Life & Arts

“Does it have gluten?” It’s a question that has been asked quite frequently lately. While some ask it because they’d rather avoid gluten to stick to their strict diets, others avoid gluten because it can cause them harm. Gluten is not a protein, but a protein composite. This means that it is composed of glutenin, gliadin, secalin and hordein, which are proteins. Gluten can be … [Read more...] about Gluten intolerance radically alters lifestyle

The commercials. Let’s face it, besides the halftime show and the actual game itself, the Super Bowl commercials are the most interesting topic of post-game conversations. And let’s be real, Madonna’s overblown Trojan entrance, star-studded numbers with genre-conflicting hip hop artists like M.I.A. (who felt the need to blatantly express herself with expletives on live … [Read more...] about Ads compete at Super Bowl

Well, there’s no use avoiding it anymore. The controversial Facebook Timeline will become obligatory for all users within the next couple of weeks. This new format has been met with enthusiasm from some users, who have been inundating news feeds with “life events” and cover photo changes. Others have merely chosen to ignore the existence of the new design until Facebook … [Read more...] about Facebook forces timeline

Did you make sure to avoid stepping on the cracks? Did you see the man on the moon? Did you ask to press the button on the elevator today? Did you get a gold star on your essay? As an average young adult, I don’t typically give much thought to these sort of questions. They seem like silly and immature things to think about. But to a child, these are the sorts of questions that … [Read more...] about Through the eyes of a child

Roughly three or four times a day, mankind is plagued with the necessity to consume matter. However, the process by which we execute this ritual is a source of stress rather than delight in my life and the lives of most undomesticated animals. In a perfect world, everyone would be trapped in an underground bunker or a wrecked spacecraft, all forced to eat the provided bar of … [Read more...] about My life on the Z-list: Eat out