DMX seemed almost invincible. On record, onstage, and in film, he displayed an almost superhuman intensity. His songs served elaborate, believable threats: “I keep my slugs hollow, keep families with sorrow / Keep motherfuckers like you not seein’ tomorrow.
All the things that could prolong the COVID-19 pandemic — that could make this virus a part of our lives longer than anyone wants — are playing out right in front of our eyes. The big picture: Right now, the U.S. is still making fantastic progress on vaccinations.
The building was two stories, brick without detail, three small windows over a metal roll-up garage gate—an eyesore if there ever was one, crammed between two taller neighbors.
The vast majority of our mental, emotional, and spiritual suffering comes from the violent collision between our expectations and reality.
Three communication experts share the language swaps they recommend if you want to speak clearly and powerfully. 3 minute ReadGood leaders spend a fair amount of time refining their communication style.
You’ve started a serious weightlifting program. You’ve increased your protein consumption.
One Friday afternoon at a party, I’m sitting next to a mother of two. Her baby is only a couple of weeks old. They’d taken a long time, she tells me, to come up with a name for their second child. After all, they’d already used their favorite name: it had gone to their first.
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Best of all, it doesn’t take up any more of your time than you’d already invest.
In Austria, where the Alps cover 62 percent of the country, hiking is just a part of regular life. An intrepid American writer laces up his boots. I’m told there was nothing to see at first, just a staccato rumble thundering up from the valley below.
More than 800 North American birds at your fingertips—all for free. It’s tempting to compare bird migration to marathon running. In both, participants prepare intensely and undergo an extreme test of endurance. But the similarities stop there.
I ended up packing and unpacking a lot more boxes than I had planned.
Technology has created marvels that become everyday. Could that save us soon? Not so long ago, at the start of 2007, the world’s population lived with a vivid technological divide. Half had a mobile phone: three billion people. Not quite a quarter used the internet. The phones were for talking.
Can casting away from established society to inhabit sea-based colonies save us from the problems of modern life—or are we bound to repeat our mistakes? This article is also available in audio format.
A history of the epithet, from its rise among leftists and jazz critics and folkies to its recent fall from favor.
Hint: It’s not a “lost year.” Also, the screen time with friends? It’s good for their mental health. On and offline, parents are trading stories — poignant and painful — about all of the ways that they fear their middle schoolers are losing ground.
A slew of factors—its acidity, its lack of water and the presence of hydrogen peroxide—work in perfect harmony, allowing the sticky treat to last forever.
It’s more challenging than it first appears.
If you find phone calls stressful, there are a few things you can do to make it easier.