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The Real Dracula Is a Detective Story
Forget what you think you know about the ur-vampire story. Bram Stoker’s masterpiece was a sprawling, radical detective novel.
Forget what you think you know about the ur-vampire story. Bram Stoker’s masterpiece was a sprawling, radical detective novel.
Corporations and private-equity funds have been rolling up smaller chains and previously independent practices.
From the South Side of Chicago to tiny off-the-grid Carolina farms, a growing number of Black women are reclaiming the land — and their mental and physical health in the process.
Societies forget, and this physicist wants to know why.
I was an 18-year-old father who couldn’t be there for his baby. I know, you’ve heard this one before. How about this part? Twelve years later Krystasia’s mom walked away and never came back.
Volcanic feelings of love and hate are part of being a parent: it’s dangerous to pretend otherwise.
According to research, a good night’s sleep makes us more positive and resilient to stress.
Being realistic about the challenges ahead of you can help you overcome them quickly.
The unsung trailblazers of PC gaming history.
Looking for another reason to get out for your daily stroll? This list of hormonal health benefits should provide plenty of motivation.
When it comes to unfair tactics, some of us are just better at bending the rules. But, the urge to cheat at games is easier to understand when you examine how they are designed.
Startups are buying properties and wooing first-time real estate investors to buy shares. The model could have real repercussions for renters.
From bad bosses to gossipy colleagues and, of course, office refrigerator drama.
Whether in boba tea, cuttlefish, rice noodles, or cassava dough, the texture of QQ connects people across cultures and generations.
From crispy to chewy, we’ve collected the best of the best.
How does a family cope when one member — in the midst of a psychotic episode — kills another?
Think you could throw a basketball off a 540ft dam, into a hoop – while blindfolded? Meet the talented and ludicrously patient people putting hours into the internet’s most joyful (and pointless) clips.
The World Health Organization has closed in on its bold goal of eradicating polio several times, but the paralytic virus is entrenched in parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan.
New safety rules require users to verify their identities before gaining access to sites. This spells the end of the relative anonymity that we’ve come to expect online.
Elaine Castillo’s second novel captures the numerous ways that screens help people hide from themselves.
After a forgotten WW2 propaganda poster was discovered in 2000, it found an astounding new resonance in 21st-Century Britain – becoming an endlessly memeable template that is both cherished and mocked.
From fairytales to mythology, classics to niche, there has always been a love of retellings and reimaginings.
The summer vacation season is in full swing in the Northern Hemisphere, but navigating the line between work time and personal time is tricky for a lot of people.
After leaving the White House to work for Elon Musk amid his big Trump feud, Stephen Miller’s wife is now launching a podcast.
You aren’t seeing double—some houses were intentionally built with this architectural quirk.
She’d been running the bar with her business partner for years. Then they found out they’re cousins.
To stay afloat, food banks in the Global South are considering selling controversial offsets for revenue.
My love for video games has never wavered, I have no intention of growing up and moving on.
The biggest companies in history are spending a stunning amount of money to fuel the AI revolution.
The trailer for “The Paper,” a spinoff of “The Office,” has officially arrived.
This airline rule is infuriating if you’re forgetful, but there’s a reason for it.
From ‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon’ to ‘Mission: Impossible,’ these are the fights, shootouts, car chases, and aerial maneuvers that vaulted action cinema to new heights—as told by the people who made them.
“I was essentially the assistant principal for grownups.”
“I just want to pay someone to tickle my back.”
From forgotten 401(k)s to outdated asset allocations, stuck money can hurt your retirement. Here’s what to do about it.
Knowing the psychology behind why moments drag or whizz by can give you a degree of control over your experience of time.
I responded to one of those spam texts from a “recruiter”—then took the job. It got weirder than I could have imagined.
If you have decades of work experience, your skills may be exactly what’s needed to harness AI’s power, without falling into its traps.
Millions of investors may soon have access to private assets in their 401(k) or other workplace retirement plans. What to know about the risks and rewards.
The Education Department said the rollout of the 2026-27 FAFSA will be on schedule this year, with beta testing already underway.
A prominent Nature study and related research raise the possibility that vaccines may have a broader role in experimental therapeutics outside the realm of infectious diseases.
I always call my childhood best friend after a date. Here’s why.
Poison ivy and bees stings are among the most common outdoor menaces for people enjoying the outdoors.
Meanwhile, over the past 10 years, the number of billionaires worldwide has increased by more than half, to 2,891, according to UBS.
You don’t need to love your scar to feel confident – but you can retrain your brain to care about it less.