Amanda Smith is a freelance journalist and writer. She reports on culture, society, human interest and technology. Her stories hold a mirror to society, reflecting both its malaise and its beauty.

Java Development Kit (JDK) 26, a planned update to standard Java due March 17, 2026, has reached the initial release candidate (RC) stage. The RC is open for critical bug fixes, with the feature set ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X “It’s surreal,” Henry exclusively told Us Weekly at the film’s Los Angeles premiere in January ...

This movie looks awesome awesome awesome. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The arrival of Project Hail Mary is mere months away, ...

The 2025 tax return season is in full swing and so are questions about the status of a 2026 stimulus check from the IRS in February and President Donald Trump's $2,000 tariff dividend payment or ...

In my high-school English classes, I often tell my students that they write their papers backwards: They devise a thesis and then look for evidence to support it. They’ll find what they want to see, I ...

President Donald Trump reaffirmed that a $2,000 stimulus check is coming from the "substantial" tariff revenues — although a looming Supreme Court decision on the legality of those tariffs could upend ...

Exclamation marks, ellipses and ‘haha’ can’t fix our growing inability to communicate. By Nitsuh Abebe “How Many Exclamation Points Are Too Many in an Email? A Psychologist Weighs In.” A psychologist!

Rachel is a freelancer based in Echo Park, Los Angeles and has been writing and producing content for nearly two decades on subjects ranging from tech to fashion, health and lifestyle to entertainment ...

Brad W. Setser is the Whitney Shepardson senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. In the days since U.S. President Donald Trump’s operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, ...