Culture, behavior, and the everyday trends that shape how we live.
Americans bought less but spent more in the first half of 2026, according to a new industry benchmark that tracked real transaction…
The timer runs out, the screen goes grey, and a small padlock appears where the app used to be. Parents across the…
The share of Americans planning a summer vacation with at least one night of paid lodging has fallen to its lowest point…
The pile on the counter is back. You sorted it last weekend. The shelf you cleared in January filled up again by…
For the first time since Pew Research Center began tracking the question, a majority of young Americans say artificial intelligence leaves them…
It is a Tuesday morning and the laptop is already open before the cereal bowl is empty. A notification lands from a…
A slim majority of Americans have set a household budget for 2026, and covering basic essentials ranks well above saving or investing…
Picture any US office floor at mid-morning on a Tuesday. Chairs are filled. Screens are lit. Keyboards click. Most of those workers,…
Picture the average American office at nine on a Tuesday morning. Someone sends a clipped, dismissive reply to a colleague's question. A…
American office workers are losing the equivalent of 23 full working days a year to their commute alone, and the combined financial…
Someone drove forty minutes to get there. Picture a Wednesday evening: twelve strangers pulling folding chairs into a rough circle in a…
Just over half of US adults say they spend too much time on their smartphone, according to a Pew Research Center survey…