Standing alone in a Swedish laundromat, Alfie Whiteman set a 10-second timer on his camera and pondered what to do next.

Today, the tradition lives on, but reimagined for the 21st century — and this time, the hawkers have a global audience. The medium of short-video platforms might be new, but the approach feels ...

Will I cause a full-scale campus evacuation or will I, in 10 minutes, be sat with a perfectly edible shepherd’s pie before me? Sooner or later, we all succumb to our most innate curiosity: Can I put ...

Claiming “I can’t do it” can be a harmless excuse, until it’s used strategically. Some adults have mastered this tactic to ...