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Going back to work? Top 5 job sectors to consider in 2021 Who says you have to stick to your old line of work?
Whether or not you believe the great rehiring is upon us, it is always worrying to be out of work in times of economic uncertainty. Here are some fresh and practical ideas and insights as to where you could be looking, why you should consider these sectors, and which specific jobs may have your name all over them. Health The health sector is trending as a source of jobs because people now live longer than ever before and are more proactively involved in their own healthcare and wellbeing. As a result of these changes in behavior, the healthcare sector as a whole is indeed of more staff, and professionals at…
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How to successfully disappear and start a new life Vital do's and don't for when it comes time to flee the sometimes unpleasant scene that is real life.
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The power of 9s—and other marketing tricks that make you spend more We like to think we're smart about estimating value, but the reality isn't so pretty.
Most of us are senseless lemmings at the mercy of marketers and psychologists who are far, far smarter than we will ever be. It’s hard to think otherwise after reading William Poundstone‘s Priceless: The Myth of Fair Value (and How to Take Advantage of It) – a delightful dissection of the tricks, tools and tactics behind the way we haggle over salaries, buy houses, and eat out at posh restaurants. (The same concepts can apply to how we value illegal goods and services, from prostitutes to purple haze.) “We don’t have an inner sense telling us what things are really worth,” Poundstone told us. “Instead, we rely on advertised prices…
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The joker brokers: a tale so stupid it can’t be a lie We all have financially retarded relatives, but this story from a /biz/ thread takes the fucking cake.
The baffling phenomena with surprisingly simple medical explanations "Supernatural" mysteries can pass down generations after they’ve actually been solved, as is the case with the following six “unsolvable” mysteries.
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The world’s oldest jokes reveal we’ve always laughed at the same things The world's oldest known joke is from 1900 BC Sumeria and it's a fart joke.
The delivery and format of jokes may be subject to fashion, but the ancients laughed at the same things we do today. Don’t believe me? Just check out this list of the world’s oldest jokes. Credit for some of it goes to Wolverhampton University, who in 2008 had a team of researchers scour old manuscripts and even stone tablets for the world’s oldest jokes. “Jokes have varied over the years, with some taking the question and answer format while others are witty proverbs or riddles,” said Dr Paul McDonald, senior lecturer at the university. “What they all share however, is a willingness to deal with taboos and a degree of…
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How one man lied about a cartoon to prove history is meaningless on the internet Everyone just believed. People started fondly remembering, and reviewing, episodes that don't exist.
Ok, boomer—and 20 more horrific realities of becoming an adult And there's nothing you can do about it.
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Love and sex in Georgian England, according to this vulgar 1785 dictionary Grose's dirty dictionary published in 1785 gives us a peek into sex and the seedy underworld of England's Georgian age.
This article originally appeared in the Spring edition of the vintage EROS magazine, which was published in four 1962 issues and ceased to be when its editor Ralph Ginzburg was charged with three counts of obscenity (convicted in 1963). Browse our vintage tag to read more articles from times long past. A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue In the year 1785 there appeared in the bookstalls of London the first edition of a scholarly work that has come to be regarded as one of the most valuable studies ever made upon the English language. The book was entitled A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, and it defined the…
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Guysmopolitan: 20 hilariously bad tips you would find in the male version of Cosmo You should probably just do the opposite of what Cosmo tells you whether it's cranking out dumb shit for men or women.
Adorable facts about history’s greatest dictators Finally an excuse for those kawaii dictator memes.
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The bizarre science experiments that revolutionized sex From 17th century corpse fondling to the tragic experiment that created modern gender theory—and all kinds of weirdness in between.
Stoned out students usually get all the credit for sexual revolutions, but a lot of progress in the field of recreational whoopie-making has actually come thanks to the efforts of your boring old scientist. We have compiled key scientific developments in how we understand sex – none of which would make a decent porno. Physical exertion and fear transformed into sexual desire AKA “science discovers one of the most potent dating tips of all time.” In the 1970s, Dr. Arthur Aron set up an unusual experiment involving an attractive woman and the Capilano Suspension Bridge dangling over the Capilano river in British Columbia. He had the woman ask men who…
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What the office was actually like in the Mad Men era What was work really like over half a century ago? My grandfather tells me it had more alcohol and blackmail than you might expect.
The true story of a Victorian swindler and his spectacular underwater bachelor palace Upon first glance, Witley Park in Surrey, UK is just like any other extravagant Victorian mansion. But look closer.
