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Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Terry Bradshaw.
BEYOND THE HUDDLE

NFL Legend, 78, Reveals Disease He Battled For Decades

The four-time Super Bowl champion now says that asking for help is one of the “hardest things” he’s ever done.

Tamilore Oshikanlu

George R.R. Martin
WINTER IS COMING

‘Game of Thrones’ Author Reveals Secret Struggle

George R.R. Martin broke his months-long silence to share the news.

Dana Herrnstadt

Pills
TAINTED TABLETS

Recall Issued for 370,000 Bottles of Popular Antidepressant

The company detected elevated levels of potentially cancer-causing chemicals.

Tamilore Oshikanlu

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has a thing about antidepressants.
BITTER PILL

RFK Jr. Is Coming for Your Antidepressants

One class of psychiatric medication is overprescribed, says the former heroin addict.

Mary Papenfuss

Director Tim Burton attends the U.K. premiere of the film “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.”
SAME, BROTHER

Tim Burton: The Internet Makes Me ‘Quite Depressed’

Join the club!

Claire Lampen

Grayson Murray of the United States plays his shot from the 12th tee during the first round of the 2024 PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club on May 16, 2024 in Louisville, Kentucky.
TRAGIC

Golfer Grayson Murray’s Parents Reveal How He Died

The passing of the 30-year-old golfer stunned the sports world, coming just one day after he withdrew from a tournament over an illness.

Amanda Yen

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A photo of a shadow of a mother walking with a child.
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MORAL PANIC

The Coddling of the American Parent

Jonathan Haidt’s new book “The Anxious Generation” blames youth mental health issues on social media in a way that’s easy, wrong, and dangerous.

Mike Masnick

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APOLOGY NOT ACCEPTED

Authors of Color Say They’ve Been Hit by More Review-Bombing

The writers, many of whom were targeted by white author Cait Corrain, say they are not buying her excuses as they endure more negative reviews about their work.

Brooke Leigh Howard

Photo illustration of a brain wearing hypnotizing glasses with a magnet.
YOU’RE GETTING SLEEPY

This Tech Zaps Your Brain to Make It Easier to Hypnotize You

The method could create a path to an effective method of pain reduction without the need for addictive and expensive opioids.

Tony Ho Tran

View of Fort Jackson main gate.
REASONS UNCLEAR

Two Army Drill Sergeants Found Dead Eight Days Apart

Foul play is not suspected in at least one of the deaths as investigations into both continue.

Chaya Tong

Gavin Creel in 'Walk on Through: Confessions of a Museum Novice.'
FREEDOM, FINALLY

How Gavin Creel Survived Broadway—and Made His Own Musical

Tony-winning Gavin Creel reveals how self-doubt, heartbreak, disillusion with Broadway, depression, sex, and the pandemic changed his life—and inspired a very personal musical.

Tim Teeman

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