Food poisoning is a nasty illness to come down with, especially when it is serious and/or if you are away from home when it happens. You may encounter this disease when you eat or drink food or water that has been contaminated by viral, bacterial, or parasitic agents. Much of the time, food poisoning can be treated with home-care measures, but sometimes, medical intervention may [...]
Valentine’s Day will soon be upon us, and what better way to celebrate than with a good old-fashioned movie romance? (Sorry, guys, it’s her day, and we doubt she’s going to be up for My Bloody Valentine.) Here to make sure your day is an entertaining one, Life’d now takes a look at the 10 Greatest Romance Movies of All Time. 1. The Notebook [...]
When it comes to eBook formatting and production, most authors have been led to believe it’s a more complicated procedure than it really is. With the use of a $45 program, you can eliminate dozens of formatting hours, (potentially) thousands of dollars to pay a professional, and a lot of frustration. All you need to know is How to Build a Professional eBook in 9 [...]
Well, Life’d readers, we think it’s a good day to die hard, don’t you? In celebration of the fifth film in the action movie franchise that has grossed a combined worldwide total of $1.13 billion, we are taking advantage of this occasion to revisit the entire series up to the present. Look over our 25 Facts You May Not Have Known About Die Hard, and [...]
Think you live in a totally free society? Ask the authors of these 7 Books that Were Banned in the U.S. To be fair, all of these books are now available, but considering many were written in the late 19th and early 20th Centuries, we’re not far removed from when they were hard to come by. Not all were banned outright by the government. Some [...]
The 85th Annual Academy Awards ceremony is coming your way on Feb. 24. Since starting the tradition in 1929, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has only missed one year (1933), due to scheduling irregularities. In all, 84 Best Picture winners have been crowned thus far, but who are the best of the best? Life’d now gives you our take on the [...]
It’s been more than three decades since the United States ice hockey team took the gold at the 1980 Winter Olympics, an achievement that was only possible thanks to the Feb. 22, 1980, upset of the Soviet national team. Since that time, Team USA’s win has been around the top of the upset charts. Here are five reasons why it will never be topped. The Soviet [...]
Ever caught yourself watching a western and thinking, “Oh man, that would have been so cool”? First, no. Shootouts at high noon may be fun until you’re the guy standing at the other end of the barrel. Secondly, why long for those days when you can just hit these 9 Wild West Vacation Spots to See Before You Die? You won’t even need a bulletproof [...]
The problem with writing an article like this is you’ve got only a few slots to work with and, unfortunately, about 1,000 or so musicians who died before their time. About 90% of those – okay, maybe I’m exaggerating, but it’s a lot – died in plane crashes, most famously Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper. So rather than make this a list [...]
Since its premiere on Sept. 19, 2005, How I Met Your Mother has stood out as the heir-apparent among classic New York-based sitcoms like Friends and Seinfeld. The series follows the romantic (mis)adventures of one Ted Mosby (Josh Radnor) and his four friends Marshall, Robin, Lily and Barney, as they strive to make it in the Big Apple. We’ve put together our Top Ten List [...]
