The 5min Blog

Throughout my childhood, each month of March was marked by eager anticipation of the first day of April. Although not an “official” holiday, in our family this day was traditionally the most sacred of days for my dad, who dedicated a large portion of the year to coming up with elaborate hoaxes in time [...]

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Who hasn’t been creeped out at least a little by the ominous call, “Beware the Ides of March”? While there is nothing particularly creepy about today, March 15th in the Roman calendar – originally dubbed Idus Martias in Latin – signified a festive hoopla in honor of the Roman god Mars, with a glorious military [...]

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It’s that time of year again – Thanksgiving day, and a sense of autumn all around, or at least in the Northern Hemisphere. Alongside big birds that require heavy-duty carving, the L-trytophan tripping and the exciting feeling that Christmas is inching closer, Thanksgiving is – after all – about giving thanks.
Personally, I feel I have [...]

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You don’t need to be Woody Allen to admit that yes, you need therapy. Anyone can need therapy for different reasons, and finding the right professional will affect the result of the therapy.
Some people decide to go to Psychoanalysis and go back to the minute they were born. Others, to try hypnosis and solve their [...]

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James Joyce once asked, “What is better than to sit at the end of the day and drink wine with friends, or substitutes for friends?”
Well, after watching many an episode from Wine Library TV, I have to say that the only thing better would be drinking with Gary Vaynerchuk, and you can pretty much bet [...]

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When we hear the word schizophrenia, we immediately relate it to names such as Mark David Chapman, John Lennon’s murderer, who was denied parole for the 5th time this year. The word sounds like chaos, violence and danger.
The truth is, non-treated schizophrenia can lead to all these events, but in general, people know little about [...]

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Getting on a plane is a traumatic experience in and of its own.
With all those terrorists running around, one might get truly frightened by the experience. It can be horrible if you just get messed up and sick from the plane ride itself.
Luckily, Illumistreamhas given us some great tips on traveling well:
Put a stop to [...]

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There are things that make their way right way through my brain, and others that seem to get stuck and left as a blurry thought that can’t be decoded. I always thought that I had a selective memory, and that the even when criteria for this selection was unknown, I had to trust my instincts [...]

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I never understood that song, “I Guess That’s Why They Call It the Blues” . Whenever I find myself sad and lonely, there’s nothing blue on my mind – it’s more of a gray-blackish feeling, actually. I guess Sir Elton John is color blind.
“I guess that’s why they call it the blues?”
Guess again, Elton.
If a [...]

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Bad design seems to be like bacteria: if you don’t treat it on time, it reproduces quickly and spreads the ugliness all around. When I was in High School, I used to joke with my friends about our art projects, and the ones that didn’t get the popular admiration were filed under the category of [...]

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