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A new Pew Research Center survey finds that politics barely registers in the online spaces people visit most, and a majority want to keep it that way. The places where Americans actually connect are becoming refuges from the political conversation, not extensions of it.
With her debut solo album arriving Friday, Yung Miami is turning luxury giveaways into viral entertainment, following a playbook Cardi B helped revive: make the promotion as compelling as the music.
More Americans are reaching midlife unmarried, but women still face pressure to explain their relationship status. For some, being single is a deliberate choice made after building a life they have no intention of compromising.
A Goldman Sachs survey finds that more than one-third of America’s highest-income households struggle to make progress on long-term financial goals. Rising expenses, family obligations and lifestyle expectations are changing what financial security looks like.
I wear a full beard, and I’ve always wondered why some men leave the mustache behind. The answer involves faith, history and a style choice I still haven’t learned to love.
On October 11, Jalen Hurts walked onto the field at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London carrying something far more consequential than the Philadelphia Eagles’ hopes for their season. An ultrasound performed the day before had revealed a superficial blood clot in his left calf, and doctors had evaluated the condition and cleared him to play against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Hurts had spent much of the night before at a hospital being evaluated, did not emerge from the tunnel until just before kickoff, and rode a stationary bike between series. He played the entire game. Eight days later, the Eagles and his agent, Nicole Lynn, announced that the 28-year-old quarterback had been diagnosed with deep vein thrombosis and blood clots in both lungs. The player who had been medically cleared to compete is now barred from football activities while he takes blood thinners, and multiple reports say he is expected to miss the rest of the season.
Victoria’s Secret is making room for fuller hips, rounder derrières and curvier silhouettes. The celebration of curves raises a harder question: Is the fashion industry embracing body diversity, or simply redefining the ideal figure?
Men are embracing skincare, grooming and looksmaxxing in ways that challenge traditional masculinity. But as fitness influencers turn personal routines into commercial opportunities, are we witnessing greater freedom of expression or another industry learning how to profit from our insecurities?
The Grammy-winning rapper brings her music to NPR’s intimate performance series, giving fans an opportunity to experience her songs through live instrumentation and a stripped-down setting.
He started college this fall and is casting his first ballot in a midterm election. His message to the people asking for his vote is simple: show your record, not your promises.
Photographs of the former Real Housewives of Atlanta star have reignited speculation about cosmetic procedures, exposing the contradictory expectations placed on women as they age.
Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri’s cabinet was sworn in Friday with a new finance minister and familiar faces in foreign affairs and the interior. The historic first will matter most if her government can deliver the jobs, hospitals and schools young Moroccans took to the streets to demand.
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