The mysterious Redditor who’s changing the way we do laundry
Here is what you need to know about the man known to hundreds of thousands of people as Kismai: Kismai...
Bugs were supposed to be the future of food. Now, the insect farming industry is collapsing.
“We have to get used to the idea of eating insects.” This proclamation came from, of all people, an insect...
Is Trump coming for Cuba?
We’re not even three months in 2026, already it’s shaping up to be President Donald Trump’s year of regime change....
America’s vaccine skepticism is starting to show up in health data
When a baby is born in a hospital in the US, one of the first things that happens — usually...
How to figure out your finances after a breakup
Nobody tells you how expensive breaking up is. (Or maybe they did and I didn’t want to hear it.) Overnight,...
The dangerous lesson countries may take from the Iran war
The landmark speech given by French President Emmanuel Macron this week — with a nuclear submarine serving as a dramatic...
The honest conversation about antidepressants I wish my psychiatrist had with me
If you’ve been taking antidepressants or anti-anxiety medications for years, you might have certain questions. Do you still need the...
Reckoning with America’s Next Top Model
When America’s Next Top Model premiered in 2002, it was a juggernaut. The show was a part of a cohort...
The case for scrubbing the seas to save the climate
We’ve painted ourselves into a corner on climate change — our planet is going to exceed 1.5 degrees Celsius of...
The influencer circus around Nancy Guthrie’s home
Nancy Guthrie, mother of Today host Savannah Guthrie, has been missing for over a month now. While the investigation remains...
Can dogs be considered “persons” under the law ?
Outside the rural town of Blue Mounds, Wisconsin, about 2,000 dogs await their fate in small wire cages. They are...
The false promise of energy independence
The United States has been chasing the rhetorical goal of energy independence — the ability to produce enough domestic energy...
The surprising gender gap at the heart of America’s baby bust
“Across party lines and demographic groups, young men are eager to be dads.” That’s the surprising conclusion that Anna North,...
4 reasons why AI (probably) won’t take your job
AI is coming for the laptop class. While you clack away at your keyboard — writing code or drafting memos...
A high-stakes Texas primary exposed the Democratic Party’s fault lines
One thing was clear before James Talarico’s win over Rep. Jasmine Crockett in the Texas Senate Democratic primary Tuesday night....
