Author: News Room
At 27, my daughter earns more than I did at 57. But she still can’t properly clean a coffee machine or remove sticky spills from her kitchen countertops.One of the few regrets I have as a parent is not encouraging her to work a minimum-wage job during her formative years.…
You probably know your driving record affects what you pay for car insurance. That makes perfect sense. However, there are other factors at play that are not so obvious. Join over 10 million drivers who have stopped overpaying by comparing rates with Insurify. It takes minutes to check, and it…
Domino’s is finally launching a truly personal pizza. Yay! Right? Except that the company’s announcement about it is weirdly sad. Hungry diners will be able to customize “without compromise,” it says, avoid “sacrifice,” and share a meal without actually sharing. Of course, pizza’s not that deep, but that’s sort of…
Shopify’s chief operating officer has one word to describe employees that will thrive in the AI era: “X-shaped.”On an episode of the “Rapid Response” podcast released on Wednesday, Jess Hertz said that Shopify previously embraced the idea of a “T-shaped person” — someone with broad capabilities but deep expertise in one…
Ukraine’s defense ministry said on Monday that over 430 firms have applied for access to its new catalog of seized Russian weapons and equipment, about two months after its launch announcement.The online repository, called TrophyLab, contains data “for engineers, scientists, and defense technology manufacturers” on weapons such as the Russian…
Jet Li said he had to learn to be a better listener to be a better father.Speaking on the “Daily Stoic” podcast hosted by Ryan Holiday, the martial artist and actor said his daughter’s mental health struggles prompted him to rethink his approach to parenting.Li said he had no father…
Burning Man is transforming Nevada’s Black Rock Desert into a temporary metropolis once again.Thousands of participants began entering the gates at midnight on August 30, hauling the food, water, shelter, and supplies needed to survive a week in the remote playa about 80 miles north of Reno.Roughly 70,000 people are…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Dean Chou, a 53-year-old US citizen who moved back to Taiwan to be closer to his aging parents. It’s been edited for length and clarity.I was born in Taiwan, and moved to Los Angeles in 1999 for college.After graduation, I got…
Three-day holiday weekends like Labor Day are a great time to find deals on new cars, according to car-shopping experts. According to an Edmunds review of the best times to buy a car, shoppers should target three-day holiday weekends, like the upcoming Labor Day weekend, to find deals on new…
British Columbia is an adventurer’s playground with impressive natural beauty. It’s hard to get bored with the beautiful Pacific coastline and legendary old-growth forests.Johnstone Strait, a glacier-carved channel between mainland British Columbia and Vancouver Island, is especially beautiful — and you might even see a humpback whale in the water…
