Latest articles by Theara Coleman, The Week US
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The growing popularity of psychedelic retreats raises questions of safetyUnder the Radar Drug-assisted therapy trips are booming, but a new study highlights safety deficits
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Friction maxxing: Making tasks harder on purpose could be good for youIn the Spotlight Easier isn’t always better, and this new viral trend shows you how to embrace inconvenience
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Biohacking gets a peptide infusionIn the Spotlight The amino acids are trending online as the FDA considers reclassifying them
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How to find your personal styleThe Week Recommends Exploring fashion can help you unearth a singular way to express yourself
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AlloClae: The ‘zombie filler’ trending in cosmetic surgeryUnder the Radar Patients are seeking help from cadavers for these innovative fat transfers
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April’s books feature a meditation on memory and a generational tale of gentrificationThe Week Recommends This month’s new releases include ‘Transcription’ by Ben Lerner, ‘Livonia Chow Mein’ by Abigail Savitch-Lew and ‘Like, Follow, Subscribe’ by Fortesa Latifi
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A timeline of JK Rowling's anti-trans shiftIn Depth The 'Harry Potter' author's comments about the trans community are ongoing
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Chinamaxxing: the American trend co-opting and romanticizing Chinese cultureIn the Spotlight The line between appreciation and appropriation in this viral TikTok trend is very thin
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RAMageddon is ravaging the tech industryIn the Spotlight Random access memory chips are hard to come by these days
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Magnesium supplements are trending, but do we really need them?The Explainer Social media is buzzing about this mineral
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Generative AI is reshaping gaming, but not everyone approvesIn the Spotlight AI is reshaping gaming, but not everyone approves
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Video games to explore this spring, including Pokémon Pokopia and 007 First LightThe Week Recommends Pokémon takes on the cozy-game genre, and Life Is Strange brings back a beloved protagonist
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Bone-chilling podcasts you may have missed this winterThe Week Recommends Environmental conflict, uncomfortable history and true crime encompassed the season’s best podcasts
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Trans inmates at risk as prisons bar gender-affirming careIn the Spotlight The new policy is effectively reigniting concerns about forced conversion therapy
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How to make friends as an adultThe Week Recommends Finding new friendships in adulthood is hard, but not impossible
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‘Alpine divorce’ has daters in fear of being abandoned in the wildernessIn the Spotlight Hiking dates take a dark turn with this worrying trend
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The pros and cons of social mediaPros and Cons Building connections, revolutionizing news and expanding horizons vs. concerns around mental health, fake news and privacy
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March’s books feature a sci-fi collection, an epic alt-western, and an examination of the ‘replacement theory’The Week Recommends This month’s new releases include ‘Seasons of Glass & Iron: Stories’ by Amal El-Mohtar, ‘Now I Surrender’ by Álvaro Enrigue and ‘Chain of Ideas’ by Ibram X. Kendi
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Alpha School replaces teachers with AI. Is the future of education here?The Explainer The Department of Education is championing the model, but critics are not so sure
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Why are people nostalgic for 2016?In the Spotlight If you ask social media, 2026 is the new 2016
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The end of mass-market paperbacksUnder the Radar The diminutive cheap books are phasing out of existence
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‘Zero trimester’ influencers believe a healthy pregnancy is a choiceThe Explainer Is prepping during the preconception period the answer for hopeful couples?
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How to navigate dating apps to find ‘the one’The Week Recommends Put an end to endless swiping and make real romantic connections
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February’s books feature new Toni Morrison, a sapphic love tale and a criticism of Mexican historyThe Week Recommends This month’s new releases include ‘Autobiography of Cotton’ by Cristina Rivera Garza, ‘Language as Liberation’ by Toni Morrison and ‘Heap Earth Upon It’ by Chloe Michelle Howarth
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