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Families Tell Us Why They Decided to ‘Bury’ a Loved One in Space

04.12.18

By Frank White
Sad Thanksgiving Stories We Hope Are Worse Than What Goes Down This Year

11.24.16

By Patrick Lyons and Caroline Thompson
Identity

Gay Men Share What It’s Like Taking Female Friends to Get Abortions

06.02.16

By Steven Blum
Identity

How to Take Your Attempted Rapist to Court and Win

05.05.16

By Natasha Vargas-Cooper
I Asked New York Cabbies Who They Were Talking to on the Phone

11.18.15

By Alex Norcia
People in Relationships Remember What It Was Like to Move in with Someone for the First Time

08.10.15

By Zach Sokol
Why You Shouldn’t Marry Someone You Met on the Internet

01.06.15

By Megan Koester
Entertainment

Remembering Your First Heartbreak Can Be Brutal

01.05.15

By Alison Stevenson
My Neverending Struggle to Accept My Weight

12.30.14

By Alison Stevenson
Entertainment

Dan Harmon Discusses His New Documentary, Addiction, and Going to Therapy

10.14.14

By Nat Towsen
Money

I Ghostwrite Chinese Students’ Ivy League Admissions Essays

08.30.14

By Eunice Park
Music

Growing Up with Madonna

08.25.14

By Nicole de Ayora

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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