The game of cooties lets children learn about the idea of contagion, but kid culture and wordplay aren't meant for adults.

"Carpe Diem" doesn't actually mean "seize the day." The fact that we understand it that way suggests we are more traditional than we like to admit.

The photographic pressure to curate our faces is inextricable from the online pressure to curate our lives; to present and perform.

The metaphor isn't just a literary device; it informs our conceptual understanding of language and the world.