America’s 40 Hottest New Music Stars
Pop music consistently requires fresh talent in order to remain relevant and — most importantly — cool. While artists like Madonna and Mariah Carey have led careers that have spanned decades and are filled…
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The Worst Companies to Work For
Nearly 129 million Americans spend at least one-third of their waking life at work. For this reason, job satisfaction can be critical to overall happiness and quality of life — and some companies appear…
States With the Most Mortgage Debt
A home is the largest purchase most Americans make in their lifetimes. The typical American home now costs over $200,000 — significantly more money than most people have on hand. This disparity means that…
25 Most Expensive Cars to Insure
Those feeling as if they are paying more for car insurance are not wrong. Car insurance premiums rose by more than 20% between 2011 and 2018 to a national annual average premium of $1,427.…
25 Least Expensive Cars to Insure
Those feeling as if they are paying more for car insurance are not wrong. Car insurance premiums rose by more than 20% between 2011 and 2018 to a national annual average premium of $1,427.…
Greatest Golfers in PGA History
As the greatest golfers in the world tee it up for the 2019 U.S. Open at the world-famous Pebble Beach course in California, they aren’t just chasing a trophy and the $12.5 million purse…
America’s 40 Most Delicious Beers
According to a 2018 Gallup poll, 42% of Americans who drink alcohol prefer beer. (Wine came in second, at 34%.) Luckily for us, we not only have access to most of the best beers…
Team Names That Make No Sense
Nicknames of sports teams can sometimes provide insight into the region where they play. They can be based on the presence of certain ethnic groups, industrial activity, types of wildlife, or local culture. Boston’s…
Species That May Have Recently Gone Extinct
The current ongoing wave of animal and plant extinction, the worst since the dinosaur era, is referred to as the sixth extinction. While extinction occurs naturally at a rate of one to five species…
Animals Humans Are Driving to Extinction
Humans are putting nature in danger at an unprecedented pace. As many as 1 million plants and animals face extinction within just a few decades, and humans are to blame, according to a recently…
Countries Increasing CO2 Emissions the Fastest
The first Earth Day was in 1970, and by 1977, scientists generally agree that global warming was the greatest climate risk of the century. But it was not until 1992 that the United Nations…
The Most Valuable Brands in the World
The 2019 BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands ranking, which looks at the brands that contribute the most value to their respective parent companies, revealed a big jump in valuation for Facebook-owned photo…
Highest Paying Jobs You Can Get With an Associate Degree
While it is hard to quantify the value of higher education, people with higher levels of education tend to have higher incomes and are less likely to be unemployed. Jobs with greater educational requirements…
How High Are Beer Taxes in Your State
Summertime is the season of the suds, when Americans typically increase their intake of beer as they spend more time outdoors at the BBQ grill, cheering in baseball stadiums, sitting poolside or at the…
20 Surprisingly Dangerous and Common Things in Your Home
People often spend hundreds of dollars on security systems to protect their property from intruders and outside dangers that are beyond their control, such as flooding. But many families are unaware of the dangers…