One word for the habit of 'talking to pets like humans'

Giving human traits to animals and objects, known as anthropomorphism, is a common practice in storytelling and advertising.
Psychology Today

Use This Word to Deepen Your Gratitude—It’s a Game Changer

Gratitude grows deeper when you add one small word: “because.” Naming why something matters to you turns appreciation from ...

SEC Form 15: What it Means, How it Works, Example

Learn about SEC Form 15, the form and process companies use to deregister as publicly-traded entities, freeing them from ...
Spoiler - Bolavip on MSN

Alexandra Daddario and Andrew Form break up after three years of marriage

The actress and the producer have decided to go their separate ways while remaining committed to their growing family. In a move that has surprised fans of the famously low-profile couple, Alexandra ...

‘A New Dawn’ Director Yoshitoshi Shinomiya on His Anime Breakthrough, Makoto Shinkai’s Influence and the Future of Cultural Heritage in Modern Japan

The rising anime filmmaker discusses how his hometown’s vanishing seaside inspired his Berlinale competition entry ‘A New Dawn,’ the concept of “Shuhari” and creating handmade art in a digital world.

These 10 Superhero Shows Would've Thrived in the Streaming Era

Although they were popular at the time, superhero series like Smallville and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. would've done well if ...
Indiatimes

TN BJP forms seven member decision making panel

Chennai: Seeking to avoid confusion and streamline decision-making, the BJP in Tamil Nadu has constituted a seven member committee headed by state president Nainar Nagenthran.The panel will take key ...
The Guardian

‘If I didn’t write about him, I’m afraid I might become him’: the making of Taxi Driver at 50

Screenwriter Paul Schrader talks the inspiration and legacy of Martin Scorsese’s incendiary New York nightmare If Travis Bickle were real and alive today, he would not be a taxi driver but more likely ...
journalgazette

Making opera accessible: Fort Wayne organizations champion art form

Debra Lynn considers herself an “opera evangelist” dedicated to making the art of opera accessible in the Summit City. She is co-founder of Opera Today, a nonprofit with the tagline “leave your pearls ...
The Verge

Microsoft is making it much easier to add hyperlinks in Word docs

It’s now as easy as pasting over the text you want to hyperlink. It’s now as easy as pasting over the text you want to hyperlink. is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all ...
Vogue

The Fondazione Dries Van Noten in Venice Will Be “a Space to Showcase and Nurture the Art of Making in All Its Forms”

Few designers can claim an office inside a 15th-century Venetian palazzo—a Gothic-fronted jewel with Baroque interiors, bifora windows fitted with antique leaded glass overlooking the Grand Canal, and ...
Rolling Stone

‘Masculinity Is a Word That Should Be Thrown Out’: Joel Edgerton on Making ‘Train Dreams’

Joel Edgerton is, by his own admission, not what you’d call a bookworm. If the 51-year-old is sitting down to read anything, it’s probably going to be for work. Edgerton is lucky enough to have been ...