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Eliza Castile

Bio
Eliza Castile is a freelance writer whose work has been featured in Bustle, Ravishly, the Daily Dot, YourTango, and the Good Men Project. She splits her time between living in the South and a dreamscape off in her own head. Favorite topics include LGBT issues, feminism, and cats. Mostly cats.

16 Quotes To Share With Your Childhood BFF

June 8 is National Best Friends Day, and if you don't already have your Instagram post planned out, you still have time. There's no single way to celebrate the unofficial holiday, but usually, it's an excuse to scour the Internet for the perfect…
By Eliza Castile and Syeda Khaula Saad

23 Thanksgiving Instagram Caption Ideas That Are Actually Funny

After a morning spent being ordered about in the kitchen by your parents, followed by a trip to your grandparents' house where you have to talk to cousins you barely know while pretending you aren't shoveling down your fourth helping of potato…
By Eliza Castile

How To See Who's Following You On Instagram

Instagram is the ideal platform for keeping up with your friends and getting to know new ones, but it's also fun to see who's staying up to date on all of your latest posts. So, if you're curious whether someone's following you on Instagram, you can…
By Eliza Castile

6 Weird Conspiracy Theories About The Titanic That Are Still Fascinating Today

More than a century after it sank, the story of the RMS Titanic still fascinates people around the world, and as with any large-scale tragedy, not everyone believes mainstream explanations for the incident. There may not be many Titanic conspiracy…
By Eliza Castile

There Is A Totally Legit Reason You Lose More Hair In The Winter

Nothing ruins a nice, hot shower like a clump of hair slithering down your leg as you rinse out your shampoo. Twenty minutes later, you're six pages deep into a Web MD spiral as you research the causes of unexpected hair loss. As it turns out,…
By Eliza Castile

7 Foods That May Be Making Your Flu Symptoms Even Worse — And What To Eat Instead

There's little as frustrating as huddling on your couch in a nest of blankets and used tissues, knowing there's nothing you can do to mitigate your misery — or is there? Relief may come from an unexpected corner. Oddly enough, some foods may make…
By Eliza Castile

Jupiter Retrograde Is Going To Make Tough Conversations Even Tougher This Summer

Thanks to a certain celestial neighbor which will not be named (OK, fine, it's Mercury), the thought of any planet in retrograde may make you want to run screaming for the hills. Fortunately for us Earthlings, retrograde doesn't always signify chaos…
By Eliza Castile

“Lost Wage Rampage” Is A Genius Video Game Where Women Find Their Missing Pay

Have you ever wanted to take a baseball bat to the patriarchy? With Lost Wage Rampage, the "riot grrrl driving game" from game designer Jane Friedhoff, you can go one step further: run it over with your car. Released on Feb. 20, the online escapade…
By Eliza Castile

A Teen’s Video Documenting Her Brain Cancer Treatment Is Going Viral 2 Years After Her Death

A little more than two years ago, teenage vlogger Charlotte Eades passed away due to an inoperable brain tumor. She had been diagnosed with anaplastic astrocytoma, a type of brain cancer when she was just 16 years old. In 2014, she began documenting…
By Eliza Castile

Spring Is Coming 20 Days Early This Year — But For A Grim Reason

By February, winter always feels like it's long overstayed its welcome. If you're ready for your buns to get some sun, I have good news: In 2018, spring is running super early in the western part of the country. Rejoice, for sundress and crop top…
By Eliza Castile

Um, The “Shirtless Tonga Guy” Says He Already Has A Few Modeling Gigs Lined Up

In a plot twist everyone saw coming, the glistening pecs that stole our hearts during not one, but two Olympic Games, will morph into their final form: the pecs of a male model. That's right — the shirtless Tongan guy of international Internet fame…
By Eliza Castile

Your Behavior In High School Can Predict How Much Money You Make, A New Study Says

As it turns out, your mom was right when she told you that finishing your homework before breaking into abandoned houses to get into shenanigans with your crew would pay off in the long run. According to a new study in the Journal of Personality and…
By Eliza Castile

11 Things People Will Romanticize About The 2010s In The Future

No movie set in the '80s is complete without big hair and shoulder pads pointy enough to take an eye out. No TV show flashback can truly be considered '90s if it doesn't include Nirvana and cargo pants. Years from now, what stereotypes from the…
By Eliza Castile

You Can Turn Your Literal Human Face Into An Emoji With Samsung’s New AR Avatars

Do you pepper every conversation with Bitmojis just for the delight of seeing your cartoon avatar onscreen? Hang on to your turmeric latte, because I have got a treat for you. The new Samsung Galazy S9 introduces AR Emoji, which transport your…
By Eliza Castile

Researchers Found That An Alarming Number Of U.S. Gun Owners Don’t Store Them Safely

Just in time for the latest reinvigoration of the gun control debate, researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have some unnerving news. According to a survey published in the American Journal of Public Health, 54 percent…
By Eliza Castile

Twitter Is Obsessed With The 11-Year-Old Boy Who Sang The Olympic Anthem At The Closing Ceremony

You don't need to be a sports fan to enjoy the Olympics — particularly the ceremonies that mark the beginning and end of the games. After two weeks of mind-blowing athletic feats, the Winter Games in PyeongChang ended with a different kind of…
By Eliza Castile

This Video Of A 4-Year-Old Pimple Being Popped Is Absolutely Gripping

What happens when you combine an ancient pimple and a marriage with no boundaries? An explosion of pus that will make even the most avid pimple popper avoid food for the rest of the day. Last year, Facebook user Wade Powell posted a video of a…
By Eliza Castile

Here’s How Often You Should REALLY Be Brushing Your Teeth

As an anxiety-riddled child, I was convinced that if I missed the opportunity to brush my teeth even once, I would wake up in the morning with a mouth full of rotted nubs where my teeth used to be. Fortunately for my peace of mind, dental hygiene…
By Eliza Castile

Here’s How Olympic Athletes Spend Their Days Off When They’re Not Training

This February, as you watch dozens of world-class athletes perform feats that make you sore just watching them, you may wonder what Olympians do in their spare time. Training for the Olympics requires years of intense training, not to mention absurd…
By Eliza Castile

Here’s The Number Of Hours You Have To Sleep If You’re An Olympic Athlete

Athletes may be famous for what they do when they're awake, but how much Olympians sleep is just as closely regulated as everything else in their lives. At the elite level, the difference between taking a place on the podium and fading into…
By Eliza Castile