Self Improvement

External self-talk reveals something about your personality.

There are a few ways to keep your drinks warm: the insulated cup, smart mug, and the flat platform variety of mug warmer. Smart mugs and even insulated cups can be rather fancy but they can also fetch a high price.

Where and how you jot things down is as important as the information itself.

A good friend is someone who is there to talk with when you’re in need. But what should a friend do to help while also protecting themselves?

The dopamine-spiking effects of ultra-fast fashion are far outweighed by the wellbeing rewards of a capsule wardrobe, according to these less-is-more experts.

How to Do It is Slate’s sex advice column. Have a question? Send it to Jessica and Rich here. It’s anonymous! My husband and I have been married for three years and I love him very much. He has a very, very small penis.

Not getting what you want is an unavoidable part of life. The way you choose to handle it is what you can control. Want to stay current with Arthur’s writing? Sign up to get an email every time a new column comes out.

In just the last year and a half, Apple launched Final Cut on iPad and Final Cut Camera, updated Final Cut Pro to a new version for the first time in 13 years, and moved to purchase Pixelmator. As Adobe’s public perception continues to struggle, Apple is making moves to take advantage.

This story was funded by our members. Join Longreads and help us to support more writers. In my 20s and 30s, rootlessness made life more exciting. I traveled solo around the world, exploring cities that I decided to call home for months at a time.

When people find out I work in fashion, they usually do one of two things: ask me to evaluate their look – awkward – or ask me, “What’s trending this season?” The second is actually the harder.