There I was, watching a college volleyball game on TV, when I noticed something I’ve noticed many times before but never really questioned out loud: why are their shorts so short? Like, aggressively short. The kind of short that makes me wonder how they stay in place while diving and jumping. Is it a performance…
Every time I stay at a hotel—even a mid-tier one—I find myself asking the same thing the moment I hit the bed: Why is this pillow so perfect? There’s something about the way hotel pillows cradle your head, fluff back into shape, and make your neck forget it has tension for once. And then I…
I’ve heard it so many times: “People with autism are geniuses.” Or, “They’re like savants, right?” There’s something about autism that people associate with brilliance—specifically the kind of brilliance that looks like math equations, music mastery, or memorizing every subway stop in Tokyo. But like most stereotypes, even the flattering ones, it’s not that simple….