Culture & Opinion
Dunkey's Best of 2024
Just watch it, it's great. This is good games.
Culture & Opinion
New Routes, New Horizons: Five Major Additions to the US Bicycle Route System
Explore how the U.S. Bicycle Route System surpasses 22,000 miles with new routes in Arkansas, California, and Wyoming plus extensions in Florida and California. Get the latest on safe, scenic cycling paths across 35 states and D.C.!
Culture & Opinion
Resistance in the Age of Trump: Lessons from Civil Rights and Octavia E. Butler
Tananarive Due connects the activism of the Civil Rights Movement with Octavia E. Butler’s dystopian novels to offer hope and actionable resistance strategies for turbulent times.
Culture & Opinion
Literary Roast 2024: The Year’s Most Brutal Book Reviews
Dive into Literary Hub’s roundup of The Most Scathing Book Reviews of 2024, featuring biting critiques of Melania Trump, Haruki Murakami, and Malcolm Gladwell.
Culture & Opinion
Your Life, Curated by Algorithm: Are You Even Choosing?
A thought-provoking look at why our modern world’s curated culture and popularity-driven algorithms are robbing us of genuine discovery—and how to reclaim your power to choose.
Culture & Opinion
You Don’t Need A Full-Size Pickup Truck, You Need a Cowboy Costume
Explore Brett Berk's The Drive article on America's obsession with pickup trucks. Are they tools of necessity or oversized cowboy costumes? Find out what the numbers reveal and why practicality takes a back seat.
Culture & Opinion
Secrets and Sabotage: One Man’s Fight Against America’s Militias
Explore Joshua Kaplan's gripping ProPublica investigation into John Williams, a wilderness survivalist who risked his life to infiltrate and expose America’s militia movements.
Culture & Opinion
Strava x Chipotle Go Global: Join “The City Challenge” in 25 Cities
Chipotle and Strava are teaming up for a global “City Challenge” in 25 cities. Compete for free Lifestyle Bowls for a year, plus a BOGO prize for your entire city. Don’t quit—get moving, and grab your goals (and guac).
Culture & Opinion
Falling on Your Face (and Learning to Love It): Lessons in Failure
Obsessed with success? Explore why setbacks, humility, and a healthy dose of self-reflection matter more for true growth than chasing endless achievements.
Culture & Opinion
Ditch the Cookie-Cutter Diet: Why One Size Never Fits All
Tired of diets that never last? Learn why a psychology-first approach, rooted in mindful habits, is the key to personalized and sustainable weight management.
Culture & Opinion
The Work of Art: How Something Comes from Nothing
Dive into Adam Moss’s innovative look at the creative process behind world-class artistry. Discover how poets, painters, filmmakers, and more turn raw ideas into finished masterpieces in The Work of Art.
Culture & Opinion
Reflecting on an Alternate History Where Carter Won a Second Term
Travel to an alternate 1980s where Jimmy Carter secures a second term and Ronald Reagan never becomes president. How might American policies, the Cold War, and the cultural landscape have changed? Here’s a look at what could have been.