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For years, the question at the office every Monday, as I got coffee, was, “What did you do for fun over the weekend?”This question made me want to crawl under the table. Not because I didn’t love small talk, but because as a young executive juggling a demanding job, two…
Personal trainer Ben Foster used to describe himself as a “supplement minimalist.” Loading audio narration… He’d stick to a few tried-and-true basics of supplements for fitness and general health, without venturing very far into the wider world of powders, pills, and shakes.But research increasingly suggests that supplements can offer promising…
Last June, my husband came back from a long surfing trip and asked me for a divorce. I was stunned. Confused. Heartbroken.By then, we’d been married for nearly seven years — June 15th would’ve been our seventh wedding anniversary. To celebrate it, I had organized a short getaway.We’d stay in…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine is supporting the US in fighting Iranian Shahed drones.”We received a request from the United States for specific support in protection against ‘shaheds’ in the Middle East region,” Zelenskyy said in a Thursday X post.”I gave instructions to provide the necessary means and ensure…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Denny Balmaceda. It has been edited for length and clarity.In February, I boarded my plane that would fly from Newark Airport in Jersey City to San Francisco. My business-class seat had been booked by a clothing brand I had been working…
