Is it “microcheating,” or just being online?
A few weeks ago, I was zoning out, scrolling through Instagram stories. Among the usual photos of dinner recipes, museum ...
Tag: culture
The new fight over raw milk, explained
Almost a century ago, public health agencies began mandating that milk be pasteurized for human consumption. We’ve been fighting about ...
How clips ate the internet
Our social media feeds are being inundated by clips. Big names like Justin Bieber, reality shows like RuPaul’s Drag Race, ...
A death doula’s advice on thinking about mortality
Death doulas, also called end-of-life doulas, wear many hats. In helping patients and their families prepare for a peaceful end ...
What we see when we look into the eyes of a bird
On a cool April morning at the height of Washington, DC’s always brief spring, the science fiction novelist Ray Nayler ...
How the Oklahoma City Thunder became the NBA’s villains
There are few things NBA fans can agree on. Is Michael Jordan or LeBron James the greatest player of all ...
The sublime, feral pleasure of Girl Dinner Diaries
In an age where it feels like we should all know less about each other, there’s at least one place ...
Could you spot an AI-written book?
However you feel about AI writing, it has a few giveaways. According to the writer Imogen West-Knights, “there’s things like ...
What is an aging face supposed to look like?
A few months ago, while engaging in one of my more recent pastimes (or compulsions), I verbalized a fear I’d ...
The surprisingly strong case for feeling great about your coffee habit
There are few news subjects more reliably depressing than nutritional science.A glance at the headlines will tell you that sugar ...
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