This week, we kick off an online series, “GOOD Dictionary,” where we take an in-depth look at the words and phrases that become part of the conscious person’s vernacular. This week’s phrase: Body shame. Body Shame: /ˈbädē/ /SHām/ noun inappropriate negative statements and attitudes toward another person’s weight or size. Hardly a day goes by in the world without someone being “body-shamed,” or …
The apprenticeship can seem a dying art, its central tenets a shadow of how we used to live, how legacies outlive us. As much a casualty of late capitalism as the professions it propagated, the craftsman-apprentice relationship represents an ideal now labeled “professional development,” advertised as a work “benefit,” a privilege. Yet smiths, cobblers, and …
We’ll be the first to admit that it’s not always crystal clear what the Food and Drug Administration does—its reach includes everything from medical devices to tobacco. What we do know for sure is that it is the one thing standing between us and massive food poisoning outbreaks. Donald Trump doesn’t seem worried. The Republican presidential candidate pledged on Thursday that he …
Your galaxies are lovely, Hubble. As part of its ongoing mission to explore new frontiers in the vast continuum of space, the Hubble Space Telescope continues on its three-year Frontier Fields program. Its latest target is the distant galaxy Abell S1063, which, according to Hubble scientists, is “potentially home to billions of strange new worlds.” In an …
Prepping for a food desert doesn’t just happen in apocalyptic novels. It’s currently happening on the idyllic campus at Harvard University. In anticipation of the dining-services-worker strike that began last Wednesday, students were stuffing their backpacks full of whatever dining hall staples they could get their hands on—fruit, pastries, bagels, granola bars—in addition to Tupperware containers …
Louis Kayes may be young, but his enthusiasm knows no bounds when it comes to his favorite soccer club, Celtic. This year, Louis had season tickets for all the home games, but was unable to make last weekend’s game against Motherwell because he had a prior obligation to attend his friend’s birthday party. Now, bear …
FLOTUS for POTUS take two? First lady Michelle Obama delivered what some were calling the most important speech of the 2016 presidential election in which she declared, “I can’t believe I am saying that a candidate for president of the United States has actually bragged about sexually assaulting women.” “This is not normal,” she told the …
Sunday nights usually reserved for those few precious moments in everyone’s week to spend time with family, read a good book, catch up with friends, or simply relax in solitude. But not this Sunday. No, no—this Sunday is fight night in America. On Sunday, October 9 at 9 p.m. ET, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton will return …
Anyone who has ever had a pet dog knows the power phrases like, “Go for a ride,” or, “Want to go outside?” can have on our canine friends. But it turns out there’s some interesting science behind why dogs of almost any breed, age or size love to go cruising with their human pals. Mother …
It may seem unusual to put so much effort into a presidential campaign only to bet on losing, but then again, nothing about Donald Trump’s campaign has been typical. According to CNNMoney, Mark Cuban wants to wager a bet that Trump only launched his campaign with the goal of raising his net worth in the …
