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When was the last time you were well and truly bored? If you can’t remember, you’re not alone. Manoush Zomorodi on what our brains really need, and what they’re getting.
An Irish Catholic priest thinks we should stop using the word “Christmas” and replace it with another word.
Twenty-eight seasons ago, Apu Nahasapeemapetilon was introduced as the owner of Kwik E-Mart in The Simpsons. He quickly became one of the show’s main punching bags.
Since at least the dawn of our species, we’ve been making and remaking god(s) in our own image. The strange transformations of religion—and faith, the strange impulse that animates it.
Several investigations have looked into the Taos hum. One scientist believes he has the most likely culprit.
Canadian authorities have decided that the f-word is acceptable language for French Canadian broadcasts.
One day in 1995, a large, heavy middle-aged man robbed two Pittsburgh banks in broad daylight. He didn’t wear a mask or any sort of disguise. And he smiled at […]
Music is our oldest and most cherished ritual. How we treat it is reflective of who we are.
The way that hits are now calculated, impossibly long albums may be on the horizon.
The McVegan is a real thing… in a tiny small town test market, that is. But what are customers saying? And will it be available to everyone soon?
Why did Shakespeare find fault in ambition?
The world’s human population is skyrocketing, creating more competition and suffering. Yet few thinkers address a solution. Is there one?
American clergy members get a tax break thanks to Code Section 107(2), which allows that “ministers of the gospel” exclude housing allowances from their taxable income.
It’s had an impact on both women and men.
A woman wearing a burka or niqab will need to take it off on provincial property.
Early states did not form how we’ve been taught, writes James C Scott in his new book. His research offers a clue as to where we might be heading.
U.S. Congress heard expert testimony on a potentially devastating military threat from North Korea.
When novelists and poets reveal their writing process we learn a great deal about our own development.
While Saudi Arabia allowed women to drive, many major restrictions remain on their rights.
A newly discovered papyrus contains an eye-witness account of the gathering of materials for the Great Pyramid.
A new study discovers how political party affiliation affects people’s beliefs in conspiracy theories.
If a passenger claims a pooch is a service dog, there’s nothing much anyone can demand by way of proof.
Researchers are looking for, and finding, effective methods for dealing with pain that don’t require drugs.
The first pop album composed and produced by AI, and Taryn Southern.
In The Road to Character, David Brooks argues that our moral vocabulary is severely lacking.
Nietzsche loved aphorisms, and here we have collected 15 of his greatest hits.
Karl Popper’s ‘paradox of tolerance’ has been reemerging, for good reason.
Storytelling isn’t an escape from reality, it’s a deep dive into it.
Wait, what date is it really? How we gauge our sense of time hasn’t always been so consistent.
In his new book, Why Buddhism is True, Robert Wright admits he’s bad at meditation—and that’s part of his success.