Author: News Room
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Stacy Lentz, co-owner of the Stonewall Inn and CEO of the Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative. It has been edited for length and clarity.I grew up middle-class, in the middle of a cornfield, in the middle-of-nowhere Kansas. That’s a lot of…
I’m a luxury travel reviewer, so I’ve spent years refining my standards for comfort. I’ve stayed at extraordinary hotels and resorts around the world — properties with the plushest bedding and robes, private infinity pools, dedicated butlers, and absolutely no need to take care of myself while on property. Once…
For a brief moment toward the midpoint of the AI-generated film “Hell Grind,” I caught myself experiencing something unexpected: genuine emotion.As the male lead, Roco, gazed at a photo of his recently kidnapped love interest, he flashed back to memories of them growing up together in an orphanage. The sadness…
The GOAT is bounding out of retirement.Tennis great Serena Williams is back in the game, after openly endorsing GLP-1s for weight loss, and emphasizing how great her knees feel at her new, lower weight.”I’m moving better on Ro,” she said in a Super Bowl ad for Ro, a telehealth company…
I was 38 weeks pregnant when I stopped being able to walk, at age 28, with my first child of five. I remember the exact moment, standing in a long hallway, where I couldn’t race back to my class where 30 high school kids sat waiting for instruction. I grabbed…
I was resting my eyes on a Saturday morning when my son burst into the living room and uttered the dreaded words, “What are we going to do today?” When I told him the plan (again), he wasn’t pleased. We had some chores to do, and then we were going…
On a May evening, a calendar invite titled “Project Sandbox Kickoff” popped up in the inbox of some AI training contractors who worked for Uber.It was a surprise for some of them, since they hadn’t heard from the company in months.”I thought, ‘This is the job I had heard back…
The future of aviation isn’t a sleek jet — it’s a tiny whale-shaped airplane that could turn The Jetsons fantasy of aerial commuting into reality.Vermont-based startup Beta Technologies aims to convince US consumers that electric aviation has arrived in ways that will change how they travel for work and leisure,…
The theme was “magical fantasy forest.” Celina Tolbert and a friend spent the day decorating the chateau’s wood-paneled dining rooms and spiral staircase with moss, leaves, and fairy lights to make it feel enchanted.By evening, guests had arrived in corsets and chainmail before heading to a make-your-own-potions station. A playlist…
When I’m craving takeout but want a homemade meal, I make egg-roll bowls. The best part? These only require one pan and take 15 minutes to make.First, I brown ground turkey with Trader Joe’s peeled garlic cloves and a homemade ginger paste.To make the paste, I grate fresh ginger, stir…
