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The Guardian
How to Spot a Liar: 10 Essential Tells – From Random Laughter to Copycat Gestures
An ex-FBI agent, a psychologist and a fraud investigator share their best tips for detecting dishonesty.
Pocket-Worthy Reads
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Greater Good Magazine
How to Become a Scientist of Your Own Emotions
A Q&A with researcher Marc Brackett about how to cultivate emotional intelligence in ourselves and our kids.
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WIRED
Life as a 21st-Century Trucker
Technology, corporate greed, and supply-chain chaos are transforming life behind the wheel of a big rig.
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The Conversation
There Are 2 Main Ways to Stretch: How to Choose the Way Right for You
There are many different types of stretching, but the two most common are static and dynamic stretching.
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Fatherly
How To Give Constructive Criticism That’s Actually Constructive
Go easy on the compliment sandwich, and other tips to help you become a go-to advice giver.
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Allure
How to Lucid Dream (and Enjoy It), According to Experts
Contrary to what TikTok says, it doesn't have to be scary.
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Quanta Magazine
Machine Learning Confronts the Elephant in the Room
A visual prank exposes an Achilles’ heel of computer vision systems: Unlike humans, they can’t do a double take.
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Stylist
How to Identify the 4 Subtle Steps a Narcissist Takes Before Invading Your Life
How to recognize even the most subtle and covert phases of narcissistic control, according to a psychologist.
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Atlas Obscura
The Brief, Baffling Life of an Accidental New York Neighborhood
Welcome to Haberman, Queens: Population 0.
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Literary Hub
The Deeply Unsettling Noir of Dorothy B. Hughes
Celebrating the dark visions of literature's queen of noir.
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Fast Company
Want to Cut Your Work Hours in Half? Create an A/B Schedule
"You can get more done with more power to spare."
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MEL Magazine
The Pressure to ‘Act Like a Man’ Starts in Preschool
Boys as young as three are more than happy to police the toy box and make sure that no little dude walks away with a Barbie.
Popular Collections
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Pocket Collections
The Art of Navigating Thorny Office Politics
From bad bosses to gossipy colleagues and, of course, office refrigerator drama.
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The Guardian
How Video Games Are Keeping Romance Alive – One Level at a Time
Some are using Final Fantasy and GTA Online as dating sites and long-time lovers are finding comfort and connection through Resident Evil. Could video games be the ultimate relationship tool?
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The Guardian
The Rise and Fall of the British Cult That Hid in Plain Sight
Philippa Barnes was a child when her family joined the Jesus Fellowship. As an adult, she helped expose the shocking scale of abuse it had perpetrated.
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Vanity Fair
How Goop Culture Helped Create MAHA
The California-based gynecologist and Gwyneth biography source, Dr. Jen Gunter, on everything from how she views Gwyneth Paltrow’s legacy to the most difficult aspects of fighting pseudoscience claims.
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NBC News
The Deadliest Extreme Weather Event Is Not What You Think It Is
Nationally, extreme heat causes more deaths each year than any other weather event, including floods, hurricanes and tornadoes.
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The Associated Press
Photos Show a Filipino Couple Walking Down a Flooded Aisle on Their Wedding Day
Jade Rick Verdillo and Jamaica Aguilar were determined to walk down the aisle on their wedding day.
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The Guardian
Why Are Thailand and Cambodia Engaged in a Border Conflict?
Territory mapped during France’s colonial rule is behind clash that has exposed tensions between the countries.
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Slate
The Rise of the One-Day Overseas Vacation
In the age of remote work, Instagram reels, and shrinking PTO, the one-day international trip is becoming both absurd and strangely relatable.
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NPR
The Best Games of 2025 So Far, Picked by NPR’s Staff
From indies like ’Blue Prince’ to big console exclusives like ’Donkey Kong Bananza’, NPR staff and contributors round up their favorite games of the year so far.
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The Atlantic
The Problem With Rewards Credit Cards
Their fees are getting higher—and their benefits are sometimes wildly complicated to redeem.
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People
‘Ultimate,’ ‘A Little Bit Alexis’ and 13 Other Fake Songs We Still Can’t Get Out of Our Heads
From “A Little Bit Alexis” to “Smelly Cat” these songs have surpassed only existing within the worlds of their shows and gone on to become cultural phenomenons all on their own. In honor of ‘Freakier Friday’ and its fictional band’s anthem ‘Ultimate’, loo
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Smithsonian Magazine
More Than 90 Percent of the World’s Fungal ‘Hotspots’ Are Not Protected, New Study Suggests
Mycorrhizal fungi play an essential role in climate regulation and ecosystem health, and researchers have used A.I. to predict the locations that host a high diversity of these underground organisms
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The Hollywood Reporter
Breaking Down the Biomechanics of Happy Gilmore’s Swing With Long-Drive Champion Martin Borgmeier
One of them can really hit the golf ball 400 yards.
