Drake and Kendrick Lamar Is the Last Great Rap Beef. Thank God.“Family Matters” and “Meet the Grahams” pushed this feud into nuclear territory. This may be the last time a beef ever matters this much—and depending on where you sit, that may be a good thing.
How rich is too rich?You have full access to this article via your institution. As radical as they might seem, calls for limits on wealth are as old as civilization itself. The Hebrew Bible and Torah recognized years during which debts should be cancelled, slaves set free and property redistributed from rich to poor.
What the Origins of Humanity Can and Can’t Tell UsIn the summer of 1856, laborers at a limestone quarry near Düsseldorf were clearing mud and chert out of a cave when they turned up a fossilized skull. It was long and elliptical, with wide sinuses and a heavy ridge over the eye sockets.
The Runners Who Went So Hard They Were Never the SameAthletes train for years to overcome pain, exhaustion, and fatigue. But some people take it too far and are never the same again. In this episode from 2019, Outside contributor Meaghan Brown started looking into this strange phenomenon, and found a bunch of frustrated athletes, and confused doctors.
How (and Why) to Peacefully Coexist With SquirrelsWildlife experts make the case for learning to embrace one of nature’s best helpers.
A rare burst of billions of cicadas will rewire our ecosystems for years to comeThe arrival of Brood XIX and Brood XIII will send shockwaves through forest food webs. This spring is a very good time to be a bird.
Hybrid Workplaces Are Still a HeadacheIn 2007, Amherst College alum Sarah Rubenstein was trying to balance raising two small children with part-time work as a litigator. Rubenstein wrote in her “Class Notes” for the alumni magazine: The net result is not pretty—my life is a delicate balance.
The History Behind 8 Famous Tongue TwistersWhether it’s used for elocution lessons or to settle a bet between friends, every tongue twister came from somewhere.
‘Every Dylan song could be improved’: is perfection possible, or even desirable?I’m not one to boast but on a recent Sunday morning I achieved perfection. To be precise – and there is no perfection without precision – I was half of something perfectly achieved.
This Therapist’s Post Explains Why You Should Take Your Time With New RelationshipsIn a post on Instagram, psychotherapist Alyssa Mancao explains why new relationships are not always about finding an instant spark; instead, they’re formed over time and via a deeper sense of connection.
The One Thing That’s Holding Back the Heat PumpIf billionaires actually cared about saving the planet, they’d pool their vast wealth and buy everyone a heat pump. Instead of burning planet-warming fossil fuels, these appliances extract warmth from even freezing outdoor air and transfer it into a building, thanks to neat tricks of physics.
Not Lost in a BookThose of us who believe in the power of books worry all the time that reading, as a pursuit, is collapsing, eclipsed by (depending on the era) streaming video, the internet, the television, or the hula hoop.
He’s 93, he’s run 52 marathons and he’s in the gym six days a week: can this man teach us how to age well?I like to think of myself as a strong swimmer. I’m not fast, I can’t dive or tumble turn, but when I get a lane to myself I’ll happily bash out 50 or 60 lengths. Give me a nice big lake, and my idea of heaven is to backstroke into the middle and watch the swallows overhead.
The Best Way to Learn a Language, Whether You’re a Beginner or Just Brushing UpOrder that cappuccino in perfect Italian next time you’re in Florence.
What Is Religion Actually For?: Isaac Asimov and Ray Bradbury Weigh InIn the nineteen-sixties, the music media encouraged the notion that a young rock-and-roll fan had to side with either the Beatles or their rivals, the Rolling Stones.
‘I’m a blue whale, I’m here’: researchers listen with delight to songs that hint at Antarctic resurgenceCenturies of industrial whaling left only a few hundred Antarctic blue whales alive, making it almost impossible to find them in the wild. Now new research suggests the population may be recovering.
Wind Power: How the 19th-Century’s Greatest Shipbuilder Opened the PacificAs the head of Turner Shipyards, Matthew Turner designed and built some 200 wooden sailing vessels, more than any other U.S. shipbuilder of the late 1800s.