Books can change the way we feel about ourselves. Sometimes, plots reflect our own experiences, guiding us through the future or refracting our memories through a new lens. Other times,…
Stress is bad for us. It’s bad for our long-term health and for our immediate functioning. When we’re stressed, we’re less creative, we make worse decisions, and our memories fail…
Everyone remembers their first kiss — no matter how glorious or gross it was. But do you recall the very first fragrance you fell in love with after just one…
Time may soften some memories, but a first kiss isn’t one of them. – H/T Digg
How reliable is human memory? Most of us believe that our memory is like a video camera, capturing an accurate record that can be reviewed at a later date. But…
ANCHORAGE — This city often walks with a swagger as the metropolis of America’s far north, the high-rises of its oil-based economy glittering against a backdrop of mountain peaks and…
In life, trends come and go. Things that we seemingly were never able to live without (the Spice Girls or Jessica McClintock prom dresses, to name a few) go away,…
Riff By JENNA WORTHAM One of the most disturbing moments in the British TV series “Black Mirror” is what appears to be a passionate love scene. The episode takes place…
When we experience a highly emotional time in our lives — such as a wedding or break-up, childbirth or even major historical events like 9/11 — we tend to remember…
The only distraction was her aching knee, which began bothering her in spring 2012. Bridges described the “multiple trips” to the doctor’s office. “The first appointment was like, ‘I think…