

Steven Kurutz
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Ah, the Lazy Life
Loafers and idlers, including the heads of the Lazy Butt Club, extol the virtues of the not-so-busy life, even as many big companies start cracking...

How Former Vanity Fair Employees Started Working at Standard Industries
Technically, none. So why has Standard Industries hired several of them?

Summer Camps Are Disrupted by Extreme Weather
Floods in New Hampshire and a heat dome in Texas have meant fewer happy campers this year.

Summer Camps Are Disrupted by Extreme Weather
Floods in New Hampshire and a heat dome in Texas have meant fewer happy campers this year.

Matt Rife, the Comedian Who Got Big on TikTok
A year ago, Matt Rife was just another struggling road comedian. Then he blew up on TikTok.

‘The Fourth Turning’ Enters Pop Culture
“The Fourth Turning” was a curiosity when it was published in the 1990s. Its influence has grown since then, and a sequel is on the...

Lip Readers Decode Celebrity Conversations on TikTok
There are millions of views to be had for those who can interpret the caught-on-camera conversations of royal family members, Taylor Swift, and Ben and...

Lip Readers Decode Celebrity Conversations
There are millions of views to be had for those who can decode the caught-on-camera conversations of royal family members, Taylor Swift, and Ben and...

Can HBO’s ‘The Idol’ Revive 1980s Erotic Thriller Sleaze?
Over-the-top locations and characters bathed in red light recall an all but dead genre that was once a staple of late-night cable: the erotic thriller.

Dumpster Divers Use TikTok to Shame Stores and Fight Waste
Activists are posting their hauls on TikTok to raise public awareness.