The 30 Saddest Movies Ever Made
“Sa-a-a-d movies always make me cry,” sang Sue Thompson in her 1961 hit song of (almost) the same name. In her case, as it turned out, it wasn’t really the movie that brought tears…
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Secret Off-the-Menu Items to Order at Your Favorite Chains
Everybody loves to share in a good secret, and the experience is all the more delicious when food is involved. That’s why “secret menus” at chain restaurants have become so popular in the past…
You Don’t Want to Get Sick Here: 25 Cities With the Worst Hospital Quality
Over a year after the first case was detected in the country, the U.S. has surpassed 30 million COVID-19 cases. And with tens of thousands of Americans still being diagnosed every day, the virus…
The Most Dangerous States in America
The U.S. has gotten safer in the past few decades. The violent crime rate — which tracks aggravated assaults, robberies, rapes, and murders/nonnegligent manslaughters — has steadily declined, from nearly 750 incidents for every…
States Getting the Most COVID-19 Vaccines From the Federal Government
It has now been 16 weeks since the first shipments of the COVID-19 vaccine were sent out to states, kicking off the largest vaccination campaign in human history. As of Apr. 4, 207,891,295 doses…
States With the Highest Number of COVID-19 Cases
Vaccine distribution is well underway across the United States. Still, the novel coronavirus continues to spread through the population. In the last week alone, there were an average of 64,502 new cases of the…
Fast Food Dishes We’d Like to See Back on the Menu
Fast food chains are always (to borrow a one-time slogan from Taco Bell) thinking outside the bun. They all have serious test kitchens and employ skilled chefs — men and women who could just…
The County in Every State With the Most Deaths from COVID-19
Vaccine distribution is well underway across the United States. Still, the novel coronavirus continues to spread and claim American lives. In the past week alone, there were an average of 1,177 new deaths attributed…
Food Trends We Hope Never Make a Comeback
Food and drink trends come and go. Some blaze across the culinary landscape, enjoying a year or two of fame at most, then fade into obscurity. Others hang around stubbornly long after they’ve jumped…
Inflatable Surfboards and Other Weird Stuff You Can Buy at Costco
Costco is one of the big dogs on the international retail scene. The membership-only chain has more than 800 stores in a dozen countries, and was identified last year as the world’s fifth largest…
Best Movies Starring Leonardo DiCaprio
With the Academy Awards around the corner, some people may be thinking “…Wait, did any movies even come out last year?” One answer is: certainly not any starring Leonardo DiCaprio. On the bright side,…
24 Fun-Filled Facts for Easter 2021
Easter, the day Christians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ, is one of the biggest holidays in the U.S. Though Easter 2021 may look different than in years past because of the COVID-19 pandemic,…
COVID-19: States Doing the Best in the Race to Roll Out Vaccines
It has now been 15 weeks since the first shipments of the COVID-19 vaccine were sent out to states, kicking off the largest vaccination campaign in human history. As of Mar. 31, 195,581,725 doses…
20 of the Most Popular Autobiographies of All Time
Biographies bring their subjects to life. A well-written biography isn’t just a list of events that happened to someone. Rather, it tells a story in a way similar to a novel — in a…
100 Best Movies of the Last 100 Years, According to Critics
During the early weeks of the pandemic lockdown, restless Americans turned to streaming services as a lifeline and haven’t looked back. Netflix, Hulu, and Disney Plus have all gained millions of subscribers in the…