2023

Know what feels good? Interacting with strangers. That’s right, researchers have observed that smiling at a random person can improve your mood and your sense of belonging. It’s a simple thing, a small gesture. So why don’t we all do it more often?

Furniture design has been a home staple seen as far back as the Neolithic era, or New Stone Age. Lazzoni Modern Furniture compiled seven trends driving furniture styles in early 2023 using research across the internet, including from Architectural Digest, Forbes, Vogue, and The Washington Post.

A large majority of Americans (78%), across the board, believe whether women can have abortions should be left up to the woman and her doctor, according to a recently released poll conducted by ABC News and the Washington Post. The second poll option, “regulated by law,” was the minority opinion across race, education, religious, regional,…

Leo wore a RAYGUN shirt with the text, “I read banned books,” to the ceremony—knowing he would take a picture with Reynolds. “Students don’t like what the legislature is doing,” he said.

We asked you to name a teacher who impacted your life, and got these wonderful stories (plus added our favorites!):

The once white-hot housing market may finally be starting to cool, but it’s not a buyers’ market just yet. What the shortage of U.S. homes for sale means ahead of peak homebuying season.

Some student workers at Grinnell College are on strike as of Wednesday to raise wages and to create better on-the-job discrimination and harassment protections for all student workers. The strike began Wednesday after Grinnell, a private college in Poweshiek County, refused to meet workers’ demands, according to students. It affects only community advisors at Grinnell,…