personal essays

My Cat’s Brush With Life-Saving Gender Reassignment Surgery

01.16.15

By Josh Androsky
Health

My Anxiety Is Making Me Nervous

01.15.15

By Alison Stevenson
Travel

I Opened a Hostel In Palestine and Ended Up Getting Thrown in Jail

01.14.15

By Anonymous as told to Daniel Tepper
Why You Shouldn’t Marry Someone You Met on the Internet

01.06.15

By Megan Koester
I Was a Feminist Victim of Domestic Violence

12.31.14

By Megan Koester
My Neverending Struggle to Accept My Weight

12.30.14

By Alison Stevenson
Travel

Christmas Is the Most Wonderful Time of the Year to Be a Stripper

12.23.14

By Susan Elizabeth Shepard
I Regret Reporting My Female Boss for Sexual Harassment

11.01.14

By Tana Yeşil
What Do You Do When You Think You Have a Murderer in the Family?

10.26.14

By John Reed
Tech

Why Is Talking About Miscarriage Still Taboo?

10.25.14

By Kate Merry
Money

I Ghostwrite Chinese Students’ Ivy League Admissions Essays

08.30.14

By Eunice Park
Drugs

Stoned Zombie in a Haunted House

08.10.14

By T. Kid

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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