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On top of stacks of books sit a bench, bed, and subway. These places represent where recent college graduates rediscovered reading for leisure.

The Renewed Pleasure of Reading as a College Graduate

Academia can distract from a love for reading. Here’s how new graduates got it back.
Spongebob, a cartoon, stands up from his chair with a dazed look on his face. He's about to head out.

Songs for Resting, Reflecting, and Reimagining the World

Find peace with these smooth serenades, wistful warbles, and catchy choruses.
A grave inscribed "Here Lies That Girl" over a ground littered with a green smoothie, gold hoop earrings, a plant, a face mask, and more.

Being “That Girl” is Antithetical to Rest

No matter how hard you try, life is not a Pinterest board.

Comedian Rose Kelso Embraces Being ‘Long Island Dirt

Once a source of self-consciousness, Kelso’s hometown now pops up often on her Comedy Central skits and personal TikTok.

Which ‘Succession’ Character is the Actual Worst?

We know them, we love them, but mostly, we hate them.

Thrilling Updates Coming to ‘Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ Version 2.0

These Animal Crossing updates watered my crops (literally) and cured my soul.

Lindsay Merbaum’s ‘The Gold Persimmon’ Haunts the Halls of Luxury Hotels

Grief, sex, and the allure of anonymity draw people to the hotels at the center of this novel.

Happy Sweet 16 to the ‘Bratz: Rock Angelz’ Video Game

Revisiting this Bratz fashion magazine video game is prime pandemic healing.

Educational Earworms: The Interlude’s Back 2 School Playlist

A record a day keeps the exam anxiety away!
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