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Laura Dern, 59, says it took getting older for her to stop shaping herself around what other people find desirable.”You know, it’s interesting: What they think you want to explore as a female actor is so bizarre. Like to explore sexuality at 20 in my case meant, ‘Tell me who…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jen Affleck, who stars on Hulu’s “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives”. It has been edited for length and clarity.Growing up, I thought success was selfish. Being raised in Mormon culture, I learned that the women were supposed to be at…
For years, Brittany Nemandoust struggled to keep her small business afloat.Chocbox, her DIY chocolate-making kit company, started as a pandemic project after shutdowns left her temporarily out of work as a dental hygienist. When she returned to the dental office, the business remained a side hustle.Sales fluctuated, spiking over the…
Artificial intelligence has supercharged the cybersecurity arms race. Attackers are rushing to harness the tech to break into systems, leaving defenders no choice but to adopt it as well to fend them off.Alon Noy, who previously led an Israeli intelligence unit that tested the nation’s cyber defenses, saw that paradigm…
We’re a 10-minute walk from the Palace of Versailles. My wife attends ISIPCA, one of the most prestigious graduate perfumery programs in the world, and I’m an American writer living right outside Paris.It may sound glamorous, but my daily routine hasn’t really changed. Before our move in October, I sat…
For years, my morning routine consisted of setting the alarm on my iPhone half an hour early, hitting snooze every nine minutes, and telling myself that the only way I could wake up was by blasting my eyes with blue light.My phone alarm did wake me up — but it…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Ricci Armani, a 33-year-old comedian based in Seattle. It’s been edited for length and clarity.In late 2022, I remember randomly telling my boyfriend, “There might be a time when I make less money because I’m going to choose comedy over corporate.”…
