A recent study suggests that musicians experience discomfort differently, both in their bodies and their brains. Apparently, learning an instrument doesn’t just make you interesting at dinner parties; it may actually rewire your relationship to pain. Which is fascinating. And also mildly offensive. Because now I’m sitting here […]
A family in North Carolina recently uncovered a crime ring operating out of their very own kitchen. The culprit? Not a burglar. Not a raccoon with ambition. Not even a teenager with a late-night cereal dependency. No. It was Chase, their 8-year-old Golden Retriever. He is a dog […]
There are shows you “watch,” and then there are shows that sit in your nervous system for a few days afterward like they’ve forgotten to check out. Should I Marry a Murderer? is very much the second kind. At first glance, you think you’re signing up for true […]
What’s a mystery from your own life that you’ve never solved? I’ve been “resilient” for as long as I can remember. Not in the cute, inspirational poster way, with a lotus flower rising from mud. But in the quiet, clinical way adults say it when they’ve decided you […]
April, you chaotic overachiever. While flowers were blooming and people were frolicking (who are these people?), we were knee-deep in acceptance letters, portals, financial aid packages, and the kind of decision-making that makes you question every life choice you’ve ever made, including what you had for breakfast in […]
There are moments in life when society’s rules feel less like guidance and more like suggestions written by someone who has never truly been hungry. Which brings me to a gem from The Onion. A man, bold and unburdened, who reportedly said “duck it” and ate lunch at […]
Somewhere between the velvet ropes of glory and the folding chairs of “we regret to inform you,” lives a curious little purgatory called almost. Enter Diego Pavia. Once whispered in the same breath as the Heisman Trophy, now conspicuously absent from the draft board like the last guest […]
I recently stumbled upon a post, because of course I did since he algorithm knows I enjoy a good existential spiral, about research suggesting that “haunted” places may not be haunted at all. I’ll pause for the collective gasp. Apparently, those eerie feelings of not being alone, of […]
There’s a particular kind of advice that floats around like a motivational screensaver. That advice is to never regret being a good person. It sounds lovely. Clean. Almost saint-adjacent. And then you meet people. Not all people. But enough of them. The ones who take your kindness, hold […]
There are many ways to respond to chaos. You can panic.You can flee.You can duck under a table and question every life decision that led you to a ballroom full of politicians and chicken entrées. Or you can be Michael Glantz. And keep eating your salad. This past […]
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