Perfectly balanced, as all things should be…
Said by Thanos in Avengers: Infinity War
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Ten tips to sucker punch your procrastination
Reading this article will cost you three minutes which you could also spend working. Interested? Then you’re most definitely the type of person who could use these tips against procrastination. You know how it goes. You have work to do, but all kinds of other things seem to pop up. Instead of just doing the […]
Disney family matters: Hercules and Ariel are related
Did you know that beloved Disney princess and mermaid Ariel and ultimate fitboy and demigod Hercules share ancestors? They are cousins. How do we figure? Well, settle in for a bit of Greek mythological history. Hercules’s father was Zeus. As most of us know, Zeus was quite infamous for sleeping around with all kinds of […]
‘The key to a happy life is to accept you are never actually in control.’
Said by: Simon Masrani in Jurassic World
Facebooking parents vs. the privacy of their child
If you are on Facebook, you can’t ignore the ‘proud parents’ posting about every cute, smart or funny thing their kid does. Sometimes it’s a video of said kid taking some wobbly steps or petting a goat. Other times it’s a quite disgusting picture of the kid trying and failing to eat ice cream. In […]
“Holy forking shirtballs…”
Said by: Eleanor Shellstrop in The Good Place, season 1, episode 13
Hunger Games: How to make the odds in your favour
In 2012 the film adaptation of The Hunger Games hit theatres. In a post apocalyptic version of the United States, 24 children from 12 districts are chosen and thrown into an arena to kill and survive. The evil Capitol uses the catchphrase: “May the odds be ever in your favour.” But can you do that? […]
Sierra Burgess is a Loser: another ugly duckling story
Netflix movie ‘Sierra Burgess is a Loser‘ is the classic tale of the ugly duckling falling for the handsome jock-guy. In this cliché riddled modern teen drama the high school ‘kids’ are, as always, in their twenties and speaking like they have an autocue nearby. Fact: in real life people do not. And we never […]
What you seek lies in front of you. As does what you fear.
Said by Red Skull to Thanos in Avengers: Infinity War
Pastafarians forbidden to wear colander on passport photo
The Dutch Council of State has ruled that Pastafarians are not allowed to wear a colander on their passport photograph. The main reason for this is that it’s not a ‘real’ religion. The Council deemed wearing a colander to lack seriousness. Sure. Because covering your head with a cloth or putting a quarter of a […]