Personal Essay

Nurses cry foul on how hospitals are treating their workers in this New York Times video op-ed.

A woman gets a surprising reaction from Reddit after sharing a traumatic experience on a New York City subway train.

Fadi Kanaan was directly across from the Beirut port explosion that killed 218 people. Here's how he managed to make it out alive.

If you're feeling behind in life, here's a great explanation about why you shouldn't be discouraged.

Devin Stone opines why Donald Trump's pardons undermine the rule of law.

How does the country with the most money, experts, the CDC and a literal pandemic playbook have the most deaths from coronavirus?

Despite claims to the contrary, Michael Jordan is still the greatest basketball player of all-time. Here's why.

Nicolas Cage is a fascinating case study that continues to intrigue audiences with his off-the-wall performances. But can you say he's a good actor?

How could anyone mess up one of the most acclaimed musicals of all-time? Here's how it all went awry.

Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns reflects on speaking with James Baldwin, and how his understanding of liberty helped teach him that monuments are "representations of myth, not fact."

In 2011, online dating existed, but it was hardly popular for 19- and 20-year-olds — like Gus and Jiyun — to do so. This incredible short doc follows their first meeting after months of getting to know each other extremely intimately over AIM and Facebook.

"A filmmaker seeks to better understand his emotionally distant late father through the belongings he left behind — including a stack of dirty movies."

I guess my wish isn't so much logging off, it's just that I wish that the internet didn't exist in the way it currently exists.

After autocorrect, for the 325th time, ruined a joke of mine in a group chat, I decided to just turn it off. I'm never going back.

Not only is Maria Bamford really funny, she also has a great voice, which makes her perfect for voice acting. But most importantly, she has actual important things to say about love and life.

93-year-old grandfather Tom Sitter won an open mic storytelling contest with this laugh-out-loud story from his youth, complete with the names of his actual classmates.

It's okay! Write that letter! They'd probably love hearing from you. Or actually, on second thought, maybe you should delete it. And delete them from your address book just to be safe.

If you think voter fraud is an unprosecuted crime, tell that to the Maryland investigators who knocked on my front door in 2014.

The son of a Holocaust survivor explores the possibility of forgiving evil.

Smokejumper Ramona Atherton takes us through the process of jumping into a raging fire.