This year, we’ll be blessed with new novels by Ann Patchett, Colson Whitehead, Andrew Sean Greer, and so many more celebrated ...

January 11, 2005: Steve Jobs introduces the iPod shuffle, an entry-level music player that lacks a display. The device randomly shuffles the audio files it holds, but lets users easily skip songs they ...

Cognitive shuffling is a form of mental distraction that involves thinking about random, emotionally neutral words or images. The idea is that by “shuffling” through these disconnected items (think: ...