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What’s the Difference Between a Gift and a Present?

Let’s Clear this up this Holiday Season

What do you call the type of shop where you can buy presents for people? A gift shop. Whereas we expect a child to ask Santa Claus for lots and lots of presents, not many, many gifts. We had no idea it would get this technical. Gentlemen, gather 'round for a lesson in the art of gifting—or should we say, presenting?

Tripping on psilocybin helped traumatized and depressed COVID-19 frontline healthcare workers

A Trip Back to Normal

At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, frontline workers and other health professionals were under incredible stress and working crazy hours to care for patients. Many of those providers are still struggling with depression, burnout, and post-traumatic stress disorder caused by their experiences. In a new clinical trial, researchers from the University of Washington studied whether psilocybin therapy could help. It did.

Why Your Morning Cup Of Coffee Might Be Getting Even Pricier

A Bitter Taste

Something’s brewing, and it’s not our coffee. Thanks to climate change, it looks like our daily dialogue with the bean might get pricier. As if inflation wasn’t already bad enough, soon we’re all gonna need a second job just to fund our coffee addiction.

The Thrilling Arizona Indoor Racing Destination That Looks Like Mario Kart Come To Life

Race on Rainbow Road

Get ready to live out your childhood dreams, we’ve found a place right out a video game. Andretti Indoor Karting in Chandler feels just like you're in the middle of a Mario Kart game, racing against Mario, Luigi, Toad, and all the other curious characters from the Mushroom Kingdom. Now all we need are some banana peels and blue shells to throw around.

The World’s Most Stressful City for Travelers Revealed

Anyone who has planned a dream vacation to a new place knows that sometimes, expectations and reality do not align. A recent survey from the travel website Radical Storage takes the mystery out of the equation to reveal which cities are the most stressful for travelers. While it might not dissuade you from visiting these destinations, it will at least help you manage your expectations.

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