The rise of cremation reveals America’s changing idea of death VIEW
Cremation is now America's leading form of final "disposition," as the funeral industry calls it — a preference that was building before the pandemic and...
Meet Janie and Maggie and Cody, a ‘throuple’ surviving the pandemic together
Throuple is a new word, sounding oddly like a board game, but it reflects an ancient human tradition. The difference is that now the practice...
Al Franken has a new comedy tour. His targets? Former Senate colleagues. VIEW
Al Franken has launched “The Only Former U.S. Senator Currently on Tour Tour,” which pokes fun at many of his former colleagues. It’s his first...
The new status symbol: A backyard that’s basically a fancy living room VIEW
Outdoor rugs, TVs, day beds and $5,500 lamps: Welcome to the Great Fauxdoors.
After 68 years, the nation’s longest-serving juvenile lifer embraces freedom VIEW
The nation's oldest, longest-serving juvenile lifer is a symbol of the nation's tragic legal legacy. He's also an old man, grappling with fresh challenges as...
This is our pajama moment
"Comfy clothing" is dominating clothing sales, and experts don't expect that to change anytime soon.
Putting the ‘fun’ in funerals: Why end-of-life celebrations are growing
End-of-life cocktail party? Nomadic and casual America is shredding the rules about how to commemorate death.