The merch wars have come to fast food
Collectible cups, keychains, and tote bags are the new normal at fast food restaurants. Ploy Phutpheng/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesCollectable...
The rise and fall of the Sprinkles empire that made cupcakes cool
After the dot-com bubble burst in the early 2000s, Candace Nelson reevaluated her career. She had just been laid off...
Gen Zers aren’t talking — and it could cost them
Maryellen MacDonald is professor emerit of psychology and language sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and author of “More Than...
VR headsets as ‘hope machines’: Devices offer California inmates respite, practical experience
CHOWCHILLA, Calif. — Jacob Smith has been in prison for two decades, but he and other inmates are still taking regular trips...
I moved in with my girlfriend in London after only a few months of dating. I was terrified.
The author and his new partner moved in together in London. Tirachard/Getty ImagesWhen I met my girlfriend, we instantly connected,...
Pentagon Begs Shop to Stop Sending Butt Plugs to Military Personnel
The owners of a Toronto-based sex toy shop made a bizarre discovery after opening two returned items that were sent...
Trump posts several images showing next military target — and it’s not Greenland or Iran
Donald Trump early on Sunday morning shared numerous images indicating a new military target on his mind, other than Greenland...
Airports and airlines have a fake service dog problem
This past month I, like many Americans, flew back home for the holidays. On the first leg of that trip,...
Trump’s college agenda may impact research, culture for generations
The Trump administration’s unprecedented drive for control over American universities has upended schools coast to coast, pushing — or outright...
Iraq War critic, Venezuela mission defender: Vance’s foreign policy journey
Vice President JD Vance served in the Iraq War and came home a sharp critic of foreign military interventions, saying...
