Mystical Raven

"Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before." ― Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven

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‘The food supplement that ruined my liver’

Jim McCants took green tea capsules in a drive to get healthy in middle age. His doctors now say they left him needing an urgent liver transplant, writes the BBC’s Tristan Quinn. It should have been one of the happiest days of his life. But Jim McCants looks back on his youngest son’s high school […]

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Three Magical Phrases to Comfort a Dying Person

At3 p.m. on a Monday afternoon, death announced it was coming for him. He was only eight years old; his cancer cells were not responding to treatment anymore. His body’s leukemic blast cell counts were doubling daily. Bone marrow was no longer making red or white blood cells, not even platelets. The marrow was only […]

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The secret life of people with high self-control

“If only I had more self-control.”“I don’t have such an iron mind.”“I want to enjoy life, too — not just suffer.” These are comments I might get when people learn about my lifestyle. I’m one of those annoying people who eats lots of fruits and vegetables, exercises five times a week, saves a portion of […]

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 This Meat Could Save Us, But We’re Too Afraid To Eat It.

Not only is goat often referred to as the healthiest of red meats, but it’s good for the planet, too. And, yes, it actually tastes good. The rest of the world loves soccer. The rest of the world also loves to eat goat meat. Yet Americans remain lukewarm (at best) to both. Coincidence? Andrew Zimmern doesn’t think […]

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Glamorous vintage camper is your midcentury dream home on wheels

Meet the 1960s “Trailer for the rich” Here at Curbed, we’re dedicated to covering the best trailers and RVs, from innovative campers pushing the industry to affordable kits that let you DIY your own adventure van. And we’re also obsessed with all things design, including iconic architects, home decor, and everything midcentury modern. Love campers and trailers? Come join our community group. It’s not often […]

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Biologists create a mutant fly with 140-million-year-old genes

In what totally sounds like a mash-up of two of Jeff Goldblum’s best movies, The Fly and Jurassic Park, scientists at New York University and the University of Chicago have created mutant fruit flies carrying reconstructed genes from 140 million years ago. The goal? To shed some light on the process of evolution and how it has changed […]

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9 Daily Mistakes That May Make You Age You Faster

Your skin is the first organ in the body to show signs of ageing. As a general rule, the more you care about your skin and your overall health, the better you will withstand the ageing process. As we age, our skin undergoes changes – the collagen fibers that are the underlying support structure of the skin become twisted […]

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Company found a way to produce a fuel that emits no CO2 — and it’s made of sewage

We’re wiping our way to a cleaner future. Gold Nuggets A company called Ingelia says it’s figured out a way to turn human waste — the solid kind — into a combustible material it’s calling biochar. And if Ingelia’s claims are accurate, biochar can be burned for fuel just like coal, except with near–zero greenhouse gas emissions, according to Business Insider. That’s because almost all of […]

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“Re-Habit” Transforms Empty Big Box Stores into Housing for the Homeless

Los Angeles-based KTGY Architecture + Planning’s Research and Development studio has unveiled an idea to reuse millions of square feet of empty retail stores as housing for the homeless. The “Re-Habit” concept calls for the installation of bathrooms, dining, sleeping, gardening, and job training facilities, transforming obsolete big-box stores into agents of social change. The concept comes at a time […]