Latest articles by Eleanor Cummins


Its “disadvantages” can also be its strengths.

The physical and psychic consequences of the pandemic with no end are shaping up to be devastating. What are Americans to do?

The slippery nature of obsessive-compulsive disorder has resulted in decades of misunderstanding and misdiagnosis.

How our Covid-19 backslide taught us there may be no going back to “normal.”

From the meat-based meals to kitty litter to plastic poop bags, pet care is unarguably bad for the environment. What can we do about it?

“Question everything, right?” is the new mantra for some. But social echo chambers have propelled “healthy” skepticism into surreal terrain.

How Trump blurred the lines between politics and persona in ways that will reverberate for years.

Facing a seemingly endless pandemic and an election that has little hope of going smoothly, we’re all on a grim, existential roller coaster now.

Their presence on the political stage spotlights the truth about the American blended family.

For remote employees, meetings and deep work are now coupled with online shopping, soothing puzzles and video games, and an array of other distractions.