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Life

Growing Up as a ‘Gifted Child’ and the Rude Awakening of Adulthood

03.29.21

By Angel Martinez
Music

A Eulogy for the Mix CD, the Best Way to Tell Someone ‘I Like You’

11.07.19

By Drew Schwartz
Identity

For Gay Men in Indonesia, There’s No Place Safer Than Twitter

05.02.19

By Amahl S. Azwar
Identity

Getting ‘California Sober’ Showed Me a Kinder, Gentler Way to Do Drugs

04.29.19

By Michelle Lhooq
Food

Getting Sober as a Bartender Means Quitting the Clown Act

04.04.19

By Nectaly Mendoza
Entertainment

As a Queer Person, I Have a Love-Hate Relationship With Weddings

03.27.19

By Bintang Lestada
Food

My Indian Mother’s Refusal to Cook Taught Me Everything About Womanhood and Food

03.08.19

By Sharanya Deepak
Health

I Had an Illegal Abortion. Four Years Later, I’m Still Paying For It.

02.28.19

By Rara Laras
Being Black and Living in Indonesia Looks Different to Different People

02.27.19

By Ryan Haughton
Identity

Smoking Is Bad, But So Is Everything Else

02.25.19

By Brandy Jensen
Entertainment

My Friend Was a Rising Comic. Then He Was Charged with Child Pornography

02.21.19

By Graham Isador
Food

The Unapologetically Arab Restaurant That Reminded Me America is My Country, Too

01.24.19

By Janelle Lassalle

The Latest

Gaming

Xbox Game Pass Surprises Users With a New 2025 Game Today

Xbox Game Pass adds a 2025 title today and gives players a chance to catch up on the latest installment in the franchise.

04.03.26

By Denny Connolly
Screenshot: The Pokémon Company

Gaming

Pokémon Champions Mega Abilities Leak Reveals Overpowered New Forms

A new leak might have just revealed most of the new Mega Abilities in Pokémon Champions. If true, it makes some Pokémon overpowered.

04.02.26

By Brent Koepp
PlayStation 5s – Credit: Sony

Tech via

Amazon Is Still Selling the PlayStation 5 at Its Old, Lower Price

I don’t often urge people to run, run, run and buy a deal, but if you want a PS5 before the price hike kicks in, I wouldn’t wait long past lunch.

04.02.26

By Matt Jancer | Reviewed by Ysolt Usigan
Tunvarat Pruksachat/Getty Images

Life

This ‘Healthy’ Ingredient You’re Probably Eating Might Give You a Stroke

If you’ve had a protein bar that wasn’t inedible, it’s probably because of erythritol. It’s just too bad that it might give you a stroke.

04.02.26

By Luis Prada
Sugar, The Surfing Dog

Life

Remembering Sugar the Surfing Dog, World Champion Dog Surfer

RIP Sugar.

04.02.26

By Luis Prada