There are roughly two weeks left in the year, and somehow it feels like both a sprint and a marathon.Or maybe it’s neither. Maybe it’s one of those airport moving walkways where you’re technically in motion but also weirdly standing still, staring at the floor, wondering how you […]
What skills or lessons have you learned recently? There are certain phrases that take up permanent residence in the brain. They don’t pay rent. They don’t announce themselves. They just move in and rearrange the furniture. Case in point: “EXTERMINATE!” Yes. That one. The Dalek battle cry from […]
Technically, we are still in fall. Technically. The calendar insists on it. The winter solstice isn’t until this coming weekend. And yet, there is snow on the ground, ice clinging to sidewalks, the temperature is hovering below 30 degrees, and the world feels like it has quietly leaned […]
Do you ever see wild animals? Some days the universe sends you profound wisdom. Other days it sends you a photo of a gorilla mid–high kick, and honestly? Same level of healing. I recently came across an image that stopped me mid-scroll (a rare feat these days). A […]
What could you do less of? It’s the holidays, and let me be clear. I love the holidays. Gift-giving is my love language, my cardio, my seasonal sport. I’ll binge Hallmark movies like they’re intellectual cinema, even though I’m not exactly a “hug it out” kind of gal. […]
Some days I wake up, skim a few “news” articles (and I’m using the term as loosely) and I’m greeted with a new trend. Apparently, women are ditching their pants. Lauren Sánchez. Sabrina Carpenter. Miley Cyrus. Wait. She ever wore pants? A whole parade of famous folks are […]
It’s that time of year again. It’s the holiday shopping season when the internet comes alive with a blizzard of “Top 25 Gifts for…” lists. Top 25 gifts for teenagers.Top 25 gifts for the guy who has everything.Top 25 gifts for coworkers you barely tolerate.Top 25 gifts for […]
From TikTok to Instagram Reels to YouTube Shorts and even LinkedIn (the land of earnest humblebrags), short-form video content has swallowed the internet whole. Everywhere you scroll, someone is pointing, dancing, lip-syncing, or telling you “five things you’re doing wrong with your life” in 23 seconds or less. […]
There’s always that family member who takes the holidays a little too far. You know who I mean The one who disappears midway through dessert only to be found later curled up in the guest bathroom, cuddling a hand towel like it’s a long-lost lover. Well, this year, […]
I don’t know about you, but I used to look forward, with a level of geeky anticipation usually reserved for meteor showers and free samples at Costco, to the unveiling of the Word of the Year. It was like a linguistic holiday. A celebration of vocabulary! A moment […]
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