United States

February 1, 2024

Millennials Flock to Instagram to Share Pictures of Themselves at 21

The generation that rose with smartphones and social media had a chance to look back this week. Most of the photos are slightly faded. The hairlines […]
January 18, 2024

The TikTok ‘Tunnel Girl’ Is Not Alone

Hobby tunneling is a rare, but not unheard-of, pastime that has produced frustrated neighbors, media frenzies and at least one state landmark. A Virginia woman who […]
November 7, 2023

Drive-Throughs in America Are Thriving

Faith Enokian loves a drive-through. The senior at the University of South Alabama loves them so much she pulls into one at least eight times a […]
November 4, 2023

Helen Williams, Top Model in a Segregated Era, Is Dead at 87

She was one of the most photographed Black models of the 1950s and ’60s, seen mainly in magazines, like Ebony and Jet, aimed at the Black […]
October 10, 2023

Social Media Changed How Brands Talk to Us, but Are the Jokes Wearing Thin?

For a decade, marketers have found success on social media by roasting customers, and even flirting with them. But with Gen Z, and platforms like TikTok […]
July 20, 2023

New Zealand’s Real Fruit Ice Cream Gets an American Makeover

In New Zealand, one of summer’s great pleasures is known as real fruit ice cream: a scoop of vanilla blended with fruit in a machine that […]
July 20, 2023

New Zealand’s Real Fruit Ice Cream Gets an American Makeover

In New Zealand, one of summer’s great pleasures is known as real fruit ice cream: a scoop of vanilla blended with fruit in a machine that […]
June 9, 2023

How Engagement Rings Explain What’s Happening in the Economy

A major jeweler claims the pandemic may have prevented people from meeting their future fiancés, cutting demand for engagement rings. Inflation and anxiety among shoppers haven’t […]
May 11, 2023

Pickleball vs. Padel: A Match Between Americans and Everyone Else

Americans, bewitched by pickleball, are late to a global sports craze. SANTIAGO, Chile — There are only a handful of places to play pickleball here in […]
May 10, 2023

Why Americans Are Smuggling Fruit Roll-Ups Into Israel

Travelers have attempted to sneak in hundreds of pounds of the snack after a TikTok trend drove up demand and emptied store shelves. Cocaine. Foreign currencies. […]