Culture & Traditions

The 90s were a decade that introduced exciting new technology, some great music, movies, and television, as well as some truly unique fashion trends. While we don't always realize how great a period of time is while we're actually experiencing it, hindsight gives us the ability to look back at some of the things that […] The post Things That Defined Your Life In The 90s appeared first on Goliath.

By Charles Rogers

What in the world did Grandma mean when she used words like "tarnation"?

By Alia Hoyt

Bentinho Massaro, aka the Tech Bro Guru, has more than 300,000 followers. But is he preaching the truth or are his believers just being duped?

By Diana Brown

While most generalizations are gross, Americans who have traveled to Europe probably have noticed that certain practices they take for granted are non-existent there. Likewise, Europeans who visit the U.S. are amazed at some habits Americans have.

By Alia Hoyt

What moves a spiritual movement or religious sect to the big time is more predictable than you'd think.

By Jesslyn Shields

And everyone used it, not just the local deaf community.

By Kate Kershner

How has this Twitter subculture brought about social change?

By Khiry Clements

Are you over-ingesting on media? Perhaps an overhaul of your "media diet" is in order.

By John Donovan

How did spring break become a booze-fueled rite of passage for American college students? Can we blame this one on the ancient Greeks?

By Dave Roos

Rudeness is not just a personal annoyance. It can actually affect health and safety. Why is that? And why do we replay a rude interaction over and over in our heads?

By Melanie Radzicki McManus

Been together for years and assume you are common-law married? Better check the law in your state.

By Patrick J. Kiger

How could we run out of trademarked words? It sounds impossible, but it's growing more and more likely.

By John Perritano

Cities have protocols for making sure everyone - even the nameless - has an eternal resting place.

By Adina Solomon

It doesn't get more awkward than the check arriving and no one knows who's paying for what. Is it rude to expect birthday guests to pay for their own meal?

By Alia Hoyt

The prosperity gospel is one of the most popular forms of Christianity in the entire world. But where did it come from and how did it get so big? And why do critics say it gives a false picture of Christianity?

By Dave Roos

Are Catholic priests more prone to becoming sexual predators because they take a vow of chastity? Or was the sexual abuse scandal that rocked the church not unique to the religious institution at all?

By Diana Brown

Which of these would you like to see on your computer keyboard?

By Michelle Konstantinovsky

Parson Brown? Yuletide? Do you have a clue what the lyrics of Christmas carols are talking about?

By Christopher Hassiotis

Until now, it would be difficult to find a tattoo artist willing to ink your loved one's DNA into your skin. But times are changing in the tattoo world.

By Jesslyn Shields

Although there's no official record that the late Fats Domino and Chubby Checker ever met, these music legends have common ground.

By Laurie L. Dove

Each country has its own unique way of celebrating the Christmas season. Learn about Christmas traditions around the world, from England to Ethiopia.

By Sarah Toast

Megachurches and prosperity gospel teach parishioners if you pray for it ... it will come.

By Diana Brown

Middle names aren't a purely modern invention, so why do we still have them?

By Laurie L. Dove

Hazing is traditionally associated with college pranks, but it's gotten deadlier over the past two decades. It's also spread to high schools and other institutions. What accounts for this increase and why do people allow themselves to be hazed?

By Dave Roos

You were probably used to red squiggles showing up for spelling errors and green ones for grammatical errors in Microsoft Word documents. But why was the red usually right and the green usually wrong?

By Dave Roos