Culture & Society The Strange Second Life of the Flip Phone — And What It Says About All of Us The Most Radical Thing You Can Do in 2026 Might Be Downgrading Your Phone Somewhere in Brooklyn —…
By Amelia Brooks · Mar 11
Culture & Society Gwen Stefani Gushes Over Her ‘Miracle’ Baby in New Interview A Voice, a Prayer, and a Baby Named Apollo There is a version of Gwen Stefani the world…
By Amelia Brooks · Mar 11
Culture & Society The Tragic Decline of One of Television’s Most Beloved Characters Michael Scott started as a cringe-inducing boss whose antics made viewers squirm more than laugh. Over time, the…
By Amelia Brooks · Mar 9
Culture & Society 15 TV Characters Everyone Loved Until One Terrible Rewrite Ruined Them Some TV characters feel untouchable until one baffling storyline turns years of love into pure frustration. You watch…
By Amelia Brooks · Mar 9
Culture & Society Only Boomer Kids Will Remember Waiting All Week for These 15 Little Treats Remember the thrill of Friday afternoon when a small, sugary reward could make the whole week feel worth…
By Amelia Brooks · Mar 9
Culture & Society The 8 On-Screen Characters Who Became Style Icons Some characters transcend the films and television shows in which they appear. Decades later, people are still inspired…
By Angela Park · Dec 2
Culture & Society The 10 Weird Wedding Traditions From Different Cultures If you think wedding planning is stressful, imagine adding ceremonial crying, bride kidnapping, and tree marriage. Around the…
By Andrea Wright · Dec 2
Culture & Society The 7 Fun Personality Quizzes We’re All Secretly Taking This Year In a year where everyone’s trying to figure themselves out, personality tests are giving us fun labels, quick…
By Andrea Wright · Dec 2
Culture & Society The 10 Ways Tech Has Quietly Made Life Harder Technology promises to simplify our lives, but the reality is far more complicated. While we celebrate innovations that…
By Angela Park · Dec 1
Culture & Society The 10 Quirky National Holidays You Didn’t Know Existed Holidays don’t always have to be serious or boring. Some are downright weird or oddly specific. We rounded…
By Andrea Wright · Nov 29
Culture & Society The 10 Nostalgia Triggers That Hit Millennials the Hardest Millennials born between the early 1980s and mid-1990s are at that spot where nostalgia hits differently. You see,…
By Angela Park · Nov 28
Culture & Society The 9 Unspoken Rules of Living in Big Cities There’s no official handbook for living in a big city. However, if you stay long enough, you’ll develop…
By Angela Park · Nov 28
Culture & Society The 9 Movie Reboots That Shockingly Worked Movie reboots often have earned a bad reputation as they’re perceived as cash grabs on nostalgia. However, every…
By Angela Park · Nov 27
Culture & Society The 10 Social Habits Reinvented in the Internet Era The internet has not only changed how we access information. Yes, it also changed how humans behave, communicate,…
By Angela Park · Nov 27
Culture & Society The 8 Music Trends Making a Big Comeback Surprisingly, music is experiencing a nostalgia revival in an era dominated by digital playlists. This comes in the…
By Angela Park · Nov 27
Culture & Society The 9 Strangest Collectors From All Over The World The internet has shown people that they are never alone in the world. There are thriving communities that…
By Angela Park · Nov 27
Culture & Society The 12 Things Americans Throw Away That Other Countries Reuse Brilliantly America loves convenience but sometimes that convenience ends up in the trash. Meanwhile, people in other countries are…
By Andrea Wright · Nov 27
Culture & Society The 8 Shopping Habits Everyone Has During December It’s safe to assume that December transforms even the most organized planners into bargain hunters and procrastinators. We…
By Angela Park · Nov 26
Culture & Society The 9 Most Unhinged Influencer Trends Ever Attempted We live in a world where the pursuit of viral fame is often prioritized over safety. To many…
By Angela Park · Nov 26
