It’s possible to make Instagram an empowering place
At age 16, Leila Symonds was mostly following models and celebrities, including stars from England’s popular “Love Island,” on Instagram, just like many of her friends and others in her…
I documented a week of pandemic takeout trash. Here are the photos.
Do you love food? I sure as hell do. But as much as I love cooking and baking, I also like my food to be prepared by someone else and…
How to download free ebooks and digital audiobooks from public libraries
On a typical day, public libraries would encourage you to stop by and browse its aisles, peruse its books, and maybe even borrow a few favorites from the circulation desk.…
Megan Rapinoe wants your Zoom calls to be about changing the world
If you’re stumped on how to spend your next family Zoom call, Megan Rapinoe has a provocative idea: start a conversation about how you’d like to change the status quo.…
Guy Fieri and Bill Murray are having a nacho cook-off for charity
Get ready for the nacho showdown of the century. On May 15, Guy Fieri and Bill Murray will face-off in a nacho showdown judged by Shaq and, sure, that sounds…
12 resources for healthcare workers struggling with their mental health
The news spread quickly when Dr. Lorna Breene, medical director of the emergency department at NewYork-Presbyterian Allen Hospital, died by suicide last month. Dr. Breene had been on the frontlines…
Hospital staff is hungry. Restaurants are struggling. You can help both
All Sydney Gressel wanted was some pizza. It was March 12, a few days before San Francisco issued its stay-at-home order mandating that all restaurants could only stay open for…
Sesame Street’s Grover offers tips for kids on dealing with the pandemic in NPR interview
It’s hard to be a kid right now. In-person play dates are off limits and school isn’t the same via a screen. Grover, Sesame Street‘s beloved blue monster, gets it.…
Humans are basically good. This incredible new book proves it.
If you’ve been watching a lot of TV during the coronavirus lockdown, then like me you may have noticed an odd collision of ads. One minute we’re watching a trailer…
How to be a better ally to women on Zoom
Picture this: It’s pre-pandemic and you’re sitting in a work meeting. You’ve diligently prepared your notes and you’re excited to present your ideas. Instead, you spend the entire meeting trying…