Author: News Room
After weeks of chatting on Tinder, my now-husband and I decided to meet in person. Days before our date, he texted me to ask if I was into baseball. I told him I had no idea about the sport, but I’d watch a game with him. That was 12 years…
17th Street was well-known throughout the barbecue community, mostly due to its owner and pitmaster, Mike Mills, a pillar of the Illinois barbecue scene. Upon his death in 2020, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker posted his condolences, and his obituary said that Mills was the “only barbecuer with top-security clearance to…
Happy birthday, America!This July Fourth, the USA is commemorating the 250th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, the day when the US formally broke away from England in 1776.A lot has happened in the last two centuries: inventions, wars, pandemics, space travel, to name a few. But…
A custom superyacht is among the most expensive assets anyone can own, costing hundreds of millions of dollars and taking years to build. So when it comes to its design, every square meter matters.For Bart Bouwhuis and Marnix Hoekstra, that often has less to do with the sleek profile or…
Many job seekers treat their resumé like a career history.That’s a mistake, says Amy Perrotta, founder of Needa Strategy Group, a career branding firm. She told Business Insider that a résumé should be viewed as a marketing document, not a career biography.The goal isn’t to list every job you’ve had,…
Ukraine’s defense industry can test new products and changes to gear in days, giving it a wartime edge from which Western militaries and arms makers can learn, officials and companies say.Ukraine is in a fight for its life against Russia in a war that changes so fast that weaponry can…
Disney has momentum in streaming, and its leaders are looking for ways to further narrow the gap with Netflix in the battle for eyeballs.Since launching Disney+ in 2019, Disney’s direct-to-consumer business has gone from a promising but costly project to a profit engine.CEO Josh D’Amaro is prioritizing streaming by investing…
I spent months searching for the perfect couch for my new Seattle townhouse and debating which family photos would fill the collage picture frame I found online. I bought coordinated throw pillows, rattan barstools, and a whale-shaped butter dish that I loved.After feeling too embarrassed to bring friends home as…
When I helped my daughter move into her UCLA dorm last fall, I thought I had prepared for everything. From planned tuition payments to dorm “necessities” and a well-stocked first-aid kit, I had spreadsheets, checklists, dorm shopping lists, and enough big blue moving bags to organize a small apartment.Fast forward…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Candice Bryant, who worked as an internal communications manager at Google until last October, when she left to focus on independent consulting and building AI-related products. Before Google, Bryant spent about 16 years at the Central Intelligence Agency, where her last…
