There’s $100,000 in prizes up for grabs. Get your money! — Ever wonder how it feels to win $50,000? Welp, here’s your chance to find out! Medium recently launched a writing competition that is offering payouts of various sums to those who submit the finest essays — pieces that make readers think and/or feel deeply. The Medium Writers Challenge is a…

It’s an embarrassment of riches in our weekly roundup of the world’s most preventable disease! — Death and taxes used to be the only two certainties in life. But no matter how much progress it feels like we’re making sometimes, the sad fact is you can probably slide racism into that list. Are we in a moment of uprising that feels like it has the potential…

This has gone too far, people! — 5. Hot Dogs The food item that highlighted the Great Sandwich Debate all those years ago. And you know what? Not a sandwich. All these hot dog defenders are missing one crucial thing: A hot dog bun is only one piece of bread. Gotta break that hinge to make it a sandwich! 4. Wraps A…

It’s an embarrassment of riches in our weekly roundup of the world’s most preventable disease! — Death and taxes used to be the only two certainties in life. But no matter how much progress it feels like we’re making sometimes, the sad fact is you can probably slide racism into that list. Are we in a moment of uprising that feels like it has the potential…

Congrats, you’re talking to real people at real parties. Just don’t do it like this. — 4. “So, you Moderna Massive or Pfizer Force Five?” Despite what ironic hashtags will have you believe, this is an express flight to playing yourself. Science is dope, but pledging your allegiance to a billion-dollar pharma company is another thing entirely. This isn’t arguing about things with qualitative differences, like pizza chains and Girl Scout Cookies — they do…

Stop being cute and just describe the damn thing! — 6. Exuberance For any general color you can think of, there are dozens of Pantone varieties. Take orange: There’s Orangeade, Jaffa Orange, Apricot, Orange.com (whatever the hell that means), Tangelo, D’angelo (okay, not that one), and the list goes on. Most of them at least sound orange. And then there’s… exuberance. …

It’s an embarrassment of riches in our weekly roundup of the world’s most preventable disease! — Death and taxes used to be the only two certainties in life. But no matter how much progress it feels like we’re making sometimes, the sad fact is you can probably slide racism into that list. Are we in a moment of uprising that feels like it has the potential…

It’s an embarrassment of riches in our weekly roundup of the world’s most preventable disease! — Death and taxes used to be the only two certainties in life. But no matter how much progress it feels like we’re making sometimes, the sad fact is you can probably slide racism into that list. Are we in a moment of uprising that feels like it has the potential…

No shots at the field, but let’s get some real New York legends in the mix — 5. Times Square Elmo If there’s one thing people dressed up as lovable characters and harassing tourists have in common, it’s that they know what a dollar’s worth — something that any NYC mayor needs to be in touch with. And be clear here: We’re not talking about the one that touched a kid…