personal essays

Sports

The Long Loneliness of the NHL Offseason

07.31.14

By Patrick Kearns
Drugs

My Return to Weed After Years of Being a Bourgeois Suburban Mom

07.07.14

By Jessica Roake
Money

Emily Gould’s New Novel ‘Friendship’ Reads Like a Young Adult Novel About Adult Problems

06.28.14

By Sarah Nicole Prickett
Money

A Stripper’s Review of Strips Clubs in America

06.07.14

By Samantha Ireland
Sex

How to Survive Being Rescued from Sex Trafficking

06.07.14

By Tara Burns
Photo Lab Workers See Some Crazy Shit

06.06.14

By Marie C. Hudson
I Survived the Isla Vista Shooting

06.01.14

By Sky Serge
My Son Has Replaced Me with a Cardboard Daddy

04.15.14

By John Doran
Drugs

Reality Strikes a Cheerleader

02.09.14

By T. Kid
Perfectionism Is a Mental Illness and It’s Ruining My Life

01.29.14

By James Nolan
Growing Up in Apartheid-Era South Africa

12.15.13

By Gideon Resnick
Sex

Calling Me a Terrorist Is Not Flirting

11.14.13

By Rula Al-Nasrawi

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