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Why You Should Talk to Yourself in the Third Person
Evidence suggests that there are real benefits of talking to yourself in the third person—in your head, not out loud.
Shayla Love
12.28.20
Recipe

Pork Soup Dumplings Recipe
Kick off cooking project season with homemade soup dumplings that get their rich, savory flavor from a slow-cooked stock.
Simone Tong
12.28.20
Europe

Death, Colour and Conflict Collide at Europe's Most Viral Cemetery
The vibrant grave markers and epitaphs noting the manner of death at Romania's "Merry Cemetery" draw thousands, but things are not as peaceful as they seem.
Mircea Barbu
12.28.20
Society

Why Couples Continue to Elope in This Indian State
In the northern Indian state of Punjab, hundreds of men and women approach the courts to live and love without fear.
Pallavi Pundir
12.28.20
Culture

Netflix Is Launching in Nigeria, But Not Everyone Is Happy
The screening giant wants to let Africans take charge of African stories, but critics say it's falling way short.
Bernard Dayo
12.28.20
TikTok in 2020

How TikTok Became the New Home of Internet Banter
Internet humour didn't die when Vine got shut down. It lives on TikTok now.
Lauren O'Neill
12.28.20
china

Surveys Show China and the US Don’t Like Each Other, and the World Dislikes Them Both
The findings reveal that in the competition to be the world’s biggest villain, the U.S. and China are neck and neck.
Koh Ewe
12.28.20
TikTok in 2020

Mums and Dads Were the Real Stars of TikTok in 2020
From wine mums to Italian-American dads, the most entertaining people on the platform are now fully grown adults.
Hannah Ewens
12.28.20
TikTok in 2020

Explaining the UK's 'TikTok Fuccbois'
A portrait of the internet's favourite lip-licking, curly haired vessels of non-threatening masculinity.
Diyora Shadijanova
12.28.20
Drugs

2020 Was the Year That Momentous Drug Reform Became Normal
A US state decriminalised drugs, the UN admitted cannabis can be good for you and Colombia discussed buying up its entire cocaine harvest. It’s been a momentous year for drug liberalisation.
Max Daly
12.28.20
2020

2020: Thai Protesters Look Back on a Year That Changed Their Lives
We asked those behind the unprecedented demonstrations what was achieved, and what's next.
Caleb Quinley
12.28.20
TikTok in 2020

'PoshTok' Is Where TikTok's Richest Teens Hang Out
What in the grouse-shooting hell is going on, and why can’t we look away?
Polly Smythe
12.28.20
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