How to tell your neighbor they’re annoying you
Tens of millions of Americans live on top of, below, or directly next to their neighbors — which means, statistically speaking, some of us are...
Category : Culture
The rise of the “loneliness influencer”
A woman looks down at a mobile phone as she walks along the La Jolla coastline on February 6, 2026, in San Diego, California. |...
How soccer players train for chaos
Soccer might be one of the hardest sports to train for. Players need endurance to run for 90 minutes, with only one 15-minute break. And...
Is Trump’s World Cup meddling a true scandal, or standard FIFA corruption?
Folarin Balogun will be allowed to play against Belgium on Monday night in the World Cup. | John Dorton/USSF/Getty Images After a tumultuous weekend for...
How dupes took over the world
Fake designer purses for sale in Manhattan on July 6, 2024. | Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images When Deckers, the company behind fleece-lined UGG boots,...
The evidence against “ultra-processed” foods is weaker than you think
Packages of plant-based meats, which are classified as ultra-processed, at a grocery store in 2025. | Bloomberg via Getty Images In little more than a...
The worst thing about America’s World Cup
French star Kylian Mbappe cools off during a hydration break in a match versus Iraq on June 22, 2026, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. | Hannah Peters/FIFA...
The best thing about Love Island USA this summer is the…friendships?
On Love Island, the most treasured relationships are the friendships. | Ben Symons/Peacock/Getty Images On Love Island USA, a show purportedly about pursuing heterosexual romance...
5 books that define America — for better and for worse
Some countries built their identities on their land. Some countries built their identities on a shared ethnic heritage. America, however, began with an idea on...
Why Elon Musk is so obsessed with this violently xenophobic Armie Hammer movie
Elon Musk, left, and Armie Hammer, right. | Left: Kayla Oaddams/WireImage via Getty. Right: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic via Getty. A violent anti-migrant propaganda movie titled Citizen...