6 Countries Walk Into An Infographic. 1 Can’t Walk Out Because It’s Too Fat And Socially Immobile.

Does greater incomeequality benefit everyone? At least in Europe and Japan it does. #USfacepalm

As an American, this infographic is disturbing for a few reasons:


  • I’m pretty competitive, so it bums me out to see the U.S. last in just about everything that matters, from teenage pregnancy and infant mortality to murder and prison population rates. No wonder our life expectancy sucks.
  • The “American Dream” of social mobility seems to be exactly that: a dream. Unless I move to Sweden.
  • We vote less, incarcerate more, and are poorer than every other country compared. C’mon, America — you’re better than that.
Moms

A dying mother’s letter to her daughters about pain is a must-read for anyone facing uncertainty

Nature

Yellowstone cleaned out its geysers, and they’re chuckling over some of the 20,000 ‘funky’ finds

Culture

British man explains how the U.S. ‘ruined his home.’ The feeling is mutual, but in the best way.

Travel

I live near Disneyland and didn’t think I needed to visit a Disney World resort. So happy I was wrong.