Culture & Society The 10 Amusement Park Rides That Live in Everyone’s Memory Long before virtual reality, we used to visit amusement park attractions and try out some of their best…
By Angela Park · Nov 26
Culture & Society The 7 Subscriptions Worth Paying For In a world full of subscription options, it’s hard to know what’s worth it and what’s just another…
By Andrea Wright · Nov 26
Culture & Society The 10 Everyday Habits to Channel Your Inner Glinda (In a Non-Cringe Way) You don’t need the wand and the sparkle to tap into Glinda-level glow. In fact, a lot of…
By Andrea Wright · Nov 26
Culture & Society The 10 Nostalgic 2000s Moments We Miss Welcome back to the era of flip phones and dial-up internet. Indeed, the 2000s were a period of…
By Angela Park · Nov 25
Culture & Society The 8 TV Show Crossovers Fans Still Talk About Before the cinematic universe, TV crossovers were the magical events when characters from two different shows merged in…
By Angela Park · Nov 25
Culture & Society The 8 Iconic ’90s Series You Need to Rewatch Indeed, the 1990s were television’s golden age. Before streaming became prevalent, these iconic series united millions of viewers…
By Angela Park · Nov 24
Culture & Society The 9 Broadway Songs That Hit Different When You Become an Adult When you’re young, Broadway songs can feel dramatic. When you’re an adult? They feel personal. It’s wild how…
By Andrea Wright · Nov 22
Culture & Society The 9 Online Microtrends That Went Viral This Year We’re nearing the end of 2025, yet it has given us a whirlwind of online trends that have…
By Angela Park · Nov 21
Culture & Society The 8 Times Elphaba Was the Relatable Icon of the Year The Wicked movies dropped, and suddenly we realize that Elphaba is that girl. She’s bold, misunderstood, sarcastic, and…
By Andrea Wright · Nov 21
Culture & Society The 7 Everyday Objects That Have Fascinating American Origins From zippers to Band-Aids, the things we take for granted often have surprising American roots. These seven everyday…
By Andrea Wright · Nov 21
Culture & Society The 9 Fictional Workplaces We’d Actually Want to Work In Not all dream jobs can be found on LinkedIn. Some of the best ones live in books, movies,…
By Andrea Wright · Nov 20
Culture & Society The 9 Mall Stores That Defined Our Childhoods For many millennials and Gen Xers, the mall kept a lot of our childhood and teenage memories alive.…
By Angela Park · Nov 19
Culture & Society The 9 Tech Innovations That Turned Into Total Disasters The tech industry has achieved considerable success to celebrate over the past few years. But during its early…
By Angela Park · Nov 19
Culture & Society The 9 Podcasts Every Music Fan Should Listen To Music hits different when you understand the struggles, stories, and strange little details behind it. Whether you’re into…
By Andrea Wright · Nov 19
Culture & Society The 8 Thanksgiving Food Facts You Probably Never Knew Preparing for your feast this Thanksgiving? Here are some facts you may not know about your food. And…
By Angela Park · Nov 18
Culture & Society The 9 Internet Slang Terms That Defined 2025 Every year the internet invents new words, and 2025 was no exception. Whether you want to feel young…
By Andrea Wright · Nov 18
Culture & Society The 7 Songs That Went Viral for the Strangest Reasons Many singers and songwriters dream of having a viral song. However, it isn’t always about having the best…
By Angela Park · Nov 17
Culture & Society The 9 Best Thanksgiving TV Episodes of All Time Thanksgiving episodes are a classic holiday tradition, often accompanied by turkey and football. It’s the time when our…
By Angela Park · Nov 17
Culture & Society The 9 Nostalgic Things About ’90s Birthday Parties Before Pinterest-perfect parties and professional event planners took over, ’90s birthday parties were planned by moms. Looking at…
By Angela Park · Nov 14
Culture & Society The 7 Unexpected Social Trends Emerging This Holiday Season This year’s holiday season feels different. People are shopping smarter and celebrating more intentionally, and we have these…
By Andrea Wright · Nov 14