It’s probably safe to say that few people were sad to leave the “unprecedented” 2020 behind. While it provided a new perspective on life in general, it also left a lasting impact […]
10 words and phrases to stop saying in 2021
7 alternatives to setting resolutions for 2021
If you look back on your 2020 resolutions, you may be chuckling to yourself at how the universe threw us all a big ol’ curveball. Given the unexpected circumstances of this year, […]
The pandemic pushed cities to take back their streets from cars. Will they keep them in 2021?
Until recently, the Rue de Rivoli, a major street that cuts across the center of Paris, was filled with cars. But when the pandemic forced the city to shut down in the […]
See the historic Black Lives Matter protests of 2020 in these stirring photos
The Black Lives Matter movement was not new in 2020, but it was the year it took over the nation and reached across the world. The death of George Floyd at the […]
Why (and how) your resolutions should look different this year
For many of us, life looks a lot different this year than we might have planned. As we continue to make it through the global crisis, many of us are ready to […]
30+ smartphone apps you should delete before 2021
By now it’s almost cliche to describe 2020 as a “dumpster fire.” Yet it’s hard to argue that that isn’t the most apt description of the year that was. From a global […]
The 10 most exciting world-changing ideas of 2020
Despite the deep tragedies of 2020, it was also a year of hope. Behind the daily toll of the pandemic was the knowledge that scientists were working at record speed to make […]
These 23 memes helped us make sense of 2020
The end of a year only feels like an end. In truth, there is no temporal reset, just the same relentlessly forward-scrolling continuum as always, with all the same problems waiting on […]
Zoom, Peacock, and TikTok take the top spots as the fastest-growing brands of 2020
Another end-of-2020 list for all of you. This time the list comes from Morning Consult. The firm has just published its annual “Fastest Growing Brands” list, which it describes as “the definitive measure of […]
Watch: Google’s ‘Year In Search’ recap video is a bit different this year—like everything else in 2020
Google has released its annual “Year In Search” video for 2020. The video is traditionally one of the highlights of the year-end roundups that most tech giants release, but this year the […]
