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When I can find them at Aldi, I buy items like the Emporium Selection Champagne cheese and Simply Nature multigrain tortilla chips.Meredith OchsAs a culinary judge, I look for high-quality snacks, regional produce, and other staples at Aldi.I like buying items that contain few or no food additives, like the…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Margot Hollander, 64, a retired dance teacher and project manager. She lives in the Dutch tiny home village of Minitopia, Eindhoven. The piece has been edited for length and clarity. Loading audio narration… After my divorce, I had to find somewhere…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Christina Sciblo, a 36-year-old content creator based in Atlantic County, New Jersey, who bought the home she previously rented with her partner and four children and immediately started renovations. The following has been edited for length and clarity. Loading audio narration……
Growing up, I wanted to live in every city my family visited on vacation. As an adult, I started to work through that list. Loading audio narration… After college in Virginia, I moved to DC, went to grad school in Wisconsin, and then followed jobs to Denver and New York.…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Ryan Courtnage, the 51-year-old cofounder of the donation-management platform Benevity, who lives in Creston, British Columbia. It’s been edited for length and clarity. Loading audio narration… When I exited my last endeavor in 2020, I purchased a large piece of land…
OpenAI is moving into an unexpected industry: media. Loading audio narration… The San Francisco AI giant just bought TBPN, a tech talk show that’s gone viral among Silicon Valley insiders, it announced Thursday. Financial terms were not disclosed.Jordi Hays and John Coogan host the two-man talk show, which streams for…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Heather Schoonover, owner of Painting With a Twist in Boise. It has been edited for length and clarity.Three years ago, my husband Levi got a call from family. His uncle had died, and the family was preparing to sell his business,…
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…
For my husband and me, the decision to sell our home in Walnut Creek, California, was years in the making.In our 25 years there, we had raised two daughters, rescued two dogs, hosted neighborhood gatherings, and oversaw three renovations.In 2022, we took our first step toward letting go by renting…
Until recently, if you had mentioned multigenerational living to me, I wouldn’t have assumed you were talking about my mom and me. After all, we haven’t lived under the same roof for nearly 20 years. Loading audio narration… In the 20 years since I last lived with Mom, I’ve gotten…
