The World’s Favorite Informative Website

With all the internet trends that have come and gone, there’s one thing that has never changed: people’s overwhelming love for Wikipedia. A new study conducted by the Knight Foundation found that Wikipedia continues to dominate when it comes to monthly unique mobile visitors with over 52 million—more than double than that of runner-up CNN and over triple of what BuzzFeed received. It’s a staggering …

Support Detroit’s Writer Residency Program ‘Write a House’

Detroit-based organization Write A House is a writer residency program that’s permanent. They renovate dilapidated houses around the city and award them to writers who are helping to reinvigorate the creative and literary communities in Detroit. So far they’ve successfully handed over the keys to three remodeled homes, and they’re looking to keep the streak going. Taking to Indiegogo, Write A House is currently seeking …

A Petition Banning the Heels-At-Work Rule for Women

A British petition calling for a ban on a ludicrous office rule requiring women to wear heels has hit 150,000+ signatures in just a couple days. Nicole Thorp started the petition after she was sent home for refusing to wear shoes with two- to four-inch heels at work. The overwhelming response will now require Parliament to respond to the petition and to debate the rule. …