social media

Photo credit: Canva – (Left) Tamales in the corn husk. (Right) A woman works on a laptop.

Culture, Internet

Restaurant owner turns a fake 1-star tamale review into a social media frenzy

Mark Wales

3/1/2026
Photo credit: Hill Street Studios/iStock/Getty Images – Schools with phone bans are often giving students the option of placing their devices in a locked case or a box.

Culture, Family

Ohio instituted a strict phone ban for all public school students and the results are profound

Corinne Brion

2/4/2026
Photo credit: Jacob Wackerhausen/iStock via Getty Images – Social media often serves up disturbing images but you can minimize your exposure.

Culture

How to avoid seeing disturbing video on social media and protect your peace of mind

Annie Margaret

1/27/2026
Photo credit: Morsa Images/DigitalVision via Getty Images – Just slowing down gives you time to question and reflect.

Culture, Health, Science

Deep reading can boost your critical thinking and help you resist misinformation – here’s how to build the skill

Jeff Saerys-Foy

1/20/2026
Photo credit: Canva – Having another person around actually makes you more productive.

Editorial, Featured, Life hacks

Pediatric psychologist explains how ‘body doubling’ can unlock people’s productivity

Erik Barnes

1/1/2026
Photo credit: Canva – Man grabs his head by the side of the road

Culture, Past Events

He stopped to pick up some trash by the road. Inside was a parent’s worst nightmare.

Adam Albright Hanna

12/24/2025
Photo credit: Canva – They don't understand you? Not really your problem.

Culture, Health, Literature

Bestselling author shares the liberating freedom of letting others be wrong about you

Erik Barnes

12/3/2025
Photo credit: Scott Penner via Wikimedia Commons, Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0, cropped (left) / Nicolas Lœuillet via Wikimedia Commons, Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 (cropped, right) – Prince staged a legendary cover of Radiohead's "Creep" at Coachella 2008. But for years, it was impossible to watch.

Culture

Prince dazzled Coachella with Radiohead’s ‘Creep.’ Years later, fan videos finally found a home.

Ryan Reed

11/5/2025
Photo credit: via Canva/Photos – There are ways to get your kid away from their tablet.

Family

Parenting experts say lonely kids will choose these 5 things over solo screen time

Erik Barnes

10/31/2025
Photo credit: Canva, Wasin Pirom from Pexels (left, cropped) / Hurrah suhail from Pexels (right, cropped) / Khwanchai Phanthong’s Images (box) – Why does the thumbs-up emoji feel so charged?

Culture, Editorial, Featured

I analyzed my Boomer dad’s use of the thumbs-up emoji. I learned something about us both.

Ryan Reed

10/21/2025

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