Eliza Dumais

Contrary to what Internet Culture would have you believe, all the best personal effects rest not in your purse, but on your nightstand. Sure, the “what?

Six months ago, you were decades younger, and your concept of “joy” revolved around emphatic discussions carried on in dive bar booths to the tune of j

Friendship, when orchestrated through the blue-lit lens of a Zoom window, can seem a less-than-thrilling exchange. Socializing online and in the flesh are

Let’s take a moment to address the agony, I mean blessing, that is your period. For all the breadth to the canon of available synonyms — Aunt Flo,

For the most part, loneliness has an obvious antidote: human interaction. But for those of us who are single, lonely, and, well, quarantined, casual social

For now, while many of us are confined to our homes, the outside world may be feeling like a fond, distant memory. But there’s something to be said f

Of the 8,760 hours in any given year, each must be dispersed amongst a fairly standard set of categories: Social Affairs, Business, Pleasure, Philanthropy,

Remember that one date with the “method actor” who didn’t believe in tipping? The one with the stand-up comedian who insisted on recordin

The ethos behind traditional block printing runs counter to the very nature of big business: Designs are stamped into textiles by hand, leaving each produc