You probably already know they shape your appearance—your height, your eye color, the fact that you’re more likely to have your mother’s smile. But your genes do a lot more than just dictate the color of your hair or how…
I picked up Walter Tevis’s The Queen’s Gambit in the kind of used bookstore where the shelves are too full, the air smells like paper and dust, and there’s always one guy in the corner reading Infinite Jest like it’s…
Every generation has its own weird lingo and quirks, but Gen Z might take the crown for the most bizarre, internet-fueled slang of all time. Thanks to TikTok, Twitter, and whatever else they’re glued to, it’s nearly impossible to scroll…
From the moment we’re born, we look up to our parents. They’re the ones who know everything, the ones who teach us how life works. As kids, we love them unconditionally, without question. It never even occurs to us that…
Health fads have been around for centuries, preying on people’s deepest desires— weight loss, eternal youth, or the promise of effortless fitness. The problem? Most of these so-called “miracles” are built on shaky science, outright deception, or a simple misunderstanding…
Agnes Fenton of Englewood, New Jersey, celebrated her 110th birthday in 2015. For about 70 years, she followed a daily ritual of drinking three Miller High Life beers accompanied by a shot of Johnnie Walker Blue Label scotch. This routine…
Cheese has been on trial for decades. One minute, it’s bad for your health—loaded with fat, blamed for cholesterol spikes, demonized by diet culture. The next, it’s gut-healthy, a superfood hiding in plain sight, packed with probiotics, protein, and nutrients…
Have you seen a relationship that’s not quite alive but not officially dead either? It’s like watching a goldfish that’s belly-up but still kind of twitching. That’s what happens when someone stops trying but won’t actually leave. It’s called quiet…
Courtrooms are pressure cookers. Stick a bunch of morally compromised people in a room, put them under oath, and watch the chaos unfold. That’s why legal dramas have been a cinematic goldmine for decades—trials have built-in stakes, unpredictable twists, and…
The skin isn’t just a pretty wrapping, it’s our body’s first line of defense against the world. It shields us from pollution, bacteria, and UV rays while keeping hydration locked in. But thanks to modern habits (and a skincare industry…
Studio heads, critics, and even directors themselves have spent decades misjudging what audiences want. Some of the greatest movies ever made were expected to be catastrophic failures—too weird, too expensive, too niche, too ambitious. And yet, they defied the odds,…
If you’ve been on TikTok in the past couple of years, you’ve probably come across the Sleepy Girl Mocktail. It’s one of TikTok favorite wellness beverages that sounds just about good enough to be plausible. Tart cherry juice, magnesium powder,…
Many book-to-movie adaptations disappoint. They butcher the source material, water down the good stuff, and leave you wondering why Hollywood hates readers. But every once in a while, the stars align. A director with vision, a cast that actually care,…
People don’t always play fair. If they see an opening, they take it. If they sense weakness, they exploit it. That’s how human nature works, whether we want to admit it or not. And the truth? Most of the time,…
There’s a ritual that happens every time we feel the itch for reinvention. A new season, a milestone birthday, the start of a new job or relationship—these transitions send us reaching for structure, a plan, a way to mold ourselves…
It’s a strange thing, memory. Some people can recall the exact shade of blue on our childhood bedroom walls, the way our mother’s voice softened when she read bedtime stories, or the feeling of summer grass between our toes. But…
We don’t spend much time thinking about our bones. After all, they do their work quietly–holding us upright, keeping us mobile, and housing the marrow that sustains life itself. But the skeleton is far more than a passive framework. It’s…
As humans, curiosity is ingrained in our nature. We share a common longing to understand our existence, whether we explain it based on religion or science is a whole different subject, however, one question that occupies our minds is the…
Haruki Murakami’s routine is a model of discipline. He wakes before dawn, sitting down to write first thing in the morning, when his focus is at its sharpest. After a few hours of work, he runs—every day, or nearly every…
Across boardrooms, living rooms, and dinner tables alike, one of the most common complaints is the accusation of immaturity. We get frustrated with a partner, friend, or coworker because we feel they haven’t quite learned how to act their age.…
