Culture, behavior, and the everyday trends that shape how we live.
A table is set for two, and then one chair goes empty. Across the United States, that scene is playing out meal…
American homeowners are reorienting their backyard renovation priorities away from future resale returns and toward their own day-to-day comfort, according to the…
A cardboard box arrives at the door, heavier than expected. Inside: custom dice, illustrated cards, a mounted game board, painted miniatures, a…
More than half of full-time working parents in the United States say their job makes it harder to be a good parent,…
Picture the end of a dinner date: the check slides across the table, candles still lit. The number staring back is $189…
Picture the check arriving at a dinner table for two. It sits there a moment longer than it used to. One person…
The employment gap between young workers in AI-exposed jobs and their peers in less-exposed roles has grown to 19%, according to a…
Picture a crowded airport gate, two strangers, two languages, one pair of small wireless earbuds. The box says 40 languages, instant translation,…
Pull out your phone and tap record. Speak clearly, slowly, confidently, and watch the words appear on screen. Now say it again…
AARP's 2025 Friendship Study found that 77 percent of adults say their closest friends are within 15 years of their own age,…
You have done it dozens of times. You spend a few minutes adding things to an online cart, feel a vague unease,…
Dining out has ranked above every other leisure activity as the defining feature of the American summer trip, according to a new…