Bait-and-switch humor has been around forever: set up an expectation, then flip it on its head. It’s one of comedy's oldest tricks, and right now it’s reviving an old trend on X. Users are cleverly ...

Children have returned to school. Not only is the initial “honeymoon” period over, but so are the hopes that whatever previous social behavioral difficulties they had last spring would have vanished ...

Puka Nacua was at Los Angeles Rams teammate Kobie Turner's wedding in March, when he got a call from head coach Sean McVay. McVay was calling to tell Nacua he had been recruiting Davante Adams and ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

The official story of the job market is finally catching up to the harsh reality. Job seekers have complained for some time now—to me, their friends, pets or anyone who will listen—that it is ...

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Mike Boylan, a popular storm chaser, runs the social media account Mike’s Weather Page. Boylan will host a meet-and-greet in Cocoa Beach on September 18. He collaborated with Tampa Bay Brewing Company ...

Breakouts on the blue line don't always announce themselves the way they do for forwards. Instead of sudden scoring spikes, defenders can rack up value quietly through ice time, power-play deployment ...

Read all of Slate’s stories about the 25 Greatest Picture Books of the Past 25 Years. On Oct. 8, 2010, the New York Times ran a story on its front page: “Picture Books No Longer a Staple for Children.

With extra living space at a premium, a garage conversion can add value to your property… with the added bonus of its adaptability to extend your home, and designed to suit your lifestyle. But before ...

Read all of Slate’s stories about the 25 Greatest Picture Books of the Past 25 Years. For this package, we’ve been asking authors and illustrators to discuss the decisions influencing a single page or ...