National Retinol Day was created by a skincare company. Taco Bell convinced a calendar registry to move National Taco Day. Somewhere along the way, businesses discovered that inventing a holiday could be more valuable than buying an advertisement.
The Lunar Faire finale delivered more than a spectacle. It gave everyone a place to belong.
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The Upper East Side hotel is planning a year of centennial reflection in 2027, with an unusual invitation at its center: help preserve the memories that never made it into the official history.
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The museum’s centennial brings a February reopening, two major exhibitions, ambitious new commissions, restored public art, and celebrations throughout 2027.
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Jerry Garcia's family is planning a Bay Area music and arts center that would invite fans into the work of preservation. It is a fitting idea for a culture whose audience has been documenting its own history for decades.
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For nearly 80 years, police held a murdered gangster’s identification cards, family photographs and a 50-cent taxi receipt. Now those ordinary objects are becoming public history.
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A Rutgers poll found overwhelming support for school cellphone restrictions. Then Reddit got into the details.
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The fifth SModcastle Film Festival brings independent features, shorts, documentaries and animation to Atlantic Highlands, where a filmmaker who found his own way into cinema is giving others something equally important: a place to be seen.
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A new free, on-demand service is testing whether public transportation can follow the trips people need to make, even across county lines.
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In Red Bank, the Count Basie Center is bringing back the Carlton Theatre’s original 1926 feature film, restored in 4K, with a live organist and a room full of new moviegoers.
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A new Pew Research Center study finds that most online communities aren't dominated by politics, and many members prefer it that way.
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We are very good at treating resistance as a challenge to overcome. Sometimes it is information.
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New research suggests customers aren't rejecting artificial intelligence. They're rejecting automated systems that don't solve problems, and won't let them reach someone who can.
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A new documentary revisits the small promotions, punishing matches and fiercely loyal fans that shaped an eventual WWE and AEW star.
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A 22-year study suggests that even modest acts of service are linked with slower cognitive decline among older adults with elevated genetic risk for Alzheimer’s disease.
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A new survey ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Games suggests that hospitality, local culture and public access may matter as much as what happens on the medal podium.
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Rutgers will lead a new $500,000 state-backed research center examining young people's online experiences, their health and which safeguards actually make a difference.
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One community event can be an answer to five very different questions. The route people take to find it matters as much as the event itself.
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Surfrider’s 2026 report raises a question for coastal communities: when emergency barriers become permanent, what happens to the public beach?
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At the Morris Museum, more than 100 images reveal the people, places and ordinary moments that rarely get a starring role.
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A Rutgers-Eagleton Poll finds 83% support for New Jersey's new school-day cellphone restrictions - a rare consensus that crosses political and generational lines.
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A new American Psychological Association survey finds stress is changing what Americans expect from life, how they participate in their communities and where they turn for support.
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The birthplace of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is preparing a transformed museum, hands-on exhibitions, a historic time-capsule opening and a calendar that reaches far beyond Maryland.
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Long before social media turned everyday activities into shareable content, a group of experimental artists at Rutgers was challenging the boundaries between ordinary life and art.
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From St. Louis to Long Island, Paris and Oshkosh, a packed 2027 calendar will revisit Charles Lindbergh’s nonstop solo Atlantic crossing—and ask what the next century of aviation might bring.
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A year of battlefield programs, living-history encampments, education, and public ceremonies will build toward September’s Freeman’s Farm anniversary, October’s large-scale reenactments, and the 250th anniversary of Burgoyne’s surrender.
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Bergen County native Rachel Antonoff has teamed up with Tillamook on four one-of-a-kind skirts inspired by melted cheese, with an auction benefiting Feeding America.
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State regulators are examining who should cover grid upgrades, hidden infrastructure costs and the financial risks created by enormous electricity customers.
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Jazz, Motown, winemakers, family festivities, invention awards and a Thanksgiving turkey trot fill the landmark former Bell Labs campus through November 26.
