I’ve been thinking a lot about falling, and not just because I’m absurdly accident prone. For one thing, fall is here and there’s no denying it; it’s dark by 7 p.m. and there are already a surprising number of crackly leaves underfoot in the parks. But I’ve also been thinking about the act of falling: falling […]
Language is an incredible thing. The specificity of what one languages choose to express while others do not is mind blowing to say the least. The idea that there are words in one language that can never quite be captured in another has long captured people’s minds. Of course, we all have words or phrases that […]
Want all the objects that remind your of a tumultuous past relationship preserved for all to see? It’s not like you want to keep that stuff around to torture you, right? The Museum of Broken Relationships in Zagreb, Croatia will gladly take it off your hands for you. Founded by two exes, artists Olinka Vištica and Dražen Grubišić, the museum encourages viewers to […]
A new study says it takes the typical person 17 months and 26 days to feel ready to move on after a divorce, which got me thinking: How long does it take to get over a regular ol’ breakup (you know, one that doesn’t require lawyers)? The answer, of course, is that there isn’t one […]
