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I Went on a Solo Biking Journey for a Week; ‘Bikepacking’ Was Amazing

I spent a week riding my bike from Pittsburgh to Washington, DC. The 300+ mile route connects two major bike trails and passes through historic towns and railways. The road

Everything One Direction Has Said About Each Other Since Breaking up

One Direction shot to stardom in 2010 after competing on “The X Factor” and went on hiatus in 2015. Zayn Malik has said he made no friends while in One

Amazon Employee Coasted in an Easy Job, Felt Guilty

Kristi Coulter was working at Amazon when she found herself in an unexpectedly easy role. She enjoyed less stress and a better work-life balance in the job, but felt guilty

I’m a Psychotherapist. Some of My Patients Are Secretly Backing Trump.

Jonathan Alpert is a psychotherapist who practices in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. Among his patients, he’s seeing election-related anxiety tied to the race between Harris and Trump.

Retirees Sold Their Houses to Live on Cruises, Spent 1,500 Days at Sea

Sisters Jo Johnston, 69, and Elaine Durham, 63, cruise full-time. Both sisters are retired and single and have collectively spent 1,500 days at sea so far. Each already booked their

Israel-Lebanon: I’m a Founder Who’s Had to Leave My Team Behind

Laura Jardine Paterson began running a tech company in Lebanon full-time in 2021. But she left on October 2 amid the escalating airstrikes heeding the UK government’s calls for nationals

I Ghosted All My Acquaintances, and I’m Not Sorry

I realized many of my friends and acquaintances left me feeling drained; I cut them out of my life. I stopped asking them to hang out and told them I