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  Who doesn’t remember the 1937 animated movie Snow White ?  The new generation who has no patience to watch an old movie that doesn’t have enough special effects or slang to hold their attention, that’s who.  Snow White is a beloved movie based on the 1812 tale by the Brothers Grimm. The 1937 version is a Disney-fied version of Snow White, who has a bob and a pretty blue and yellow dress.  Ever since the movie release, Snow White is known to be this demure princess, who longs for love, who is kind-hearted and has a soft voice.  Then came the 2025 version of Snow White, which was supposed to be a modern take on the classic fairytale.  There is no doubt that these stories need to be retold as many times as possible to keep them alive. A modern take on the movie, that resonates with the new generation, will keep traditions alive.  Snow White may be deemed as too timid and helpless in the modern world, but then again it depends on how you interpret her st...

So you had a bad day, and you're trying to cheer yourself up. But nothing works. Bad days are like a sudden storm that appears out of nowhere, soaks you completely, and just when you think it's over, Lightning and thunder boom again. Before you can search for shelter, you're drenched again. There are dozens of reasons behind a bad day, and while it's okay to reach for a self-help book to cope, it's also okay to look after your needs first. Here are some bad day remedies you can try: 1) Scream it out: Holding onto your temper is just going to make you sick. Have a reaction in front of anyone, and everyone judges you for being unhinged. So go find a private place, or sit in your car, and scream out your frustrations. Or sing really loudly to ease your frustrations. Whatever works. 2) Come up with new curse words: The normals one are overused, and you've already tried them out without result. So the best thing to do is to come up with some unique curse words that...

  Watch the news, they say. It will keep you updated on world events. It  will keep you well-informed. Instead, all that following news has done is make you feel overly-stressed  out and informed about the things you didn’t want to know in the first  place. Did you really want to know that a woman lost her purse in the food court? Or a dog pooped on the jogging track? Not to mention, news reporters occasionally exaggerate and dramatize events  to make them more than what they actually are. For example, they will  report on a catastrophic event that could end the world. Only the asteroid  misses the earth and we later find out that it was nowhere near our planet  in the first place. No wonder many call reading the news “doom-scrolling”. Following  the news is rarely informative and is mostly stress-inducing. Here are the TOP 10 Reasons Why You Should Avoid the News 1) Ignorance is Bliss  Yes, there is much going on now. In your home,...

Have you ever looked at something and thought, "Why is this still a thing?" I’m talking about the baffling, outdated, or downright annoying things that refuse to disappear—like fax machines, mile-long receipts, and the dreaded “Reply All” email chain.  We live in an age of AI, self-driving cars, and space tourism, yet somehow, we’re still dealing with broken shopping cart wheels and streaming services that charge extra but still show ads. It’s time to call out these relics of frustration and ask the big question: Seriously, why is this still a thing? 1) Non-skip Intro I've already watched the intro once and know and appreciate the cast and crew that worked on the show. But the last episode ended on a cliffhanger, and I really want to know what happens next! Not all streaming services have the skip intro button, and it can get annoying. I have to watch the two-minute intro before the episode finally starts. Besides, I'm on episode nine and know the theme music by heart...

  Do you always find yourself sitting down rather than standing up?  No, this is not talking about you sitting while you’re working or eating or even watching TV.  This is a different kind of ‘standing’ up, the one that so many of us are afraid to do because there are a lot of factors involved. Some of these factors include you too afraid to say something that could get you fired, or lose an important relationship. Since we are always worried about the consequences of us being assertive, somewhere along the way, we learn to give up on self-respect and self-protection.  It seems safer to keep quiet.  But what if you find out one day that you no have lost your self-worth and that you keep quiet so often that you’re taking more hits than you should have allowed. And now anyone says anything they want and gets away with it, leaving you tongue-tied and at a loss of words.  Realization hits. You’ve forgotten to voice your beliefs and found that you can no longer ...

