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25 bizarre creatures from the bottom of the ocean that look like aliens
Ghosts, goblins, spiders, and wolves don’t just show up in fairytales. Some deep-sea creatures are named after frightening or mythical creatures thanks to their eerie appearances. However, strange snouts, enormous eyes, and sharp teeth all help these animals survive the cold, dark depths of the…
I’m a food writer who was born and raised in the UK. Here are 10 British dishes everyone should try in their lifetime.
I'm from the United Kingdom and have been writing about food for years — so, I know my way around the British classics and must-eat dishes around here. Nina Alizada/Shutterstock I was born and raised in the UK, and there are a few local bites and British dishes I recommend. Everyone should try a…
WaPo has been ordered to rehire Karen Attiah, who was fired for posts about white men following Charlie Kirk’s killing
Karen Attiah is returning to The Washington Post in dramatic fashion. The columnist was dismissed last fall for making controversial social media posts following conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s death. Now, an independent arbitrator has ruled that Jeff Bezos’ newspaper wrongly fired her. “The…
Everyone expected my husband and me to merge our friend groups. We never did.
About a month ago, my husband took off for the weekend to celebrate his best friend’s birthday without me. He didn’t expect me to accompany him, nor was I sad at the thought of not joining him. In fact, I’d already made my own weekend plans, including dinner with a friend that my husband hasn’t
Fanta is building its own Halloween universe after teaming up with Chucky and M3gan
After doing tie-ins with iconic scary movie characters like Chucky and M3gan, Coca-Cola’s Fanta wants to make some spooky personas of its own. Ahead of Halloween, the soda brand is introducing four characters as part of a kickoff to what it’s calling Fanta’s Haunted Universe, which it describes as…
The best reinvention consultants can make in the AI era is to their pricing model
Consultants are having an identity crisis. AI’s arrival has raised questions about the value consultants provide. And while people have always questioned what consultants actually do, the AI era has magnified the issue. Consultants are rebranding themselves and overhauling how they pitch their…
How much should you be using AI in your job search? Recruiters and career coaches weigh in.
Since getting laid off from a big bank in March, Lamar Rogers has used AI to help him apply to nearly 200 jobs. He turns to Claude to tailor his résumé, uses an AI-powered dashboard for every interview, and recently vibe-coded a résumé-review app. Yet Rogers draws the line at letting AI apply for…
The CEO of the unicorn AI accounting startup, Rillet, says AI is changing who consulting firms hire
For years, upgrading the software companies use for bookkeeping consumed a consultant’s entire job. “It’s no fun being a consultant implementing your third instance of Oracle Fusion and having three years of your life basically go by in a blink of an eye because you’re transforming Excel…
Kill the performance review
Is that a bear chasing you, or is it time for your annual performance review? Your body might not be able to tell the difference — both trigger a fight-or-flight response. While not as immediately dangerous as an ursine attack, almost everyone lives in fear of their annual performance review. A…
Taiwan’s troops are training to fight China in ordinary neighborhoods as people go about their days
TAIPEI — Phone in hand, the middle-aged woman gestured to the Taipei intersection, where an infantry platoon unloaded sandbags on the pedestrian crossings. “My Uber is waiting for me just there,” she said in Mandarin, pointing behind them. The bespectacled military policeman blocking her path with…