Americans in Europe say they’re not accustomed to hang drying their clothes.@jaja.ciao/TikTok; @damedamian/TikTok Culture shocks are a huge topic of conversation on TikTok. Americans who’ve moved to Europe often share the most shocking things about their new environments. One thing has stumped them in particular — and it all has to do with laundry. Americans […]
Editor’s Note: This article contains mentions of eating disorders and disordered eating. Please take care while reading, and note the helpful resources at the end of this story. The indie sleaze aesthetic, the once-beloved style characterized by deep V-necks and disco pants, has been making a comeback on TikTok, with the hashtag #indiesleaze amassing more […]
From how we look to what we’ve got, it’s human nature to compare just about everything. And it’s never more obvious than at Christmas, when stacks of new stuff means comparison culture is rife – particularly among children and young people, who constantly compare themselves to their peers both face-to-face and on social media, and […]
For more than two decades, the Science and Environment Council – a not-for-profit consortium of 43 science-based environmental and government organizations in Sarasota and Manatee counties – has convened discussions, informed policy, and enhanced public awareness about conservation and sustainable practices to protect and restore the natural environment. In early December, the SEC – in […]
During the coronavirus pandemic, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy did not exactly emerge as one of the nation’s more prominent public health officials, despite the high status of his position. Serious and soft-spoken, Murthy was frequently eclipsed on cable news and social media by the likes of Dr. Anthony Fauci, the president’s top pandemic adviser, […]
WEST END, N.C. — Jesse Wimberley burns the woods with neighbors. Using new tools to revive an old communal tradition, they set fire to wiregrasses and forest debris with a drip torch, corralling embers with leaf blowers. Wimberley, 65, gathers groups across eight North Carolina counties to starve future wildfires by lighting leaf litter ablaze. […]
Protesters on horseback demonstrated outside of Los Angeles’s city hall on Wednesday as the city council advanced a measure that could ban rodeos throughout the city. The proposal for the ban has been advanced by animal rights supporters, who say rodeo events that involve animals being ridden bareback, roped or dragged to the ground are […]
In weather terminology, they call it “rapid intensification” — the process by which a storm strengthens dramatically in a short period. It’s not like Swift didn’t have big – huge! – years before this. But 2023? This was ridiculous. Political Cartoons There were comebacks, as always. The Rolling Stones never left, surely, but produced their […]
Don’t Miss The Case for Shyness—Megan Garber traces the history of timidity via Joe Moran’s fascinating new book Shrinking Violets. Chris Pizzello / Invision / AP Oscars Your 2017 Oscars Crash Course—Arnav Adhikari rounds up all the best stories from Atlantic writers to get you up to speed for the 89th Academy Awards. My 2017 […]
In the early morning hours of Jan. 6, as Rep. Kevin McCarthy prepared to try for the 12th time to win enough votes to become speaker of the House, a little-known Louisiana congressman named Mike Johnson joined a small group of his Republican colleagues in the empty legislative chamber to kneel in prayer. The lawmakers […]