Downloading Ourselves: Can Human Consciousness Live On Inside Computers?
Speculative fiction has repeatedly asked the question of whether the human consciousness can live on after death in this plane of existence. Technological aids for extending life, as well as the potential consequences of ...
Category: Society Technology
One for the Men
Weddings are celebrations surrounding the union of two people in love. In a more traditional marriage, the bride is the one who people tend to shower with the most affection and attention. This is because weddings have b ...
Category: Wedding Planning Marriage Society
Announcing Your Engagement With Grace
When you and your partner have decided to get engaged, it can be a very big moment in your life. It can be such a huge deal, in fact, that you want to run right out and tell all of your closest friends and family members ...
Staying Connected: How to Handle Social Media and Your Wedding
Getting engaged is a life event you most likely want to share with the world. In fact, most couples wind up posting on the internet about their engagements within a day of getting engaged. It seems like the world is spin ...
Category: Wedding Planning Society
Finding Your Vegan Wedding Cake
Whether you’ve chosen a vegan lifestyle to improve your health, lessen your impact on the environment or reduce animal suffering, you’re probably eyeing a vegan cake for your wedding. Chances are, you’r ...
Category: Wedding Planning Society
A Fast Guide to Bar Mitzvah Guest Etiquette
The presence of social media at social events such as weddings, funerals and bar mitzvahs has added another layer of complexity when it comes to etiquette. Within the last decade, experts have set down guidelines for the ...
Category: Ceremonies Society
Wedding-Ring Tattoos: A Unique Nuptial Alternative
In the case of some wedding traditions, many newlyweds-to-be abandon them altogether or select unique alternatives. Customarily, a couple choosing to marry relies on a pair of wedding rings to symbolize their bond of lov ...
Category: Wedding Planning Society
Oh No, They Didn’t! When Guests Upstage the Wedding
If you’re knee-deep in planning your wedding, you might find your thoughts drifting to all the things that could possibly go wrong. What if the caterers don’t show? Might someone’s rambunctious pet dest ...
Category: Ceremonies Society
After Chris Cornell’s Death, Discussions Arise About Mental Health
The death of a public figure, especially when it happens at a younger age, is never easy to understand. Just as heartbroken fans mourned the losses of luminaries such as Carrie Fisher and Prince in 2016, the news about t ...
The Quinceañera: A Coming of Age Celebration With Old Roots
Coming of age rituals are prevalent in many cultures across the world, both past and present. Each rite of passage places emphasis on values and responsibilities deemed to be important when a young person transitions fro ...
Category: Ceremonies Society