Touched by a stranger: the rise of professional cuddling
Cuddling parties. Spooning-for-hire. It’s all pitched as “wellness” — but can it fill the void?
By Alix Strauss
The grownup who vapes
By Glenn McDonald
Getting inked is just part of his job
By Julia Beck
Jealous of your Facebook friends? You’re not alone.
A new Experience survey reveals how much online envy is hurting our psyches — and fraying our real-life relationships
By Alexandra Samuel
I Tried It: ‘Tinder for friendship’
By Margaret Eby
The most dangerous part of scuba diving
By Christina Wood
The (very) dark side of virtual reality
It can be used for games, for empathy, for therapy. But it could also be used for torture.
By Heather Kapplow
He’ll get your Honda clean, but he’d prefer a Porsche
A car detailer talks about sweating the small stuff
By Tracy Mayor
Stories in Ideas
Why your favorite barista looks like your grandma
By Hattie Bernstein
How to make air travel more tolerable
By Glenn McDonald
The truth behind those glorious #VanLife images
By Jenni Gritters
Teaching English in the shadow of the border wall
The kids in my ESL classes are, in many ways, regular teenagers. But some of them fear deportation every day.
By Kellye Hooks
Stories in First Person
The ghost in my Netflix account
By Jen Deaderick