Culture
Grey's Anatomy Got Burnout Right Before the World Did
Before burnout became a buzzword and before quiet quitting was a thing, Grey's Anatomy was showing the toll of emotional labor onscreen. Long hours, blurred per...
Symptom Tracking Is the New Self-Awareness
Gone are the days when you Googled your symptoms in private. Now people screenshot their symptom logs, rate their brain fog on a 1–10 scale, and compare how the...
When Chronic Illness Becomes Its Own Genre
YouTube channels, podcasts, Instagram Q&As—people with chronic illness are building entire platforms out of tracking their condition. And audiences are showing ...
When Celebs Talk About Symptoms, Fans Start Logging
When Selena Gomez went on Instagram Live to talk about her lupus, it wasn't just a celebrity sharing a health update—it was a cultural reset. Suddenly, chronic ...
When Celebs Hand Out Health Advice, What Are We Actually Hearing?
A-list actors. B-list influencers. Everyone seems to have a wellness hack, a supplement line, or an app recommendation. But somewhere between marketing and actu...