Carolyn Wells

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The Cybertruck has proven to be “ a compendium of defects and malfunctions , ” but while the temptation is to “write off the ugly new truck as a

“At 20 you should be old enough to take responsibility for your actions, but nothing should be unforgivable,” writes Alice Thomson in this investigation into cancel culture at elite universities.

As people become frustrated with more mainstream dating apps, Feeld—an app built for sexual nonconformists—has risen in popularity.

Starting as a missing person investigation, this piece instantly pulls you in before taking a sharp turn and placing you in the Mojave desert alongside some tortoise researchers.

In recent years, the “Romantasy” genre has taken the book world by storm. Combining the worlds of romance and fantasy, books such as Sarah J.

Michelle Shephard revisits a subject from nearly 20 years ago in this thoughtful look at a terrorist's redemption story.

The end of a bad relationship with a hunting-loving boyfriend inspires Blythe Roberson to reconsider her stance on killing an animal herself.

Running out of gas one day in Texas, Emily Gogolak is helped by the county judge. The incident stays with her, prompting an interesting reflection on life in different American states.

Like many, I am guilty of getting sucked into the vortex of TikTok reels, but my experience (mainly dogs and Scotland) is unique to me, the algorithm