How Many Close Friends Do You Have?
How many close friends do you have? Do you see your friends on a regular basis, and how often is that? I’ve seen a lot...
Author : Robert C. Danielson
When AI makes you worse at your job
Some researchers have found that excessive AI use can produce a phenomenon they call “AI brain fry.” | Getty Images If you’ve ever used an...
How clips ate the internet
A person scrolls through the social media app X on a phone. | Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images Our social media feeds are being inundated...
A death doula’s advice on thinking about mortality
A sign for “Death Doula Days, a weekly program hosted by Laura Lyster-Mensh” is seen near the chapel at the Congressional Cemetery in Washington, DC,...
What we see when we look into the eyes of a bird
Ray Nayler, author of Palaces of the Crow, which was released in March. | Anna Kuznetsova On a cool April morning at the height of...
Have You Ever Regretted Purging Your Closet?
Stock photo via Deposit Photos / OKrasyuk The seasons are changing, which means it’s time to do seasonal wardrobe review. You may also be doing...
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 on the internet where you...
Could you spot an AI-written book?
A Little Free Library in the Mount Pleasant neighborhood of Washington, DC, on April 25, 2026. | Allison Robbert for the Washington Post via Getty...
How old am I supposed to look?
A few months ago, while engaging in one of my more recent pastimes (or compulsions), I verbalized a fear I’d long kept buried, perhaps out...
What would J.R.R. Tolkien think of Palantir?
Peter Thiel and Alex Karp’s Palantir Technologies is one of the most powerful and mysterious tech companies in Silicon Valley. Its namesake is also one...