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Cinnamon Stillwell never thought she’d be the founder of a political organization. She certainly never expected to start a group for conservatives, most of whom became conservatives on the same day—September 11, 2001. She organized the group, the 911 Neocons, as a haven for people like her—“former lefties” who did…

The last in-depth interview he gave, nine days before his death, recorded over the telephone on Friday, June 13, 2008.

Neuroscience has found that passive acceptance is a natural response to prolonged stress.

Shell-shocked troops are coming back from Iraq with snakes in their heads. A new virtual reality treatment offers hope for vets.

Despite great success as a standup comedian and former host of Comedy Central’s Standup Nation, Greg Giraldo was tortured by a constant sense of failure.

We live in the age of distraction. Yet one of life’s sharpest paradoxes is that your brightest future hinges on your ability to pay attention to the present.

From winning the science fair to losing a first boyfriend, certain youthful experiences cast a long shadow, revealing character and at times actually shaping it.

Two years into her marriage, her husband told her he might be gay. The lonely years that followed shaped the storylines she’d write for Sex and the City.

Drug trials are failing because placebos are working too well. What’s happening in our brains—and what it means for medicine.

Smarter thinking isn’t about you. It’s about your team.

Pentagram graphic designer Paula Scher on why success kills creative work and failure is the engine of breakthrough.

NEW YORK BLOGS: The Duel for the Dirt.

Willem Dafoe on range, instinct, and why he doesn’t pull from his own life experiences to fuel a performance.

Tim Roth on lying, acting, and not being a ‘pretty boy.’

The lolcats, the Internet’s most famous felines, may be hilarious. But in their yearning, I see nothing less than the tragedy of the human condition.

A conversation with psychologist Peter Glick about how paternalistic beliefs undermine women’s careers by excluding them from challenging assignments and depriving them of honest feedback.

Most of us think zoning out on Netflix counts as rest. Neurology says real downtime is unstructured, goal-free time that lets the imagination network do its work.

Once, this university was a hotbed of activism, but now queer students don’t even show up for protests—they’re too busy fitting in and hooking up.

Behind the green ivy doors of America’s most elite women’s college.

Ayaan Hirsi Ali on freedom, religious fundamentalism, and life in hiding.

Commando-for-hire John Geddes on the life of a mercenary.