Author: Suzanne Latre
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The Mystical, Murky, And Magical History Of Mermaids
Image Source: Pixabay- Thomas Wolter Most people only know of a certain Disney bright red-haired icon? Well, just to let you know, mermaids have swum their way through human imagination for millennia. These half-woman, half-fish (or half-seal, half-human) beings have appeared in ancient temples, sailor logs, medieval manuscripts, and modern pop-culture photo-ops. But how did…
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The Samurai Who Fought With A Fan
Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons- Wakasugi What kind of weapons do you visualize when I say the word “Samurai”? Your mind probably thinks of katanas and most likely shurikens, especially if you’ve ever watched “Naruto”. But there is someone I would like to introduce you to: Honda Tadakatsu (1548–1610), a general in Japan’s Sengoku period. He…
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Hot Roman Girl Summer- Recipes From The Past
Image Credit: Unsplash- Jason Briscoe I’ll be 100% honest with you – I’m getting bored with matcha and green Goddess salads. So I’ve decided to dig into History and find some recipes that do not include protein powder and are bound to make you stand out at a barbecue if you plan on bringing them.…
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Dinosaurs
Image Credit: Pexels- Stephen Leonardi Dinosaurs aren’t a thing from the past. Dinosaurs. You’re probably thinking of Tyrannosaurus rexes, sauropods munching treetops, and velociraptors scheming like the clever girls they were in Jurassic Park. Mesozoic royalty ruled Earth for over 150 million years (yeah, way longer than the late Queen). They left behind a legacy…
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No One Returns From The Jungle
Image Source: Unsplash- Constant Loubier Saigon, 1969 Marianne Calloway was not what you’d call a war romantic. She hadn’t come to Vietnam looking for glory. She came because she was angry at the government, at herself, at God for sending her brother home in a sealed coffin two years earlier. When the Red Cross offered…
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Spring/Summer Style From Your Closet
Spring is coming into full bloom. And with that, you might be tempted to pop to the shopping center, otherwise called a “mall” by my American friends, and replenish a wardrobe that may look dull and overly wintery. Once again, I am back to help you shop from your own closet and use some pieces…
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The Longest Night
The moon stretched out before Ellie, a desolate expanse of grey dust and jagged craters, lit by the faint, ghoulish glow of Earth in the sky. She sat in the cockpit of the Lunar Dawn rover, her breath fogging the inside of her helmet. It was heavy, just like her shoulders. The comms were silent,…
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Low-Effort But Cute Outfits
Have you experienced the moment when you checked your closet and realized how many clothes you own and yet still wondered what to wear? This illustrated article will help you pull an outfit in no time. All you need to do is take some inspiration from these looks and adapt them to what you have…
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Fashion Trends In 2025: Back To The Old Days
Since it’s a new year, fashionistas have been rethinking what it means to have style. Surely enough, it has given us time to rethink all those micro-trends that have been relentlessly pushed on us and decide -No, thank you. The “coastal grandma,” “tomato girl,” or even “brat summer” eras are just another marketing ploy, and…
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Step Up And Start Taking Responsibility In Your Life
It seems there is little more frustrating in a first-world country than being a young adult who is sitting opposite a boomer telling us to “pull ourselves by the bootstraps” and to start acting responsibly. But I come bearing bad news: There is actually something more frustrating.Realizing the boomers are sometimes right. Sure, there are…