How gambling and laziness led to the creation of the sandwich The tale of how a Georgian era British statesman became one of the first food influencers ever.
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The catchy genius of the ‘nonsense song’ It's easy to dismiss nonsense songs as silly and dumb, but they have a rich history and channel the very lifeblood of rock'n'roll.
In 1958, Frank Sinatra famously described rock’n’roll lyrics as “imbecilic reiteration… written for the most part by cretinous goons.” He didn’t name names, but you can bet that he was thinking about the rash of nonsensical hits that year, from Yakety Yak to Splish Splash to Bimbombey. Though nonsense songs had been around for centuries – from rum dum diddles in Renaissance ballads to scoodly-wops in the Swing Era – they really started sh-booming in the ’50s and ’60s. Even Sinatra gave in with his Rat Pack hit Ring-A-Ding-Ding. Watch this video on YouTube Sometimes the nonsense was code for sexual antics. Other times it described a new dance step.…
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Five horror movies that were a nightmare for the actors Watching horror movies can cause nightmares. Sometimes, working on a horror movie set can do the exact same thing.
A guide to the worst superhero movies in history, according to RT ratings These make Batman v. Superman look like The Godfather.
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In a podcasting world, will we listen to porn? With podcasting taking over everything, is the fapper of tomorrow going to listen, rather than watch, porn?
Joe Rogan invites b-list celebrities for his episodes of light pseudointellectual banter – and famously talked his way into a $100 million deal with Spotify. People were shocked – it’s just a man talking into a mic! But it makes sense. Podcasting has become a hugely lucrative business because that’s the entertainment and education format we’ve settled on in a busy and hyperstimulated world. We’re still in the midst of this podcasting transformation, so it’s fun to speculate about what comes next. For instance, consider porn (the porn industry is now worth a whopping $97 billion globally). With podcasting taking over everything, will porn be next to submit? Is the…
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The joys of a celebrity meltdown caught on tape (top 15) The public spectacle feeds a schadenfreudian tulpa that will one day smash the beast 666 and release the pizza kids.
There is nothing like a good celebrity meltdown to remind us that Hollyweirdos are people just like us, and not much like the Disneyfied PC golems constructed by their teams of branding professionals. Every second of drain-circling mental derangement caught on tape nevertheless feeds our communal tulpa made of pure schadenfreude that will one day smash the beast 666 and release those poor pizza kids. South Park had different, but almost as satisfactory, ideas in their famous Hollywood sacrifice episode: Watch this video on YouTube So we have collected the best of celebrity meltdowns caught on tape and listed them here for your edification. If you’re at work wearing headphones,…
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From rites of passage to hipsters: The evolution of tattoos Whether it's a classic “MOM” on your arm or distinctions of class and social hierarchy, tattoos have always been around—and probably always will be.
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The human wonders of America’s long lost sideshows The freak show lives on as reality shows, but the fantasy world dreamed up by PT Barnum lies as a relic in the depths of the American imagination.
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Trust no one—not even yourself Ever wonder what happens to a cult when its doomsday prediction fails? Or why certain people fail upwards? And what's this got to do with you?
It is December 20th, 1954. There are 16 people sitting in a small house on the outskirts of Chicago. The majority of them are waiting for the clock to strike midnight, because that’s when they expect the arrival of Sananda, the alien from the planet Clarion coming to rescue them before a giant flood kills every living thing on the planet. Some of them are not expecting Sananda, however. Social psychologist Leon Festinger and two research assistants are in the crowd to study what happens when prophecy fails, and they’re logging the apocalyptic event into their notebooks on a minute to minute basis. Let’s read Festinger’s notes as we transition…
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The best of ’80s action movie power ballads If they aren't about love, they at least feature giant choruses that'll have you pumping away in the gym at 254% efficiency.
Have you noticed how nearly every action movie of the ’80s combined high body counts and tough guy quipping with some of the most romantic, uplifting soft rock ever put to record? Beefcake stars fire machine guns with one hand and ram faces on giant meathooks with the other, and then all this intestine-ripping action suddenly explodes into a reverb-heavy slice of John Parr crooning about how he’s going to have “no more lonely nights” because his girl “hits the right spot.” If these power ballads aren’t going on about love, and warming your heart quicker than a microwave, it’s at least got a giant chorus that’ll have you pumping…
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The Christmas party that stopped a world war They defied the orders of their superiors, laid down their rifles, and celebrated Christmas with the enemy in No Man's Land.
