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The Trump administration has a new mascot: A literal hunk of coal
Mascots are currently enjoying a renaissance. From McDonald’s Grimace to the WNBA’s Ellie the Elephant and Pop-Tarts’ Pop-Tart guy, companies everywhere are leaning on characters to represent their brand...
Don’t reply ‘STOP’ to unsolicited text messages. Do this instead
Spammers and malicious actors inundate us with a steady stream of text messages—often purporting to be from legitimate institutions or companies. Stanching this flow isn’t easy. Just as the...
Windows, Mac, Android, or iPhone: Save this keyboard cheat sheet now
If you’re an old-school writer like me, usually the words alone are all you need. But once in a while, you need something extra. I’m referring to all the...
Why everyone on TikTok is pretending to be an owl
Over the past couple of days, TikTok has been flooded with owl impressions—albeit ones in which the birds sound like various celebrities, have regional accents, or find themselves in...
5 quick ways to make your iPhone act more like it used to, before Apple’s iOS 26 update
Apple’s iOS 26 has been available for nearly six months now, but it’s still one of the company’s least well-received software updates for the iPhone. Primarily, people have criticized...
Neuroscience just discovered a weird way to tell when someone is really listening to you
Is there an easy way to tell when someone is really listening to what you say? New research just uncovered one unexpected sign: They may blink less. That’s the finding of...
Why everything you think about yourself could be an illusion
Below, J. Eric Oliver shares five key insights from his new book, How To Know Your Self: The Art & Science of Discovering Who You Really Are. Eric has been...
Stop tracking employee engagement. Try this instead
Companies have never had more tools to measure engagement, yet employees have never reported feeling more disconnected. It’s one of the defining paradoxes of modern work: Engagement scores are...
How childcare workers in Minnesota are protesting ICE
Since the Trump administration deployed 2,000 immigration officers to Minneapolis a few weeks ago, childcare workers have been on high alert. Immigration officers have shown up at childcare centers...
Dr Pepper used a TikTok creator’s jingle. Now everyone wants to get in on the act
For the first time in Dr Pepper’s 140-year history, the brand is the second-most-popular soda in America. Now it has a shiny new jingle to match. In late December,...
