Magazine
Great Escape
Humans are wired for escape. Sometimes, the desire is wrought by circumstance—being locked up, living in an unsafe place—but more often we're running from the mundane: our everyday lives, our devices and the news, the confines of our homes and of our minds. The August issue of our monthly magazine explores why— and how— we run away.
Why We All Need (and Seek) Psychological Escape
The latest issue of Medium magazine: the act of getting away from it all
Extreme Athleticism Is the New Midlife Crisis
People in middle age are flocking in record numbers to intense workouts and challenging races. What are they chasing?
Audio available
The Real Cost of Phone Addiction
You use your phone too much. Here’s how to stop the cycle.
Audio available
The Prepper Moms
Not all doomsday survivalists are macho men with bunkers and chainsaws. Meet the women preparing for the worst.
‘The Hate U Give’ Author Angie Thomas on Moving to a Gated Community as a Young Black Woman
The verdict so far? Mixed.
Audio available
A Snail’s Escape from the Eye of the Storm
Inside the race to save endangered wildlife in Hawaii amid the growing threat of climate-related storms
Audio available
Crazytown, Vacationland, and Points in Between
There may be no escape from my mental illness, but acceptance is a start
