Are Bert and Ernie Gay? We Checked the Research.
Lots of sources have cast the Muppets as queer, for a very long time.
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PS Picks: A Podcast Heavyweight
PS Picks is a selection of the best things that the magazine's staff and contributors are reading, watching, or otherwise paying attention to in the worlds of art, politics, and culture.
Workplace Suitors' Unwanted Advances Can Have Harmful Consequences
Being the unwanted object of affection can cause great personal discomfort, and even impact careers.
Rock Bands Need a Married Square as Much as They do the Wild Bachelor
Both punk bands and student groups produce more innovative work if they contain a mix of married and single people.
The Kids Are All Right, But Their Parents Are Out of Control
Extramarital sex has increased greatly for Americans in their 50s and 60s.
Ready for Gay Parenting, Still Scared of Gay Sex
A look into America's changing views about love and family.
The World-Changing Power of Single Women
A new book charts the rise of unattached women through history—and makes the case for how they can change public policy.
The Possible Positives of Work/Life Imbalance
Re-read this next time you're still behind your desk at 8 p.m.
How Your Relationships Affect Your Health
A new study examines the lasting impacts of social isolation on key health indicators including blood pressure and inflammation.
It’s OK to Hate Being Single
High-achieving women are told to be proud of what they’ve accomplished. But professional triumphs don’t fill emotional holes.
Post-Sex Blues Is Surprisingly Common Among Women
Researchers suggest such experiences are linked to underlying emotional issues.
The Art of Loving and Losing Female Friends
Friendship is not a pale imitation of sexual romance. It is a romance unto itself.
Single and Loving It, for Some
Researchers find that people who work to avoid conflicts are just as happy single—in fact, they're happier than other singles.
Adolescent Friendships Linked to Adult Health
New research finds a link between fitting in with your peers as a teen and better health in your 20s.
'Vanity Fair' Doesn’t Understand What's Going on With Dating or Tinder
Economic forces, rather than technological ones, are changing the way young people pursue relationships.
There's a Name for Why We Retreat and Withdraw From Others Even When We Desire Companionship
And it's called the porcupine problem.
Don't Dismiss the Teens
The adults so fond of dismissing difficult teens might miss the irony that this is a distrusting and non-collaborative approach to their development.
A Show About Outsiders, for Outsiders
Books and movies can provide our own private oasis, but also a way to find communion with others. And there’s something special in discovering a fictional universe in which outsiders come together.
Pets Help Us to Build Communities One Friend at a Time
Even indoor pets help us get to know other people, according to new research in four cities across the U.S. and Australia.
Five 'Pacific Standard' Stories for Mother's Day
Everyone has one, but no two are quite the same.
Subsisting on the Faves
Posting teen angst poetry and being part of an active commenting community helped Christine Friar digest the garden-variety pain of growing up, and—unbeknownst to her at the time—curbed the loneliness of being raised by one sick parent and one caretaker parent.
The Chemical Feedback Loop That Makes You Love Your Dog
It makes your canine love you too.
How the Rhetoric of 'Personal Responsibility' Warps Personal Relationships
In a new book, Allison J. Pugh explores how an ideology of independence can have negative effects outside the economic realm.
The Digital Land Mines of Modern Break-Ups
Selective disposal of digital artifacts is the best way to deal with the aftermath, but you might need your friends and an algorithm to help get you there.