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Steven Spielberg, 79, said he only agreed to start DreamWorks if it would be a 9-to-5 job.Speaking to Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson on the latest episode of the “IMO” podcast, Spielberg said that balancing family life with filmmaking was difficult.”One of the biggest challenges is just running out of…
Walmart says it managed to keep prices steady in the face of rising fuel costs last quarter by taking a $175 million hit to profit growth.That might not last.Chief Financial Officer John David Rainey said the company is facing hundreds of millions in new energy costs this year, which would…
As stand-up comedians and content creators, identical triplets Alex, Mitchell, and Sean Virzi spend much of their professional lives in front of audiences and cameras. Loading audio narration… A few years ago, Sean realized he was “rapidly” balding. Even something as minor as a gust of wind during a live…
As parents, there are some lessons we don’t realize we need to teach our children. Not that they wouldn’t learn it regardless, but having the patience to walk them through experiences we take for granted — writing a check, telling analog time, being safe when walking alone — is a…
I watch the pink-and-white-hued trees drooping under the weight of the cherry blossoms pass by the tram window. It is always a pleasure to watch them in spring. I enjoy watching vignettes of life flash by — people going about their day, while I admire Paris in its changing seasons.…
Before my husband and I decided to move our family of four from Connecticut to Las Rozas de Madrid, a suburb northwest of the Spanish capital, we’d spent over four years in what we believed would be our forever home. Loading audio narration… We never planned to move from our…
When my daughter told me she was running in the 5th-grade track meet, memories rushed back from a time in my life when running meant everything to me. Loading audio narration… In high school, I ran varsity and was captain of my track and cross-country teams. Running was my life.…
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…
