Given the huge number of us who have Instagram profiles flooded with selfies and carefully constructed shots of us looking amazing on holiday, the “are we really vainer than past generations were?” seems a fair one to ask. It’s not as if our parents regularly took multiple photos of themselves each day and then showed […]
Rations Vs. Taxes – Thoughts on Saving the Planet
We all want to save the planet, but some of us are more eco-friendly than others. So, in a bid to try and encourage the human race to do as much as we can to look after the planet, governments (following public pressure) are starting to implement laws on things such as what kind of […]
Why The Dress Doesn’t Fit Like the Picture…
Ever been disappointed when the dress you ordered doesn’t fit like it did in the picture? Yep, most of us have been there, and when it happens, it can leave us feeling as if there’s something wrong with our shape. If it fitted the model so well, why does it just hang on us? Or […]
What Was The First Meme?
Memes – there’re everywhere nowadays, and it does seem a bit like they’ve always been here. It’s hard to work out when they first really took hold of the internet, but actually, they predate the internet by a long way! There’s a bit of debate about which one was the absolute first meme, but the […]
The Gender Pay Gap And Peak Age Correlation
According to a salary analysis conducted by PayScale.com, the age at which women earn the most money doesn’t peak at the end of a steadily increasing line, running from the beginning of their working lives until their retirement. Instead, the peak rate of pay for a woman is at age 39! Even if there are […]
