My friendships exist in silos. Each hangout is a feverish one-on-one where we share fries and eye contact, confessions, rants, gossip, and mutual attempts at amateur therapy. This patchwork of ...

EXCLUSIVE: Oscar-shortlisted live-action short film A Friend of Dorothy has dropped on Disney+. The British-produced short, directed by Lee Knight, is now available on Disney+ in the UK and across ...

A wearable companion is a brilliant idea — in theory. By Amy X. Wang See them out there — those eight billion strangers? For close friendship to blossom between any two people, empirically speaking, ...

People tore apart a cutout of the device while chanting ‘get real friends.’ People tore apart a cutout of the device while chanting ‘get real friends.’ is The Verge’s senior AI reporter. An AI beat ...

The Friend necklace promises constant companionship and understanding. But this isn’t friendship—it’s a soulless, cynical way to prey on our loneliness and fear. An advertising campaign for the ...

They’re securing a last-minute dinner reservation for six. They’re calling the Uber—and double-checking that no one left their phone, ID, and wallet behind. They’re confirming the time and place for ...

Friend, a tech start-up that’s selling an AI companion in the form of a pendant, has become the subject of arguably the year’s most controversial ad campaign (and in the wake of recent denim ...

Can a smiley cartoon bean help you stay focused? Hank Green, one of the earliest and most influential online creators, hopes so. The longtime YouTuber, known for his educational videos and ...

Every time I host or attend an event, I’m astounded at how terribly inconsiderate some people are — multiple last-minute cancellation texts or guests who’ve simply gone MIA have become all too common.

Megan Willis does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

A psychologist has gone viral for breaking down the four signs you are a "fringe friend"—a person who hovers on the outskirts of their social circle rather than being emotionally prioritized within it ...

Welcome to Asking for a Friend, a monthly advice column dedicated to helping you make sense of your messiest, most complicated friendship moments. Each month, clinical psychologist Miriam Kirmayer, ...