Once a fun form of expression, emojis are now being misused by Gen Z to bully, isolate, and mock others online. From sarcastic smileys to the peach and devil faces, subtle symbols carry sharp meanings ...

Emoji add a new depth to communications, but what of their cultural impact? Keith Houston's Face with Tears of Joy offers some answers ...

With one in three American Gen-Z singletons using AI for romantic companionship, two of our writers gave it a go themselves ...

Nurture Nature Center’s docent Jeff Mucklin explains how a smiley face fireworks is made with different chemicals that burn different colors in a mortar Wednesday, July 2, 2025, during an event ...

Will covering your child’s face with an emoji actually protect their privacy? Plenty of parents see covering up their children’s faces online as a happy medium, allowing them to share family ...

IN FOCUS: Plenty of parents see covering up their children’s faces online as a happy medium, allowing them to share family snaps without encroaching on their privacy. But is this actually ...

Bottom line June 19 offers a cute celestial "smiley face" with a half Moon and Saturn rising together, Venus nearby, and a dawn timer ticking.

These “emoji-over-face” parents are often met with confusion or criticism, accused of being overly cautious or even paranoid.

Estate Planning Smiley Faces in Serious Places: Emoji Use Pops Up in Legal Battles Over Inheritances Estate planning attorney notes how emojis are crossing over from casual conversation to litigation.

Are the cosmos sending us a message? Or, rather... an emoji? It appears so as the moon and two stars will align to form a bright smiley face in the night sky tonight, Thursday, May 29, 2025.

The crescent moon will appear alongside the bright stars Castor and Pollux to form a smiling face in the night sky on May 29.

Gen Z came after the crying laughing face emoji, but they also have some thoughts on the simple smiley face. So, if you're a parent who sends the smiley face emoji to your teen, you may want to ...