View Original6 Of The Most Passive-Aggressive Phrases You’re Probably Using (But Shouldn’t Be)Passive-aggressive behavior occurs frequently in everyday interactions with our friends, romantic partners, family members and co-workers. But because it can be insidious, you may not always recognize when it’s happening to you — or when you’re guilty of doing it yourself.
View Original‘Help! I Suck at First Dates’This column first ran in John Paul Brammer’s Hola Papi newsletter, which you can subscribe to on Substack. I’m a 20-something straight guy (audible booing) who’s not very good at first dates (booing intensifies).
View OriginalEverything’s fine but somehow I feel I can never settleThe question I’m in my mid-50s. I’m very lucky and grateful for all the great people and beings in my life. I have wonderful, pretty much grown-up children, and generally a good relationship with their father (we were together for a short time only, long enough, and never married).
View Original7 negative thoughts that can prevent you from achieving successNegative thoughts encompass a spectrum of detrimental mental patterns that hinder personal growth and success. They manifest as self-doubt, fear, and criticism, colouring perceptions with pessimism.
10 Things You Can — and Can’t — Clean With VinegarIt’s touted as a wonder cleaner, but you should proceed with care.
View OriginalNearly 300 Indie iPhone, iPad, and Mac Apps Are on Sale Right NowWhether you use an iPhone or a Mac (or both), there never seems to be a shortage of high-quality apps made by independent developers. These indie apps often cater to a niche that may serve you really well, but not be worth the effort for bigger companies to explore.
View OriginalHow to Optimize Your Gut Health for a Better-Functioning Brain, According to ExpertsIf you haven't yet clocked that gut health is one of the most important aspects of a healthy life, then sit down and order some sauerkraut because what's going on in there has a monumental effect on who you are, how you feel, and what you look like.
View OriginalA radical Mideast proposal: What if the U.S. recognized a Palestinian state now?When Israel declared statehood in 1948, U.S. President Harry Truman gave his endorsement just 11 minutes later, making the United States the first country to recognize Israel as a nation. There were lots of unanswered questions at the time. Israel didn't have fixed borders.
View OriginalHow Biden Can Get Tough on NetanyahuThroughout most of U.S. President Joe Biden’s political lifetime, conventional wisdom has held that there is no benefit—and enormous risk—to getting tough on Israel. But it is no longer that simple.
View OriginalUse 'Polyvagal Theory' to Feel More Comfortable in Social SituationsWho hasn’t found themselves in a social situation where they felt awkward and tried to be as inconspicuous as possible? I recently felt it in a crowded performance at my child’s school.
View OriginalIs Everyone Dating Pathological Liars Now?Hope Rockett thought she met her perfect match. She, a beauty-supply-store owner in Indiana, met a man who was working in A&R at a major record company — or, at least, that’s what he told her. He would carry around a fancy briefcase of important contracts and investments he’d inked.
View OriginalGen Z is officially old enough to feel old. Feel old yet?TikTok’s “how old do I look?” trend is exacerbating fears that people have had for generations.
View OriginalThe Strange Resurrection of the Two-State SolutionFor years, the vision of an Israeli state and a Palestinian state existing side by side in peace and security has been derided as hopelessly naive—or worse, as a dangerous illusion. After decades of U.S.
View OriginalWhat to Start Seeding and Planting in MarchIf you're a gardening enthusiast, you've been waiting anxiously throughout February to start putting seeds in soil. March is finally your time, but you still want to be selective about what you seed this early.