Inside a Mexico City Wellness Studio Designed Around Alignment
Design Milkby Bianca Weeko Martin13 Aug 2026
Mexico City is frenetic and saturated with color, a sprawling metropolis of more than 20 million people and nearly 2,000 neighborhoods.
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top 59%The false and the furious: We aren’t just bothered by different beliefs – we’re bothered when we think others are wrong
The Conversation (US)by George Loewenstein, Professor of Economics and Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University13 Aug 2026
Why do disagreements about vaccines, climate change or elections often feel so personal? Our research suggests it is not simply because other people have different beliefs.
The Kabul hotel that tells a people’s history of Afghanistan
Himal Southasianby Taran N Khan13 Aug 2026
WHEN LYSE DOUCET began talking to the staff of Kabul’s Hotel Inter-Continental, she found that their memories were rarely about the coups or the upheavals.
Rachel Aviv: Mother and Daughter - Longreads
Longreadsby Seyward Darby13 Aug 2026
Award-winning New Yorker writer Rachel Aviv recently published a collection of essays about the relationships between mothers and daughters.
Writing letters is a spiritual practice for our age of speed | Psyche Ideas
Psycheby Amanda Leigh Lichtenstein13 Aug 2026
Before a long trip, my father would often hand me a white envelope with my name written on the front. ‘Do not open it until you land,’ he’d insist.
The deep satisfaction of doing work that lasts | Psyche Notes to Self
Psycheby Matt Huston13 Aug 2026
Among the factors that make for a good life, some psychologists argue that ‘mattering’, or feeling like you make some difference in your world, is key – it’s been linked to mental health and the...
My pilgrimage to Mecca in the age of the golf-cart and mall | Aeon Essays
Aeonby Azania Imtiaz Patel13 Aug 2026
Listen to this essay 20 minute listen It is Ramadan, the holiest month of the Islamic calendar, and I am sitting in a rooftop café in Mecca, the holiest city of the religion.
After 17 Years, I Have Some Big News to Share
In My Own Styleby Diane Henkler13 Aug 2026
Seventeen years ago, I sat down at my computer and started a blog called In My Own Style. At the time, I had no idea where it would lead me.
'Even the nuns are mad:' Catholic sisters stand up in support of Haitians outside ICE offices
Good Good Goodby Amanda Becker12 Aug 2026
This story was originally published by The 19th and was republished with permission. BLUE ASH, OHIO — The first Haitian immigrant reported to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office at...
The Most Controversial Ancient Philosophy: Epicureanism
Open Cultureby Colin Marshall12 Aug 2026
Over the years, you’ve probably heard at least a few people casually describe themselves as Epicureans.
Care by design: Building a patient-centred hospice
India Development Reviewby Jasmine Bal12 Aug 2026
When we think of death with dignity, its meaning can vary across cultures, socioeconomic circumstances, and even by the degree of illness or injury.
The Next School of War: Educating for Tomorrow’s Battlefield
War on the Rocksby Benjamin Jensen12 Aug 2026
Join War on the Rocks and gain access to content trusted by policymakers, military leaders, and strategic thinkers worldwide. When war changes, schools change.
All About Peppers
Everything Everywhereby Gary Arndt12 Aug 2026
Podcast Transcript For thousands of years, humans in the Americas have cultivated an extremely hot plant.
One theory to explain it all • Dominic Kelly
Inside Storyby Administrator11 Aug 2026
Cultural Marxism has been around as a concept since the 1930s, but only in the past couple of decades has it taken off as a commonly used pejorative against the left in the United States and...
How long is the 'perfect hang' with friends? It's oddly specific
Good Good Goodby Meghan Cook11 Aug 2026
In 2023, professors from a myriad of colleges published a study on the mental health benefits of reaching out to one’s friend or family at least once a day.
The Tantalizing Possibility Of Locating Consciousness In The Brain | NOEMA
Noema Magazineby Daniel Freeman11 Aug 2026
Daniel Freeman is a scientist at MIT Lincoln Laboratory developing transcranial ultrasound and AI methods to identify the neural basis of conscious experience.
This Vancouver Addition Makes the Garden Part of the Interior
Design Milkby Leo Lei11 Aug 2026
Floor-to-ceiling glazing set flush with the ground does something a conventional window cannot. The floor plane appears to continue past the wall and out into the planting, and the room gives up...
How Shere Hite listened to women’s sexual desires and dislikes | Aeon Essays
Aeonby Rosa Campbell11 Aug 2026
Listen to this essay 28 minute listen In 1972, Shere Hite, a Playboy model turned feminist sex researcher, jumped on a motorbike and drove around Manhattan.
The Wisdom of Water: Alan Watts on the Ocean and the Meaning of Life
The Marginalianby Maria Popova10 Aug 2026
The Wisdom of Water: Alan Watts on the Ocean and the Meaning of Life By Maria Popova Four billion years ago, in the hydrothermal vents at the bottom of the world where serpentine is forged...
Mister Anthony - Longreads
Longreadsby Krista Stevens10 Aug 2026
When Saeed Jones gets a Lyft ride with Mister Anthony in New Orleans, he has no idea he’s in for brief but deep connection that will occupy his mind long after the trip is over.