Elio” is on track to record Pixar’s worst-ever box office opening. The film is underserving of failure, but as such will encourage studios to default to box-office projects like sequels and spin-offs, ...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday says that no fewer than 871,000 people die worldwide annually from loneliness.

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House parties bring us together physically and allow us to be our noisiest, messiest selves. That’s a good thing.

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Loneliness happens when there are no shared objective facts and no potential collective action to solve shared challenges. It’s a state of being where you can’t trust others.

Illustration by Akshita Chandra / The Atlantic* May 3, 2025. ... Loneliness is a health issue—studies show that social isolation is associated with a greater risk of cardiovascular disease, ...

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Illustration by Kristina Tzekova. January 24, 2025. ... We have no idea whether the loneliness of a high-school student feeling excluded is the same as the loneliness felt by a 30-year-old ...

Despite the joys of interconnected living, today’s digital landscape appears to be creating a loneliness epidemic, with a growing number of people leaning on artificial intelligence (AI) in a bid to ...