Lawton’s Cur is headlining a day of performances that include Tainted Beef, Forehead Cigarette Burn, Children of the Sun, Gritt, Opossum and another Lawton act making its live debut, twinkdeath.

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) David Fang, Stanford University (THE CONVERSATION) My brother’s text messages ...

We’ve listed a few surprisingly sweet signs that your cat's been seeing you as their one and only parent figure all along without ever needing a paternity test or litter certificate. Kneading is ...

European consumption studies reveal that we own an average of 5.5 pieces of denim trousers per person – which means that, if you only have two pairs, someone else must have almost ten. A study in ...

My brother’s text messages can read like fragments of an ancient code: “hru,” “wyd,” “plz” – truncated, cryptic and never quite satisfying to receive. I’ll often find myself ...

Languages: English. You can get in touch with Liz by emailing e.oconnell@newsweek.com. A couple moving from the United States to Spain with their cat panicked when her favorite blanket was too big ...

Short words lead to feeling shortchanged Most people type “ty” and “brb” – for “thank you” and “be right back” – without batting an eye. Advertisement In a survey we conducted ...

Most people type “ty” and “brb” – for “thank you” and “be right back” – without batting an eye. In a survey we conducted of 150 American texters ages 18 to 65, 90.1% reported ...

In more experiments, we tested whether closeness changed the dynamic. If you’re texting a dear friend or a romantic partner, can you abbreviate to your heart’s content? Evidently not.

The phenomenon didn’t stop with strangers. In more experiments, we tested whether closeness changed the dynamic. If you’re texting a dear friend or a romantic partner, can you abbreviate to your heart ...