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“In the beginning was the Word. And the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” This is a great opening if you’re…

It’s autumn now, at least on PSLT (Pumpkin Spice Latte Time). The temperature might still be hitting the 80s every…

The difference between an argument and a fight is that in a fight, you say things you’ll regret. Things that will…

Updated: 8/30/2019, 11:00 a.m. ET: As of Friday morning, the new episodes are already live on HBO Go and HBO Now.

Any time you’re making long-term plans based on more than your own behavior, you need to remember just how…

If you hate sending those annoying “just checking in!” emails, where you check whether the person who promised to do…

If you have too many tasks piling up in your to-do list, then they can actually freak you out so much that you get…

The Century Foundation turns one century old this year. The progressive think tank has shaped U.S. history,…

Radio show archives are hard to find; when they’re available at all, it’s often in awkward formats. (To get my hands…

There is no such thing as a “small” on a Starbucks menu. The sizes, as everyone who’s listened to a bad stand-up…

I can’t work in silence. And if I’m working with words—which is most of the time—I can’t work while playing typical…

Some TV shows have too many jokes to catch with just one watch: Arrested Development, 30 Rock, Bojack Horseman, The…

David Allen, author of the productivity bible Getting Things Done, shares his five favorite books on productivity in …

Learn how to efficiently pack a suitcase, and maybe cry while you’re at it. This touching stop-motion short, based…

When hanging out, especially over drinks, it’s become a normal habit to simply pull your phone out and check it…

I hate ironing. I’ve had the same wrinkled shirt sitting out for half a year. So I tested all the popular hacks for…

It happens to all of us: You get down near the bottom of your Marmite jar, but you can’t reach that last bit.…

This month, Netflix gets the movies American Psycho, Mystic River, Superbad, 300, The Taking of Pelham 123, and the…

Dr. Patricia Hewlin studies organizational diversity and the organizational participation and treatment of…

Every few months, I try some version of the Pomodoro Technique, the famous productivity system where you take a…