When it comes to payback stories, there's enough examples to pull from movie history to ensure you're not left shortchanged. So many stories have sent characters to their breaking point, until the ...

“Revenge,” said Francis Bacon, “is a kind of wild justice.” Both justice and revenge, Bacon recognized, involve our punishing those whom we believe have wronged us. But there is one big difference.

As a teenager, James Kimmel sought revenge by plotting ― and nearly following through with ― killing his bullies. As an adult, he chased the same high through litigation as an attorney. It took 20 ...

So-called revenge savings marks a shift from splurging to saving more money. Some consumers are saving more based on their feelings and concerns about the economy. But creating an intentional savings ...

Rie Takumi is a freelance list writer. Aside from budgeting for gacha and vtuber superchats, they watch hockey and crochet to relax, which is ironic but that's how it goes. Revenge reincarnation anime ...

James Kimmel, Jr., is a lecturer of psychiatry at the Yale School of Medicine, a lawyer, and the founder and co-director of the Yale Collaborative for Motive Control Studies. He is the creator of The ...

Americans’ financial behaviors are going through another period of transformation. The pent-up consumption as COVID lockdowns eased—revenge spending--is giving way to a new, equally impactful trend: ...

Nearly three-quarters, 71%, of Americans say they plan to shift their savings approach this summer to prioritize emergency savings and flexibility, according to a new Vanguard survey. Consumers are ...

When someone wrongs us, why does getting even feel so good? In his new book, The Science of Revenge: Understanding the World’s Deadliest Addiction—and How to Overcome It, lawyer and revenge researcher ...

Few people may readily own up to thirsting for revenge – yet it is undeniable that some of us do. From US President Donald Trump’s fixation on score-settling to the “cancel culture” of policing on ...

Being the bigger person is overrated. At least, that’s the idea the best revenge songs would have you believe — and they’ve honestly got a point. Swapping anger for inner peace is a noble concept, ...

We don’t usually think of anger and resentment the way we think about drugs or alcohol. But growing evidence suggests that, for many people, the craving for revenge follows the same patterns as ...