How About a 4-Day Workweek Already? The largest study to date shows that many employees who work a shorter week are actually more productive.
how i get it done
Jan. 4, 2021
How Author Jacqueline Woodson Gets It Done The MacArthur fellow on morning podcasts, afternoon writing time, and evening dinner-table talk.
coronavirus
Dec. 13, 2020
The U.S. Has Recorded More Than 16 Million COVID Cases With a coronavirus vaccine newly approved, the nation approaches 300,000 deaths.
acquiescence
Dec. 3, 2020
Turns Out It’s Pretty Good: Desks I used to work exclusively in bed, but times change.
infrastructure
Dec. 2, 2020
The Man Who Fell Into a Sinkhole of Rats Is Suing Leonard Shoulders says he suffered serious physical injuries and untold psychological damage from his fall.
Laverne Cox Says She Was Target of Transphobic Attack The actress said she was on a socially distanced walk when a man got into a physical altercation with her friend.
meghan markle
Nov. 25, 2020
Meghan Markle Reveals She Suffered a Miscarriage Over the Summer “Losing a child means carrying an almost unbearable grief, experienced by many but talked about by few,” she wrote in an essay for the New York Times.
cruise ships
Nov. 23, 2020
‘All People’ Should Avoid Cruise Ships, CDC Warns In case you needed a government agency to tell you.
This Gorgeous Craigslist Pig Couch Deserves Better Here’s the true story behind this arresting piece of furniture.
At Last, the FDA Has Approved an at-Home Rapid COVID Test The company that produces the test says it should be widely available by the spring.
Nearly 800 Philly Nurses Strike Over Staffing Shortages After months on the front lines of the pandemic, nurses are now battling their employers, too.
A Second COVID Vaccine May Be Nearly 95 Percent Effective Biotech company Moderna believes it could manufacture millions of doses by the end of this year.
Millions of Mink Slaughtered in Denmark Over Health Concerns Government officials fear the mink could carry a dangerous mutation of COVID-19.
Legal Weed and Shrooms Won Big Last Night Six states and the District of Columbia passed drug decriminalization initiatives.
Tati Westbrook Has Been Accused of Fraud The infamous beauty vlogger is now being sued over beauty vitamins.
Prince William Reportedly Kept COVID Diagnosis a Secret Sources say the royal was “hit pretty hard by the virus” in April but opted not to tell the public.
American Idol Finalist Nikki McKibbin Dies at 42The singer-songwriter suffered complications from an aneurysm.
Is Anyone Less Equipped for an Alien Invasion Than Yuppies? In Save Yourselves! , a Brooklyn couple experiences their first real-life problems.
E. Jean Carroll’s Lawsuit Against Trump Will Move Forward A federal judge blocked the Justice Department’s attempt to shield the president from the defamation suit.
What Really Happened With Armie Hammer’s Divorce? Tabloids say his wife found “passionate” texts between him and another woman.
Why Hasn’t the FDA Banned Toxic Keratin Treatments? Brazilian Blowout and similar hair-straightening products are believed to release noxious clouds of formaldehyde, which may cause cancer.
Guy From The Affair Really Just Going for It Dominic West is reportedly in talks to commandeer the role of Prince Charles on The Crown .
normal chain
Oct. 19, 2020
Here’s One Person Not Driven Into a Frenzy by Connell’s Chain Paul Mescal, or Connell himself, says, “I don’t know what to say other than it’s a chain.”
tyger tyger
Oct. 15, 2020
Give This Photograph of a Tiger Hugging a Tree All the Awards This image of a blissed-out large cat enjoying nature deserves them all.
timothée chalamet
Oct. 15, 2020
Timothée Didn’t Like Those Boat Make-Out Photos Either The actor finally addressed the photos of himself and Lily-Rose Depp forcefully Frenching on a yacht.
‘Guy in a Jetpack’ Spotted Flying Over L.A. Once Again Who is the mysterious jetpack guy, and why does he keep coming back to LAX?
Maybe Bella Hadid Isn’t Dating Jack Nicholson’s Grandson After All The model’s reps say the pair “met once through mutual friends but have not been in touch since.”
Just Look at This Cackling Ghoul When asked about his devastating failures on handling coronavirus, Mitch McConnell made his contempt crystal clear.
Well, That’s Certainly One Way to Deny an Affair After the (married!) actor Dominic West was spotted kissing his co-star Lily James, he had a quite inventive way of handling the press.
presidential debates
Oct. 8, 2020
What the Hell Is Going on With the Next Presidential Debate? Organizers say it will take place remotely — in which case Trump says he won’t participate at all.
The St. Louis Gun Couple Face More Charges Mark and Patricia McCloskey have reportedly been indicted on charges of tampering with evidence.
Two Women Have Won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna have been recognized for “rewriting the code of life.”
80 Percent of Hospitalized Covid Patients Had Neurological Symptoms, Study Finds In a study of hospitalized patients, nearly one-third experienced an altered mental state associated with worse medical outcomes.
Chrissy Teigen Suffers Pregnancy Loss In a heartbreaking Instagram post, she wrote, “On this darkest of days, we will grieve … But we will hug and love each other harder.”
fowl language
Sept. 30, 2020
Let These Foul-Mouthed Parrots Live! Five parrots have been removed from a park in England after teaching each other every obscenity imaginable.
An NYC Wedding With Nearly 300 Guests Was Raided by Police The raid comes amid reports that NYC’s COVID rates are sneaking back up.
Rooney Mara and Joaquin Phoenix Had a Baby! Their son is reportedly named River, after the actor’s late brother.
Young Adults Are Now Getting COVID More Than Any Other Age Group In America, one in five new COVID cases are among people aged 20 to 29.
Gigi and Zayn Had a Baby! The couple welcomed a baby girl over the weekend.
University of Georgia Fraternity Suspended Over Racist Group Texts “Lord give me the strength to not call that woman a racial slur,” one message read.
The Celebs Are Going to Tell Us to Calm Down HBO Max has a new show based on a stress-management app.
red carpet
Sept. 21, 2020
Zendaya’s Emmy Outfits Were Perfect The actress wore not one, but two of the best looks of the night.
flights of fancy
Sept. 21, 2020
Do People Really Miss Flying This Much? People who miss the experience of being on an airplane are paying for flights that land exactly where they started.
Wait, Is TikTok Actually Going to Be Banned? The Trump administration is moving to ban TikTok, unless a “very American” company buys it. Here’s where things stand now.
Brad Pitt’s New Girlfriend Is Not Hating on Anyone, Okay? People interpreted one of her inspirational Instagram platitudes as a dig at Angelina Jolie.
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