The essential problem is this: if a system is a joined whole, then the U.S. does not have a health care system. theoutline.com/post/8899/us-h…

Reardon was hospitalized — with his partner, who works at a hospital, taking him in “because she wanted all her colleagues to laugh at me.” theoutline.com/post/8929/aust…

At the moment, masks carry with them a social cost — namely that wearing one might make you look goofy. We got you some cooler inspiration. theoutline.com/post/8900/coro…

We have found ourselves in the midst of medically necessary self-imposed isolation during an era when more people are living alone than in quite possibly any point in human history. theoutline.com/post/8932/cell…

The most enlightened of all hot-beverage vessels is a stout, narrow ceramic mug shaped like a cylinder, exactly as wide at the brim as at the base. All else is folly. theoutline.com/post/8446/bowl…

During Creed’s heyday, Scott Stapp became synonymous with Christian rock, long locks flailing as he belted lyrics about overcoming his struggles through faith. Then he unraveled. theoutline.com/post/8933/cree…

Obscene amount of Creed got blasted while doing this absurd pet project of a story. Dreams really do come true! c/o Jeremy Gordon The Outline

Heather DeBord is a 48-year-old zookeeper at Zoo Knoxville. theoutline.com/post/8934/as-t…

i wrote an open letter to my dog theoutline.com/post/8935/an-o…

Dearest Nora, It gives me no pleasure to write you this letter, especially in a forum as public as this one; however, your recent actions have left me no choice in the matter. theoutline.com/post/8935/an-o…

Without any alternatives, we’ll all have to get used to virtual stand-ins, and fast. theoutline.com/post/8932/cell…

Scott Stapp’s breakdown was uniquely extreme, detailed and vivid, especially given his and Creed’s strong messaging about redemption. theoutline.com/post/8933/cree…

"I can go two to three hours without talking to another human being because we are all in our own departments staying away from one another." theoutline.com/post/8934/as-t…

We have repeatedly made it clear that you may venture wherever you please in this house, and are even willing to work with the fact that you are a 16-pound Pomeranian-Shetland mix who lacks opposable thumbs by opening doors when you need them opened. theoutline.com/post/8935/an-o…

We all have to find a way to float together. theoutline.com/post/7267/livi…

We probably can’t tell yet just what we’re missing out on when we transfer social life from the real world to the virtual. theoutline.com/post/8932/cell…

Scott Stapp reached spectacular, undeniable heights of commercial success while also inspiring intense vitriol from vocal haters — and then publicly unraveled. theoutline.com/post/8933/cree…

"We have a few animals that can actually catch the virus, the great apes, gorillas, and chimps and the people working with those animals immediately began wearing masks." theoutline.com/post/8934/as-t…

[inhaling 6 large coffees to achieve 150% productivity at work] Don't talk to me until I've had my capitalism!!! theoutline.com/post/8936/coff…

It’s not just you treating our couch like a doomsday bunker that is at issue here. It is also you being under the bed. And under that little end table in the den, which is admittedly less of a big deal. theoutline.com/post/8935/an-o…