Hollywood’s outsize influence on baby names
The name “Tristan” grew in popularity after Brad Pitt played a character with that name in the 1994 movie Legends of the Fall. | Katelyn...
Author : Robert C. Danielson
Spoiler! How prediction markets broke reality TV.
Aubry Bracco eventually won Survivor, but did Kalshi and predictive markets spoil her win months in advance? | CBS via Getty Images We live in...
How F1 pushes the human body to its limits
F1 races are exhilarating. While racing alongside 21 other cars, an F1 driver can reach speeds of up to 231 mph, making it one of...
Why does Odysseus have a Boston accent?
Matt Damon as Odysseus and Zendaya as Athena in Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey. | Universal Pictures After the first trailer for Christopher Nolan’s new film...
What Are Your Hobbies, and How Do You Choose Them?
Stock photo via Deposit Photos / littleny. I just saw a story on MSN summarizing a woman’s TikTok about how her “hobbies” are essentially lying...
The most surprising winner of the World Cup was American public transit
World Cup fans en route to a Scotland vs. Haiti match in Boston. | Erin Clark/The Boston Globe Much like its indifference toward soccer, America’s...
How singing with other people can help you move through grief and despair
I used to think I could change the world. More than that: because I could, I felt the responsibility to do it. I was 22...
Love Island’s most sexual, least sexy season yet
Contestants on season 8 of Love Island USA. | Ben Symons/Peacock via Getty Images This weekend marks the season finale of Love Island USA. The...
Is it time to finally read The Odyssey?
Matt Damon as Odysseus in Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey. | Universal Pictures Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey is about to surf the wine-dark sea into theaters...
How to tell your neighbor they’re annoying you
Tens of millions of Americans live on top of, below, or directly next to their neighbors — which means, statistically speaking, some of us are...