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The secret to successful conversations with strangers
It’s time to let Sid go. | duncan1890/Getty Images You may generally disregard unfamiliar faces as background characters in the movie that is your life, but almost everyone you care about was once a...
KitchenAid redesigned its iconic mixer so you can set an exact speed
The redesigned mixer also includes a new beater that can scrape the bowl for you. | Image: KitchenAid KitchenAid calls its new Artisan Plus Stand Mixer the biggest upgrade to the appliance since...
Apple II Forever!
When you think of Apple, you probably think of the iPhone, or maybe the Mac, or perhaps you've got fond memories of the iPod. But Apple's 50-year run of creating tech products that people fall in...
These retractable studded tires might save our roads, ears, and lungs
If you want to feel truly invincible when driving in the snow, you need a set of studded snow tires. They're illegal in some places, typically restricted to the frigid months of the year in others....
Project Hail Mary is already Amazon MGM’s highest-grossing film ever
It's safe to say that Project Hail Mary is a success. The movie has taken in over $300 million globally, making it the best showing for Amazon MGM yet, Variety reports. Amazon bought MGM for $8.5...
Steve Jobs and the greatest run of products in tech history
"I'm pleased to report to you that Apple's back on track." It was May of 1998, and Steve Jobs was about 10 months into his second stint leading the company he'd cofounded more than two decades...
How ICE has changed American life
When candidate Donald Trump promised mass deportations on the 2024 campaign trail, it was hard to imagine exactly what that might turn into. Though he boasted about implementing the “largest...
Welcome to the April issue of The Highlight
Crafting as protest has a long history in America, dating back to before the American Revolution when colonists would boycott British textiles, choosing to spin their own instead. More than 250...
Is it wrong to send your kid to private school?
Your Mileage May Vary is an advice column offering you a unique framework for thinking through your moral dilemmas. It’s based on value pluralism — the idea that each of us has...
The most successful health campaign in modern history
How old am I? Old enough to have flown on planes that had ashtrays in the armrests. Old enough to remember restaurants with smoking sections separated from the nonsmoking section by, essentially,...