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The Hustle
The Only State Without a Walgreens Pharmacy
Many independent pharmacies are in turmoil throughout the US. But a unique law has made North Dakota a haven for mom-and-pop operators.
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Reuters
Trump Signs Order Aimed at Curbing Big-Money College Sports Payouts
President Donald Trump waded into a debate over the influence of big-money payouts in college sports on Thursday, signing an executive order adding federal government scrutiny to the practice.
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Los Angeles Times
Has Musk Lied About Self-Driving Teslas? California Says So
California says Tesla’s claims about its self-driving capabilities cross the line into false advertising. A DMV judge is hearing arguments pro and con.
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NBC News
A Texas Candy Company Switched to Natural Dyes — but It Wasn’t Easy
Food manufacturers across the U.S. are facing hurdles as they seek to replace synthetic food dyes with natural colors based on spices, seeds and vegetables.
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Harvard Business Review
The Right Way to Prepare for a High-Stakes Conversation
Before commercial pilots push back from the gate, they complete a comprehensive preflight check to verify that every system functions correctly during the journey ahead.
Popular Mechanics
Scientists Are Warning of a Brand-New Kind of Acid Rain
Getting rid of the “forever chemical” Trifluoroacetic acid, or TFA, found in everything from drinking water to human blood, may be an impossible task.
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Axios
Trump Team Rethinks Gaza Strategy After Six Months of Failure
“We need to do some serious rethinking,” a visibly frustrated Marco Rubio told a group of hostage families on Friday.
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Domino
8 Bathroom Mirror Workarounds for When There’s a Window in Your Way
An awkwardly placed window was no match for the designers behind these creative bathrooms.
Life Hacks
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NPR
Dear Life Kit: My Friend Says Ugly Things About Her Body and It Makes Me Anxious
Body-acceptance advocate Katie Sturino and Ronald Young Jr., host of the podcast Weight for It, answer listener questions about body image, weight loss drugs and bullying.
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Parents
A Parent Let Their Son Choose What to Do With Money They Found–Here’s What He Decided
Doing real-time experiments like this in the wild can teach us a lot about our kids and ourselves as parents.
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Kiplinger
Are You an Auto Theft Target? Discover the Clues
Thieves seized over 850,000 cars last year. See which models, states and behaviors draw the eyes of opportunists.
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NPR
Home Sales Are Down. So Why Are Prices at an All-Time High?
Those with equity in a home can trade up more easily, while many first-time homebuyers are still stuck on the sidelines.
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Fast Company
How to Go From Quiet to Commanding
An executive coach offers introverts five tips for sounding more confident. You’re smart, capable, and consistently deliver results. But in meetings, your voice disappears.
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USA TODAY
Young People Always Worry About Social Security. Older People Are Joining Them.
Americans are worrying more about Social Security, and the Trump administration may be partly to blame. In an AARP survey released July 22, only 36% of Americans voiced confidence in the future of the retirement trust fund, down from 43% in 2020.
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USA TODAY
Estate Sales Are Booming. Thank Gen Z
Environmentally-conscious young people are heading to estate sales for low cost, well-made products.
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The Guardian
‘Old People Are Capable of More’: Meet the Female Weightlifters in Their 70s and 80s
Forget the stereotype of the frail old woman who needs help carrying groceries – fitness mavens like Joan MacDonald show you can strength train at any age.
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NPR
Doctors Urge FDA to Remove Black Box Warning on Hormone Therapy for Menopause
The FDA may remove the warning labels on hormone replacement therapies used to treat the symptoms of menopause. Doctors say the warning is scaring people who could benefit from these treatments.
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Time
What to Say to Someone With Cancer
Some well-meaning phrases don’t always go over well.
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The Week
How Will the New Tax Deductions on Auto Loans Work?
Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act introduced a tax deduction on auto loan interest — but eligibility for the tax break is limited.
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HuffPost
These 8 Common Habits Could Increase Your Risk of Dementia
These common daily behaviors can impact your cognitive health – and take a toll on your overall health, too.