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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Chris Bess, a former Disney employee. It has been edited for length and clarity.I worked in theatrical publicity and home entertainment publicity for 31 years at The Walt Disney Company. I started at the very beginning as an assistant in theatrical…
On Christmas Eve, December 24, 2025, at 41 years old, I found myself in bed, lying to men about where I lived.Well, sort of.Earlier that night, while my teenage kids were getting ready for bed, I scrolled through TikTok, pausing on a video from a woman who manually changed her…
The robot butler is starting to look less like science fiction.Y Combinator-backed Weave Robotics unveiled its home robot, Isaac 1, on Wednesday. It comes in five pastel colors and is available for preorder at $7,999 upfront or a $449 monthly subscription. The post on X by Weave announcing the launch…
In 2023, after a decade of transatlantic travel for my work in MotoGP, I decided it was time to relocate to Europe.My life in America felt transient. Every couple of weeks, I was back on a plane to a Grand Prix, most of which were in Europe.After many years in…
The LinkedIn community is growing beyond the typical office worker, according to Jessica Jensen, the brand’s chief marketing officer, who was interviewed at 2026 Cannes Lions.”Creators are on fire on LinkedIn,” Jensen said. “We have seen 90% growth in the number of people adding ‘creator’ to their profile.”The platform launched…
In what is perhaps Thomas Edison’s most famous quote, the inventor said, “Genius is one percent inspiration, 99 percent perspiration.”For most of Edison’s career, this perspiration took place in his laboratory in West Orange, New Jersey.When the laboratory opened in 1887, Edison had already been credited with inventing the light…
Tesla’s sales are bouncing back — with a little help from high gas prices.The EV giant delivered 480,126 EVs in the second quarter, up 25% year-over-year, in a sign that Tesla sales have largely recovered from a wave of anti-Elon Musk backlash in 2025 and a steep decline in the…
I hear the question often: “Mom, can I have some money?” Whether it is for a trip to the mall or movies, my kids always seem to want more. I have four kids, two daughters and two sons. My older son, Zach, is 21; my older daughter, Cam, is 19;…
In the green room before the taping, Thomas and Charlie were debating who would make the other look worse on camera and who would land a Netflix deal first. I was the one worried about what would happen if they froze, but I kept that to myself.A makeup artist worked…
Over 80 years ago, a Japanese submarine attacked and sank the US Navy ship USS Juneau. Now, a Japanese torpedo sent another American vessel bearing that same name to the ocean floor, but under very different circumstances.During a recent exercise, the US and its Pacific allies and partners conducted a…
