They were each other’s first crush when they were 8. Then they reunited 20 years later

For years, life kept bringing Amelie Malmfält and Kris Brock together and then splitting them apart again. Then one day ...

Winnipeg Jets are No. 20 in Scott Wheeler’s 2026 NHL prospect pool rankings

Sascha Boumedienne was selected by the Jets in the first round of the 2025 NHL Draft. Rick Osentoski / Imagn Images Welcome to Scott Wheeler’s 2026 rankings of every NHL organization’s prospects. You ...

After ‘Baby Reindeer,’ Richard Gadd Confronts Male Sexual Repression

The writer and actor found unexpected success by sharing his trauma. Now he’s exploring male pain in a new way.

Chinese Teen Roadtrip Film ‘Whispers in May’ Wins at Copenhagen Documentary Festival CPH:DOX

DOX, Copenhagen’s documentary film festival, on Friday. The award, known as the Dox:Award, comes with a cash prize of €10,000 ($11,555). In “Whispers in May,” 14-year-old Qihuo and her two best ...

Ducks Prospect Calle Clang Shares The Differences Between Swedish And AHL Hockey

Goalie Calle Clang has gained so much valuable experience at a young age. Now, the Ducks prospect has gotten used to the ...

In ‘Homesick,’ a Director Explores Belonging as an Adoptee From Korea and Breaks the Silence About the Dark Sides of Living in “a Random Family”

Taekyung Tanja Inwol discusses her second feature documentary, which premiered at CPH:DOX, the challenges of being both filmmaker and protagonist, and her unusual but memorable visual choices.

'Brian' Review: This Stellar Coming-of-Age Story Is One of the Funniest Movies of 2026 So Far

Brian, starring Ben Wang, is the best film from this year’s SXSW Festival, and one of the funniest comedies of 2026 so far.
Scientific American

The world's happiest countries report calls attention to youth well-being

Gallup’s annual world happiness ranking for 2026 explores how the use of social media influences well-being ...

Denmark is one of the world's happiest nations. Are its parenting habits worth importing?

U.S. author Jessica Joelle Alexander says Americans should consider adopting some of Denmark's "great parenting practices." ...

Gender conformity starts young – and boys and girls fall in line in different ways

Children learn what it means to be a woman or a man early on. How they respond to threats to how well they conform to gender stereotypes changes with age.

A Nordic nation is the world’s happiest country for the ninth year in a row

Finland remains the happiest country in the world, according to the World Happiness Report. But the digital age is reshaping the foundations of wellbeing everywhere.
The World from PRX

Remembering Margareta Magnusson, the author who introduced us to ‘Swedish death cleaning’

For many, death is an unsettling thing to think about, but not for the Swedish artist Margareta Magnusson, who passed away last week at the age of 91. In her 80s, she wrote, “The Gentle Art of Swedish ...