Silicon Canals
Why some people feel their safest emotional bond is with an animal
For some people, the safest place to be vulnerable is with a creature that will never disappoint them, betray them, or keep score.
Curiosities
The Shawshank Redemption failed at the box office and lost all seven Oscars it was…
How a box-office disappointment became a beloved film through VHS rentals, cable reruns and IMDb users’ enduring No. 1 ranking.
Music
Mariah Carey co-wrote “All I Want for Christmas Is You” in 1994, and the song refused to…
A song recorded in a single afternoon has become the most valuable holiday asset in music history, defying the expiration date that usually kills pop hits.
Silicon Canals
I’m 43 and I have no close friends. I finally saw how being guarded kept every…
The walls we build to protect ourselves in childhood often become the prisons we inhabit as adults.