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Life Archive

Archives for December 2024

Explain It to Me
If you want to find a match, try swiping this time of yearIf you want to find a match, try swiping this time of year
Explain It to Me

Is the holiday season also cuffing season?

By Jonquilyn Hill
Life
Major change doesn’t have to wreck your friendshipsMajor change doesn’t have to wreck your friendships
Life

Everyone evolves. Your friendships can too.

By Angel Martinez
Even Better
Get out of your chair every hour and 11 other ways to improve your life in 2025Get out of your chair every hour and 11 other ways to improve your life in 2025
Even Better

The best advice we got this year.

By Allie Volpe
Even Better
Can you still be close to someone whose politics you despise?Can you still be close to someone whose politics you despise?
Even Better

Why some Americans are rethinking estrangement in a second Trump presidency.

By Allie Volpe
Why is money so hard?
Life

Every year, we spend and resolve to figure things out later. Now’s the time to make a plan.

By Nicole Dieker Finley
Life
A sneaky way to boost kids’ literacyA sneaky way to boost kids’ literacy
Life

The surprising power of podcasts.

By Anna North
Video
Why your favorite movies fake their locationsWhy your favorite movies fake their locations
Play
Video

And why so many of them are shot in Vancouver.

By Edward Vega
Even Better
You’ve never heard of the Covid booster with the fewest side effectsYou’ve never heard of the Covid booster with the fewest side effects
Even Better

Novavax is just as effective, but far less likely to cause fevers and fatigue.

By Keren Landman, MD
What it means when someone says “he went to Turkey”
Culture

Welcome to the hair transplant capital of the world

By Alex Abad-Santos
Supreme Court
A new Supreme Court case about religion has a hidden trap for workersA new Supreme Court case about religion has a hidden trap for workers
Supreme Court

Catholic Charities v. Wisconsin has a sympathetic plaintiff, and alarmingly high stakes for workers.

By Ian Millhiser
The Gray Area
Are men okay? Our modern masculinity problem, explained.Are men okay? Our modern masculinity problem, explained.
Podcast
The Gray Area

Why is it so hard to talk about masculinity?

By Sean Illing
Life
Applying to college today is incredibly public and incredibly isolatingApplying to college today is incredibly public and incredibly isolating
Life

Inside the “marathon” race to get into college.

By Anna North
Health
Put down that cough medicinePut down that cough medicine
Health

Here’s what might help your cold — and what probably won’t.

By Keren Landman, MD
Culture
Jay-Z was named in a Diddy lawsuit. Will other celebrities be next?Jay-Z was named in a Diddy lawsuit. Will other celebrities be next?
Culture

There’s likely more industry-shifting fallout to come from the Diddy case.

By Kyndall Cunningham
The Highlight
Yes, you can fight climate change in your backyardYes, you can fight climate change in your backyard
The Highlight

One wildflower at a time.

By Cat Willett