World Cup 101: The games, players and storylines you can’t miss The 2026 World Cup was not designed to be simple. Forty-eight teams, three host countries, a group stage format that took several press conferences […]
TV characters we were supposed to love but couldn’t stand There’s a specific kind of frustration that comes from a character the show clearly wants you to root for and you simply can’t. Not the […]
’70s musicians who quietly retired in style Most rock retirements are loud. There’s a farewell tour, a press release, a reunion four years later. The musicians who simply stopped are rarer and, in some cases, […]
Same-sex marriage became legal in all US states in 2015, after the Supreme Court ruled that states must issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples and recognize their rights. In the late 20th century, with the […]
Famous beaches aren’t worth visiting in peak season Heading to the beach is always a good idea — until you hit peak season. Instead of a tranquil stretch of sand and soothing waves, you find […]
Driving habits from the ’80s that were shockingly unsafe Velour seats, cassette tapes, and fast-food wrappers defined the automotive experience of the 1980s, but many driving habits from the era were shockingly unsafe by modern […]
The World Cup moments that hooked even non-football fans Most people who don’t follow soccer will tell you they don’t follow soccer, and mean it, right up until something from the World Cup finds them […]
15 movie endings that still divide audiences Ask someone whether they saw Inception in 2010 and, before they answer, ask what the ending means. That is how fast a dinner conversation becomes a fight. These […]
Petty and pretty famous classic rock feuds Rock music has always run on tension, between bandmates, between bands, between artists who share a genre and can’t quite share a room. Some of these feuds produced […]
“It completely astounded me that people just got it, in an instant like a bolt of lightning, that this was their flag” That was what Gilbert Baker, artist, activist, and drag queen, said after the […]