We published hundreds of essays and commentaries in 2023. These are the pieces that attracted the most readers, and took up the most space in our hearts and brains.
We published hundreds of essays and commentaries in 2022. Here are the pieces that attracted the most readers, and took up the most space in our hearts and brains.
These days, my son is a different person, writes Erica Youngren. It turns out he’s not unfocused he just wasn’t inspired by the intangible rewards of school work.
A masked bar owner serves beer during the pandemic. (Getty Images)
An increasing number of studies show that one way of coping with pandemic-induced stress, boredom, stress or isolation is drinking.
A study from RAND Corporation showed Americans’ alcohol consumption rose in every age group. And women report the heaviest increases, saying their episodes of heavy drinking four or more drinks in a few hours increased by 41%. Another study reports drinking doubled among parents with kids ages 5 to 7.
Vanessa Kennedy, director of clinical psychology at Driftwood Recovery in Texas, says she’s been seeing a “significant uptick” in stress-related drinking during the pandemic.