An old letter that wasn’t even for me and the advice from my dad I needed to hear — When I was a kid, a bird flew into a window of our home in the middle of the winter. My brother and sister and I had a pet bird before, and so, dusting off the cage from the basement, we transformed the ‘blue room’ in our house into a…

Proposed Apps that don’t quite fill the emptiness we feel inside but at least look the emptiness square in the eye which it appreciates — Ur Ride or Die It’s like Uber, except the car just picks you up and drives you around for a little while pretending like you have somewhere to be or someone to meet. And then the driver drops you back at your apartment building and says, “Wow, sounds like you…

A girlfriend’s journey to unnecessary investment in a battle royale videogame that she doesn’t even get to play — If you don’t know any gamers age 6–96, then maybe you haven’t heard of Apex Legends. But if you have, or if you are a gamer yourself, then by now you’ve put in… oh 300 hours of game time, yes? Playing or watching? I am NOT a gamer. My gaming…

by Rob Martin and Madeleine Weatherhead What is a leave behind? Have you ever had a pet cat bring you a half dead mouse as a present and you’re like… thanks I hate it? In advertising, when you meet with potential clients or employers, it is customary to “leave behind” a small item as a…

A call to action to end unwanted eye contact across America. — So you’re minding your own business, listening to your Discover Weekly playlist, staring into the void, when you start to feel it. The almost burning sensation of unwanted attention. …

As told from the perspective of someone who doesn’t have kids, doesn’t want kids right now, and whose friends aren’t yet having kids. —

When I was 22, I rode on a double-decker bus in Rome and a stranger gave me his business card and it changed my whole life. I had finished a study abroad in London and took some time afterward to travel with friends. We bopped around to Edinburgh and Paris…