Good News Network On this day 73 years ago, women in France were finally awarded the right to vote for first time—decades later than most Western countries, including New Zealand, Australia, the US, UK, Finland, and Norway. (1945) (Photo by Christopher Rose, CC license) More Good News