Lorna Wallace

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06/19/2026

How Do Academics Handle Conspiracy Theorists?

Factual evidence rarely changes minds.

Business Insider

02/27/2026

I've lived in Scotland my whole life. These are my 4 favorite day trips from Edinburgh.

I've lived in Scotland my whole life. Many visitors stay in Edinburgh, but there are lots of easy day trips nearby, like to Stirling and St Andrews.

Listverse

10/22/2025

10 Common Misconceptions About the Renaissance

The Renaissance roughly spanned the 15th and 16th centuries and saw the revival of classical antiquity, with European scholars dedicating themselves to

Business Insider

09/20/2025

As a local, I've visited many of Scotland's castles. There's one tourists can probably skip - and...

I've visited over a dozen of Scotland's most popular castles. I'd go back to Stirling and Doune, but Edinburgh Castle didn't feel worth the hype.

Reactor

06/25/2025

Five Sci-Fi Stories Without Human Characters - Reactor

Aliens, animals, machines... but no human beings in these tales.

Mental Floss

07/09/2024

Why So Many Stories Begin With 'Once Upon a Time'

'Once Upon a Time' appears in many fairy tales and stories. The phrase has a long history and a practical narrative purpose.

Fodors Travel Guide

10/25/2023

10 Terrifying Horror Novels Set in the Wilderness

We've put together a guide for the best scary novels that take place in the wilderness. These are about about survival, supernatural occurrences, and reimagined tales of horror that are perfect for Halloween.

Fodors Travel Guide

04/07/2023

The 10 Most Unique Cemeteries Around the World

Not all cemeteries are sad, especially the one dedicated to forgotten ice cream flavors. Hundreds of thousands of cemeteries are sprinkled across the world, and many are somber places that conform to roughly the same template. Purpose-built burial grounds tend to be located in grassy fields and feature rows of stone grave markers to commemorate the deceased.

Mental Floss

03/13/2023

13 Authors Whose Deaths Were Stranger Than Fiction

Unusual deaths aren't just found on the page. A number of authors have themselves died in bizarre ways-and sometimes, they seem even stranger than fiction.

Tor.com

11/21/2022

11 Very Good Dogs Who Make Everything Better (Even the Post-Apocalypse)

The chances of me reading a book or watching a movie rise by about 50% if a dog is featured as a main character. Put a dog in a post-apocalyptic setting and it rises to 100%. I love seeing how char...

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