Claire Hopple

You mention wanting to feast on a sweet stack of pancakes for Sunday brunch and the next time you open Instagram, there’s an IHOP ad star

Strange, that bad mood of yours won’t disintegrate with someone shaking you and shouting “Snap out of it!” That alllllways does the trick.

It’s no secret that time away from the office needs to be savored as much as humanly possible.

Just don’t do it. In fact, reading this is in direct opposition to the titular admonition above.

Let’s face it, people love to throw around the word “healthy” as much as they love to sit on the couch in workout clothes.

Perhaps the following scenario describes you. You’re at a party and you remember that you detest small talk. You have a tinge of social anxiety.

You may have seen a snarky high school friend post countless articles about habits of insanely successful people, and early rising always

Forget ice cream out of the carton, the following limited edition treats from America’s favorite glutton gurus will be the new post-breakup sobfest snacks of choice.

It’s not that you don’t love the people calling you (unless you’re solely receiving spam calls), it’s just that you’d rather be with them. You think that the phone can’t replace seeing their faces, experiencing their presence in all the dimensions currently available to humans. And sometimes (okay, a lot of the time) you just need time to recharge by yourself. Why does that feel so wrong sometimes?

When the publishing industry gets it right, it needs to be celebrated, especially in a time like this.