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November 19, 2020

What if Instead of Calling People Out, We Called Them In?

Nyla Conaway, 19, remembers being “called out” for changing her profile picture on Instagram in solidarity for … something. She can’t quite remember what for, only […]
November 19, 2020

What if Instead of Calling People Out, We Called Them In?

Nyla Conaway, 19, remembers being “called out” for changing her profile picture on Instagram in solidarity for … something. She can’t quite remember what for, only […]
November 17, 2020

‘Harry Potter’ and the Prisoners of Quarantine

Caroline Chou, 19, pins a green screen to the goldenrod walls of her childhood bedroom in San José, Calif. She’s already changed into her uniform: a […]
November 13, 2020

The Work Diary of Blair Imani, ‘Herstory’ Historian

Blair Imani thinks and speaks at a mile a minute. That speed comes in handy when the historian and social activist is creating her “Smarter in […]
November 11, 2020

Enjoy the Holidays Alone

Thanksgiving and the holidays that follow are going to look different for everyone this year, but for those who live alone, these changes might hit particularly […]
November 10, 2020

Hasan Piker Is Twitch's Top Streamer

On election night, Hasan Piker, 29, was dressed in a navy blue “Bernie 2020” sweatshirt and a “Democracy Now!” baseball hat when he plopped down in […]
November 9, 2020

Dave Grohl, 10-Year-Old Nandi Bushell and One Very Epic Drum Battle

You didn’t need to know every note of Nirvana’s angst-rock classic “In Bloom” to marvel at the spectacle of a little girl drumming along to the […]
November 6, 2020

Pennsylvania Is the Best State

Ask anyone from Pennsylvania and they’ll tell you — they’re from Pennsylvania: the fifth largest state by population; second state admitted to the union; one of […]
November 6, 2020

Elijah Daniel, Agent of Chaos

Elijah Daniel has owned the internet over and over and over again. There was the time he started a petition asking the U.S. government to make […]
November 2, 2020

Looking for Job Advice? Try TikTok

Career coaches are watching their follower counts soar on the short-form video app in the midst of a global recession.