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Life Archive

Archives for June 2024

Even Better
Delete your dating apps and find romance offlineDelete your dating apps and find romance offline
Even Better

It’s not as scary as you might think.

By Allie Volpe
Even Better
TikTok is full of bad health “hacks.” Here’s how to navigate them.TikTok is full of bad health “hacks.” Here’s how to navigate them.
Even Better

Beer for a tan? Garlic cloves for sinuses? Don’t fall for the firehose of health BS online.

By Keren Landman, MD
I’m pregnant. I’m traveling. I’m terrified.
Life

My family reunion is in South Carolina. Essential care for my high-risk pregnancy is not.

By Aubrey Hirsch
Supreme Court
Louisiana wants the Ten Commandments in public schools. Will the Supreme Court let it?Louisiana wants the Ten Commandments in public schools. Will the Supreme Court let it?
Even Better
Are headphones destroying our hearing?Are headphones destroying our hearing?
Play
Even Better

You’re probably listening too loud.

By Edward Vega
Even Better
Yes, you should prepare your kids for climate disastersYes, you should prepare your kids for climate disasters
Even Better

The catastrophic effects of climate change can happen anywhere. Here’s how to help your kids cope before, during, and after an emergency.

By Allie Volpe
The Vox guide to extreme heat
Why this year’s Hajj was so deadlyWhy this year’s Hajj was so deadly
The Vox guide to extreme heat

More than 1,300 people died during the pilgrimage to Muslim’s holiest site — but it’s not just because of heat.

By Ellen Ioanes
Supreme Court
The Supreme Court will decide if the government can ban transgender health careThe Supreme Court will decide if the government can ban transgender health care
Supreme Court

Given the Court’s Republican supermajority, this case is unlikely to end well for trans people.

By Ian Millhiser
What two years without Roe looks like, in 8 charts
Explainers

Americans are confronting a whole new reality of patchwork abortion access after the Dobbs decision.

By Nicole Narea
Politics
What the rise of queer Republicans tells us about AmericaWhat the rise of queer Republicans tells us about America
Politics

More Americans feel comfortable coming out. That doesn’t mean they’re all progressives.

By Christian Paz
Future Perfect
Can we be actually normal about birth rates?Can we be actually normal about birth rates?
Future Perfect

Declining birth rates do matter, but we need to approach them thoughtfully.

By Kelsey Piper
Culture
What this summer’s age-gap escapist fantasies are missing about romance and middle ageWhat this summer’s age-gap escapist fantasies are missing about romance and middle age
Culture

In her new novel All Fours, Miranda July romps where The Idea of You fears to tread.

By Constance Grady
Today, Explained newsletter
The hollowness of corporate PrideThe hollowness of corporate Pride
Today, Explained newsletter

The troubling corporate pullback on Pride Month, briefly explained.

By Li Zhou
Even Better
Going on vacation with friends? Read this first.Going on vacation with friends? Read this first.
Even Better

If you want to get away together, but you don’t want to fight, here’s what you need to know.

By Allie Volpe
Housing
Yes in God’s backyard? This housing solution may be the answer to your prayers.Yes in God’s backyard? This housing solution may be the answer to your prayers.
Housing

Churches, mosques, and temples could change the game on affordable housing.

By Rachel Cohen Booth