Social Media Is Linked to Rise in Teen Sadness

The CDC’s bi-annual Youth Risk Behavior Survey (2023) showed that most teen girls (57%) now say that they experience persistent sadness or hopelessness ...

YouTuber Crashes Plane for Views

The Federal Aviation Administration sent a letter to Trevor Jacob on April 11, 2023, informing him that his pilot’s certification was being revoked. ...

Fast-Food Workers Exasperated by Secret Menu

At the intersection of social media platforms and fast-food trends lives a new entry into the category of viral posts: the secret menu item. Influencers ...

Number of Teenagers ‘Almost Constantly’ on Social Media Doubles

The number of teenagers who say they are chronically online has nearly doubled since 2015, according to a survey from Pew Research Center. YouTube is ...

FDA Warns Against NyQuil Chicken TikTok Challenge

Just when pandemic-related misinformation was started to recede from public awareness, the Food and Drug Administration had to recently issue a warning ...

The Village Where Men and Women Speak Different Languages

In Ubang, southern Nigeria, men and women speak different languages. They view this unique difference as “a blessing from God.” Dressed in ...

We Like Workout Clothing More than Workouts

The size of the market for athleisure—a coinage officially adopted into Merriam-Webster's lexicon this April—grew five percent each year between ...

Americans' Stuff and Junk Obsession

Alison Stewart, a former reporter and news anchor, spent three years investigating America's unhealthy obsession with stuff. Her book, Junk: Digging Through ...

'The Good Wife's Guide' from 1965

On May 13, 1965, Housekeeping Monthly offered the following advice to women in what they called "The Good Wife's Guide":

Plan ahead, even the night before, ...

The Family Deficit

"Along with the budget deficit, we have a family deficit," writes economic expert and columnist Robert J. Samuelson in The Washington Post. ...