31 October

Halloween 5UX

Five light-hearted Halloween films, picked so the only thing that jumps out at you is a pumpkin. No gore, no jump scares — just ghosts with better comic timing than most comedies.

Mapped: Are Americans Getting Richer Since 2000?

How American Incomes Have Changed Since 2000

Key Takeaways

  • The gap between the fastest- and slowest-growing states spans nearly 55 percentage points.
  • Montana and Washington lead with 51.1% inflation-adjusted income growth, more than double the national average.
  • Michigan and Mississippi are the only states where real median household incomes declined, both falling 3.7%.

Are Americans really better off than they were 25 years ago?

How Hard Is It to Get Into Each Ivy League School?

Just How Competitive Are Ivy League Admissions?

Key Takeaways

  • Every Ivy League school in this dataset admits fewer than one in 10 applicants.
  • Harvard has the lowest reported admission rate at 3.7%, followed by Yale at 3.9% and Columbia at 4.0%.
  • By comparison, about 59% of applications to U.S. four-year colleges without open-admission policies were accepted in fall 2024.

Getting into an Ivy League school is one of the toughest challenges in American higher education, with thousands of qualified applicants competing for limited spots.

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