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Ole Bielfeldt's winning Nikon Small World photograph captures a moment too fast for the human eye. His approach also offers a timely perspective on photography in the age of AI.
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Four intimate concert nights, a Memorial Day centennial festival and September’s Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion will mark a century since the recordings that changed American music.
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Graceland’s January birthday festivities and August anniversary vigil anchor a year of concerts, tribute competitions, gospel celebrations and fan gatherings from Memphis to Las Vegas.
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A coast-to-coast guide to the concerts, car celebrations, art shows, community festivals, history talks, races and holiday events still ahead.
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From an autumn finale and fireworks over the vines to holiday concerts, interactive mysteries and hands-on workshops, here is what is currently on Laurita’s special-event calendar through December.
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The third annual gathering at Bell Works offers a chance to taste New Jersey wines, meet the people making them and plan a future trip through the state’s wine country.
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Rutgers Law students are helping challenge Kentucky’s menstrual-products sales tax, raising a bigger question about what governments consider essential.
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A lively discussion in r/Pets about America’s kitten-versus-puppy shift brought new perspectives on rental restrictions, rescue animals, work schedules and how cats are represented online.
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Toys“R”Us figured out how to bring back the brand. It may have missed what people were actually mourning.
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Hilton's 2027 travel research says more than half of travelers feel pressure to have the perfect trip. Maybe the most revealing trend is that people are starting to reject the idea that leisure needs to be optimized at all.
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A University of Georgia study found a gap between investors’ confidence and their actual knowledge. The uncomfortable part is how familiar that gap feels beyond investing.
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The most valuable thing a publication can earn may not be a ranking. It may be the right to be considered.
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After nearly three decades working in advertising, I built a news and events site without ads, affiliate links, or attention-grabbing interruptions. New research from my own industry helps explain why giving readers a little peace might be worth more than another impression.
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A Syracuse University survey finds Americans increasingly value original reporting and public accountability over formal credentials, even as they continue to distinguish independent creators from professional journalists.
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A new Ohio State study finds that comparing today’s reflection with an earlier version of ourselves can be tied to shame—or to greater appreciation for how far we’ve come.
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A large experiment found stronger grades and quieter classrooms after phone restrictions — plus an unexpected change of heart. As New Jersey schools put bell-to-bell policies into practice, that may be the most revealing result.
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From an old local place name to an IPA and multiple taprooms, Swedesboro Brewing has made the raccoon its calling card.
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A study of nearly 22,000 Swedish twins suggests the relationship between screens and mental health is more complicated than hours alone can explain.
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Middle-school filmmakers documented the nearly century-old Maplewood Theater at the exact moment one generation’s nostalgia is becoming another generation’s local history.
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A 15-year study suggests that the warmth children experience at age 3 may be linked to how strongly their brains respond to good news years later.
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A new Consumer Collective study finds 76% of Americans bought something secondhand in the past year. The bigger shift may be what buying used now says about value, taste and status.
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An international survey finds that 80% of women have said they were fine when they weren’t. The familiar phrase raises a larger question about emotional honesty, social expectations and how often we mistake reassurance for an answer.
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New research from Camp Fire suggests that supporting young people’s emotional well-being can begin with something surprisingly simple: asking what they need before deciding how to help.
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A definitive visitor guide to the Garden State’s new official film trails — from Camp Crystal Lake and the Quick Stop to the mansion in Annie, the carnival site in Big and Atlantic City’s cinematic landmarks.
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As AddamsFest returns for its ninth year, the New Jersey hometown of Charles Addams is turning a fictional family into a very real community tradition.
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Nearly four in ten Americans say holding grudges can be healthy. The more interesting question is whether they mean resentment, accountability or simply refusing to be hurt twice.
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A windy start at Sandy Hook led to a full day of lighthouse visits, good conversations and a dozen stickers in the book.
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The digital pets that made children worry about a few pixels are turning 30. New Jersey gets a monthlong pop-up, and Times Square gets a birthday party.