This Fourth of July, I celebrated freedom the old-fashioned way: by accidentally achieving it. Not metaphorical freedom. Not “out of office but secretly checking Slack every 11 minutes” freedom. I mean full-blown, Founding Fathers would weep, unreachable freedom. I went on a family trip. I saw relatives I […]
I am increasingly convinced that my dog has a severe case of FOMO. Not mild. Not occasional. I’m talking full-blown, body-check-you-on-the-stairs, “no one leaves without me” levels of fear of missing out. If there is movement toward a door, he is there. If a shoe is being put […]
There is a new trend out of South Korea that feels both deeply innovative and slightly existential. They are called dopamine sites. You browse. You select. You add to cart. A courier accepts your order.You can even track the delivery in real time. And then nothing arrives. It […]
Somewhere between “please give me grace” and “please give me a break,” there exists a tiny linguistic battlefield where adults with too much time on their hands argue about whether you can gift someone something. And I would just like to say, as a licensed user of words […]
Of course it was Florida. An entrepreneurial spirit looked at a Walmart parking lot and thought, “You know what this needs? Pineapple garnish and emotional regulation.” And just like that an emotional support tiki bar was born. For three glorious hours. Three hours of questionable zoning decisions and […]
So apparently, we’ve decided death needed a software update. Enter the “grief bot.” An AI-powered, eerily chipper digital version of your dead loved one which is ready to text you back, remember your birthday, and maybe even say the things they never quite managed to say while alive. […]
Researchers have discovered something deeply comforting about human connection. We don’t actually bond over shared values, hopes, or dreams. No no. We bond over what we can’t stand. This explains a lot. You’re at a party. You could try to ask someone “What brings you joy?” Or you […]
There are bad decisions and then there are parade-level, caught-on-camera, what exactly did you think was going to happen here decisions. A woman, now former executive at JPMorgan Chase, attends a parade, presumably to celebrate, soak in joy, maybe grab a T-shirt cannon freebie like a normal person. […]
Apparently, we’re speaking about 300 fewer words a day than we used to. Three hundred. That’s not just a statistic. That’s a slow, collective quieting.And honestly? I believe it. Because somewhere between “call me when you get there” and “k,” we decided full sentences were optional. We don’t […]
“You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated.” There’s something almost quietly defiant about that line from Maya Angelou. Not loud. Not performative. Just steady. Because let’s be honest, defeat shows up. Regularly. Uninvited. Sometimes dressed as rejection, sometimes as loss, sometimes as the slow […]
