All posts by Jamie Frater

Franchises should ideally be simple. If a story is successful, then it gets a sequel to expand on its ideas

We tend to notice big extinctions—elephants, glaciers, coral reefs. But not everything that vanishes makes headlines. Some losses are quiet,

Captured and jailed in 2011, Joaquin Guzmán, aka “El Chapo,” escaped in a laundry basket, only to be arrested and

One often-heard argument for welcoming visitors to historic sites is that the money they spend will pay for the site’s

Bananas are a good source of energy, high in potassium, and perfect for a pre-workout snack. The delicious fruit is

With advancements in technology, shifts in environmental policy, and evolving social trends, the demand for entirely new types of jobs

Sequels are often less satisfying than their predecessors. That dissatisfaction can come from many factors. The plot might not be

What a year 1965 was. America’s Civil Rights campaigns intensified while the Vietnam War’s escalation accelerated. Notable people, from Sir

Pareidolia refers to our tendency to perceive patterns where they may not exist, like seeing your favorite celebrity’s face on

Every living thing on our beautiful blue planet needs some form of nutrition or energy source to survive. As human