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This Senator has an Eric Swalwell problem

“Having kids was a mistake”

Parental regret stems from a combination of societal pressure, the isolation of the modern nuclear family, and the intense, unsustainable expectations of contemporary child-rearing. Bindu Bansinath, a writer at The Cut, highlights how many parents feel trapped by the taboo nature of these feelings, particularly during ...

When your college closes

100 days of Mayor Mamdani

TMZ Goes to Washington

The case for holy war

How to fight burnout

Why both sides fail on immigration

The secret soundtrack to your life

Sync music—background tracks specifically composed for pairing with video content—has evolved from 1970s library music into a pervasive, multi-billion dollar industry essential to modern media. Driven by the constant demand for content on platforms like TikTok and reality television, this genre now influences mainstrea...

AI just got scarier

No ceasefire for Lebanon

The Great American Tax Revolt

No deal

Why you have to be optimistic

Hope functions as a deliberate, active engagement with the future rather than a passive belief in positive outcomes. Unlike optimism, which can foster complacency, hope requires acknowledging current difficulties while maintaining the agency to pursue improvement. Stanford psychology professor Jamil Zaki notes that cyn...

America Post-Trump

Why fan fiction is everywhere

Kanye's comeback

Apocalypse Not Now

Mission accomplished?

When nature calls in space