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In middle school, I was the textbook definition of awkward: braces, acne, a bad perm, and a body I didn’t know how to dress or love. I was uncomfortable in my skin, and I’m sure everyone noticed.One afternoon in the hallway, a boy looked directly at me and said, loudly…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Audrey Serna, 33, who dropped out of college after two semesters. It has been edited for length and clarity.It was a horrible feeling to drop out of college when all of my peers chose that route. But I wouldn’t have done…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Gilen Chan and Gene Preudhomme, both 63 and retired lawyers, who are the creators and hosts of the “Retire There with Gil & Gene” podcast. It has been edited for length and clarity.It’s been over five years since we started our…
I wish I could say my husband and I were young and foolish, but we weren’t that young. We just never considered writing wills.Who needs those? Grandparents. People in their 80s whose adult children are going to argue over who gets the favorite painting or the glassware. We had one…
Disney doesn’t want to talk about DEI.The Mouse House didn’t mention “diversity” in its 2025 annual report for the first time since 2019, according to SEC filings reviewed by Business Insider. It also didn’t mention the phrases “DEI” or “D&I.”This change comes after Disney revamped its DEI initiatives in February…
My husband is Jewish, American, and from New England. I am a first-generation immigrant from Eastern Europe.I was baptized in Bulgaria and grew up in an Orthodox Christian household, whereas my husband was bar mitzvahed and went to Hebrew school. In other words, we come from completely different cultural and…
When my mom was diagnosed with her third bout of cancer in 2018, she asked me to come work for her day care business. Knowing she would be undergoing treatments and needed the help, I quit my job to become a manager at one of her four centers.We had previously…
The last time I set foot in an exam hall was over 10 years ago, so I figured that, at 32, getting a formal ADHD diagnosis would be pointless. I made it through school and university, I’ve established a great career, and I have systems that keep me on top…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Erin Smith, a 47-year-old a freelance marketer and founder of the travel blog Gluten-Free Globetrotter, who moved to Montreal in 2024. The conversation has been edited for length and clarity.I was born and raised in New York and spent my last…
Jon Bon Jovi, 63, says he would’ve stopped performing if he hadn’t recovered from his vocal injury.”I don’t do it for the applause. I’m not that applause junkie. I do it for the joy and I do it for the art,” Bon Jovi told Today in an interview on Thursday.…
