The first thing that stands out about Thea Booysen is that she doesn’t appear to be a person who is surrounded by the most well-known figure…
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The low drone of air conditioners and commuter traffic filled the air on a hot afternoon in downtown Austin last summer. Workers passed rows of blinking…
A small line has formed outside a suburban pharmacy shortly after it opened, but it is for prescriptions for weight loss medications rather than antibiotics or…
On a Saturday afternoon, the thrift store near the edge of town looks less like a charity shop and more like a treasure hunt. Customers are…
Visually, the cereal aisle is noisy. Fonts in neon. Mascots that are cartoons. Protein claims with a metallic ink stamp. Watching a parent recently contrast two…
Instagram’s salad bowls are colorful. Perfectly fanned avocado, shiny quinoa, and grilled chicken cut at an attractive angle. Below is a caption that promises “fat-burning windows,”…
Usually, the yelling begins prior to the aircraft door closing. A man arguing about the space of the overhead bin. An individual who is refusing to…
It wasn’t a slick photo shoot or a meticulously staged Instagram post that made it feel “real” for the first time. It was believable because it…
When writing about Dermot Kennedy’s romantic life, there is a certain irony involved. His songs, which resemble late-night confessions mumbled over guitar strings, have made his…
Finding a gift for a girlfriend frequently starts with a sense of urgency and concludes with introspection. In a well-lit shopping center, a man looks at…