The river wrote its name on me a long time ago. Not with a pen. With rocks, cold shock, and that deep, thunder-in-your-ribs sound you feel before you hear. The Rappahannock River signed me in permanent ink. Back then we were a crew of water-dumb kids who thought gravity was a dare. We’d climb, count, …
It started with a joke about jeans. Not a great joke, maybe not even a good one, but certainly not the kind of thing anyone expected would launch a wave of backlash. Sydney Sweeney, in a playful American Eagle ad, made a pun about her “genes,” a nod to family and heritage, while wearing blue …
Julian Brown stood in front of a classic truck with a gas can, and a crowd gathered around him, everyone with a phone in their hand. In fact, he invited them to record this historical moment where he was going to fuel the truck with Plastoline, gasoline made from plastic. Groundbreaking work that would greatly …
Named Hawk Tuah from a viral video that went crazy, Haliey Welch has seen the ups and downs of stardom. While the internet has launched many a meme into orbit, few have flamed out quite as spectacularly as her crypto career. Spoiler alert: she’s okay now. But let’s take a look at how a factory …
Franken-Laptop was born on a particularly challenging day for me because I was up against a deadline. I was not only burning the midnight oil, but I was putting some major wear and tear on the machine. This is how it all happened. I was writing and burning through the keys like I always do. …
Sometimes you know exactly how you’re supposed to feel. You know the mature, emotionally intelligent emotions that you should have. And then your actual feelings walk in and do a completely different thing. You might nod and smile like everything is fine. You might even repeat little phrases to yourself like “this is okay” or …
Bryan Kohberger stood with his hand raised, fingers straight and pale like bones under the courtroom lights. His shirt was pressed, his tie neatly cinched, and yet something about him felt hollow. It was as if he had been dressed by someone else and dropped into the moment without instructions. Bryan Kohberger did not blink …
If you’ve just finished watching HBO’s Togetherness, released in 2015, you might be feeling that oddly bittersweet ache familiar to fans of short-lived but brilliant television. The show, created by Jay and Mark Duplass alongside Steve Zissis, starred Mark Duplass, Melanie Lynskey, Amanda Peet, and Zissis himself. It followed the complicated lives of two couples …
We’ve all fallen victim to autocorrect mistakes—those tiny digital betrayals that turn an innocent message into a cringeworthy disaster. One second you’re trying to say “love you,” and the next, your phone decides you meant “lobster you.” Whether it’s a text to your mom, your boss, or a brand-new crush, these autocorrect mistakes have a …
When the Indiana Fever took on the Connecticut Sun the other night, most fans came for Caitlin Clark. What they got instead was a glimpse of something else, something the WNBA hasn’t fully reckoned with yet. That something was Sophie Cunningham, and she brought more than just defense. She brought backup. She brought grit. She …
