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The Highlight Archive

Archives for December 2019

Why humans kiss, explained
Culture

A comic about the cultural and scientific reasons we love making out.

By Xulin Wang
Why are so few Nobel Prizes awarded to women?
Science

The 2019 Science Nobel award winners are out. Where are the women?

By Matthew R. Francis and Maki Naro
Meet the women suing America’s biggest companies over equal pay
Features

A spate of lawsuits against giants from Google and Twitter to Nike and Goldman Sachs reveals the growing frustrations of women in pursuit of the C-suite.

By Alexia Fernández Campbell
Hundreds of wacky, obsolete laws still exist. Why don’t more states remove them?
Politics

Historical statues about runaway pigs, pinball machines and obscene bumper stickers are still occasionally enforced. Here’s why they stay on the books.

By Michael Waters
Perfectionism is killing us
Mental Health

More people than ever say they’re feeling pressured to look and be the best. It’s taking a toll.

By Christie Aschwanden
Good mental health isn’t about being happy all the time
Mental Health

It’s okay to feel your feelings.

By Kastalia Medrano
How to have a true hobby, not a side hustle
Culture

Step one: Ignore insidious competition culture.

By Hope Reese
The enduring allure of retro tech
Technology

In the era of disposability, some cling tightly to Walkmen, DVDs, and our fading love of stuff.

By Sophie Haigney