  Let's face it: Your New Year’s resolutions have already collapsed, your enthusiasm for the new year has vanished, and the universe is throwing lemons at your face instead of handing them to you to make lemonade. If this year is already shaping up to be a disaster, don’t worry—you’ve still got ten months to begrudgingly endure it. Here’s how to survive the madness with your sanity (mostly) intact. 1. Lower Your Expectations (No, Lower… Even Lower) Remember how you thought this would be your year and time to shine?  How adorable! Now let’s bring those expectations down. No, lower. Keep going. There it is—just aim for “Didn’t Completely Fall Apart,” and you’re golden. 2. Take Life One Day (or One Snack) at a Time Are you thinking about surviving the entire year? Overwhelming.  The whole month? Still too much. Break it down into tiny pieces: just survive the day. If that’s still too hard, just make it to your next snack break. From snacks to snacks, you can make it through ...

It's the cricket season and all the fans are clamoring to watch every single match on TV or in the stadium. However, friends and family members of cricket fans who do not enjoy cricket will find their TV time privileges revoked. They will have no choice but to watch cricket with them.  Here's how you can enjoy watching cricket   1) Master the Rules (Sort Of):  Try to understand the rules.  Emphasis on try.  If you accidentally yell "Touchdown!" during a particularly exciting moment, just own it.  Confidence is key.   2)  Find a Commentator Who Loves Weird Stats :  The kind of commentator who gets excited about things like "This is the first time a left-handed batsman with a name starting with 'B' has scored a six on a Tuesday in July against a team wearing yellow socks."  That's the good stuff.   3)  Watch with Friends Who Bring Snacks: Cricket can be a long game.  Your friends are your support system, and their snacks a...

  Methods of communication have changed over the years. From letters to phone calls, to emails and chats, we have come to rely on different modes for various situations.  There was a time when phone calls were the most preferred form of communication but more and more people have found the benefits of texting and how reliable they can be.  And if you have phone anxiety, then you will be more than pleased to know that texting can actually come with a lot of benefits.  In case anyone ever judges you for not calling and choosing to text instead, here are the reasons you can use:  1) Avoiding small talk  You know what’s the best thing about texting? You don’t have to spend much time with exchanging pleasantries or talking about the weather. Texting was invented to make everyone get to the point faster.  After the general greeting, texting allows you to get to the crux of the conversation.  The faster you get to the point, the faster you can resolve an...

  Being a writer means you are inducted into this special program where you get to use this special language and euphemisms to sound really dedicated to your craft, and of course, smart.  Once you’ve announced that you are a writer, everyone will want to know the status of your current projects and what you do the entire day. The life of a writer makes people highly inquisitive and while they are in awe of your chosen career, they may not know the everyday hurdles a writer faces. And so, as a writer, you have no choice but to answer their curious questions with enigmatic replies.  If you’re not a writer and want to decipher what a writer is actually trying to say, here’s some helpful phrases:  1) What Writers say: "I'm brainstorming." What they mean: "I'm staring at the wall and hoping for divine intervention." It’s not easy being a writer and coming up with ideas all the time. There are good ones and extremely useless ones, and more often than not, writers ...

  Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and no doubt there are going to be several romance movies lined up for you to get into the spirit.  But year after year, you may have noticed that these movies are becoming overly formulaic and you can see the ending coming from a mile away.  Worse, the minute the characters are introduced, you know exactly how their love story is going to pan out.  Now you’re beginning to see the same designs and groaning inwardly. Have you become skeptical? Too Real? Or unromantic?  Here are the TOP 10 Worst Romantic Movie Tropes: 1) The Coffee Spill Why does it seem that every romance movie has a coffee scene? The main leads are either having coffee or spilling it on each other. There's just a gasp and then a couple of irate dialogues. What they fail to point out is that coffee can be scalding hot. It actually hurts to have coffee spilt on you. Iced coffees are fine, but movies generally show the leads splash each other with hot cof...

  Did you know that the things around us, the ones we use everyday, once had a fascinating beginning? They didn't always start off the way we think they did and even if they existed, they weren't used until something exciting happened.  Yes, even that fork that you use now to eat salads and pasta, once upon a time they were considered an insult to even place on the table.  Let's read on to find out which everyday object had the most fascinating backstory.  Here are the TOP 10 Quirky Objects with Fascinating Backstories 1)Teabags There’s nothing calming like a cup of hot tea to drain away all the stress accumulated during the day.  But did you know that the little bags of tea that we take for granted has an interesting backstory.  The idea for teabags came on accidentally. The tea merchant was sending off tea samples in small silk bags but the customers thought it was supposed to be used as is.  So should the credit go to the tea merchant who sent the t...