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Amanda Smith is a freelance journalist and writer. She reports on culture, society, human interest and technology. Her stories hold a mirror to society, reflecting both its malaise and its beauty.

I spent my childhood longing for my father, who disappeared after I was born. Then my mother found him in a brochure. By Tara Ellison It’s that time of year again when I have to avoid the greeting ...

One of the most common things people say when they have a loved one who is going through a challenging time is, “Let me know what you need.” We say this when people go through happy changes, like ...

My friend Lisa* was complaining about a person who reports to her at work. “Like so many people,” Lisa said, “she thinks that she’s impressing me when she says she knows what she’s doing, even if she ...

Ursula Macfarlane ('Untouchable') directs a documentary about the life and untimely death of the model turned tabloid fixture, using archival footage and interviews with friends and family. By Angie ...

My father was dying of ALS. My mom and I were doing our best to take care of him as his primary care providers during his last days of life. “Let me know if you need anything” was often a phrase we ...

Huge movie stars. The biggest director in the world. A wild true story (that was maybe not all that true in the long run). Catch Me If You Can had a lot going for it. The story of the film is almost ...

When I say I’m concerned, she shuts down. She says, “I’m just tired,” or “Everyone forgets things” and then changes the ...

Large language models are trained on troves of personal data hoovered from the internet. So I wanted to know: What does it have on me? For a reporter who covers AI, one of the biggest stories this ...

Kids will do just about anything to relieve their boredom, even commune with the dead. In the A24 horror film Talk to Me, thrill-seeking teens get more than they bargained for from a party game gone ...

Minions. Do we need to say anything more than Minions? They have become meme icons and ubiquitous elements of pop culture. That wasn’t always the case, though. The Minions had to start somewhere, and ...