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On an evening walk during my freshman year at Yale, I noticed a homeless man slipping in and out of consciousness at the corner of a street. His breathing was shallow, his lips tinged blue, and he didn’t respond to a sternum rub I gave him. Trusting my instincts, I…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Ginny Wu, 32, a Taiwanese-American UCLA graduate living in Taiwan. Her words have been edited for length and clarity.For my dad’s generation, the American dream was about building a better future for their kids.My uncle was the first in his family…
A few years after Amir Satvat landed his first video-game job at the age of 38, layoffs started piling up across the industry at companies such as Xbox maker Microsoft and publisher Electronic Arts. Seeing many of his new peers let go, he became motivated to lend a hand.Satvat built…
This article is part of “Build IT: Connectivity,” a series about tech powering better business.Viome is aiming to transform disease detection, starting with the gut.The Washington-based biotech startup offers at-home testing kits that analyze saliva, stool, and blood samples. Using RNA analysis, scientists at Viome can evaluate how genes and…
When I saw those two pink lines pop up, my first thought wasn’t baby names — it was: Oh no, I have so much travel coming up.As a travel writer, I can be on the road more than at home in some months. When I took the test, I had…
My zest for adventure and travel is heavily inspired by my dad. He’s in his 60s but still climbs trees, insists on going off-trail on most hikes, and stops to admire every sunset he sees.Although I’ve traveled solo around the world and we’ve had our fair share of family vacations…
On a Friday in 2017, I was sitting at my desk when my heart started thundering out of my chest.I took a few deep breaths, thinking it would pass, but it didn’t. My heart raced faster, and it became difficult to breathe. I mumbled something to my colleagues, grabbed my…
It turns out that all Kelly Ripa needed to do to fit into her Oscars dress was eat like Mark Consuelos for three days.On Monday’s episode of “Live with Kelly and Mark,” Ripa spoke about how she struggled to fit into her gown for the Academy Awards”So right before the…
My husband and I got married last June in a simple ceremony at New York City Hall. A week after our wedding, he went back to his home in London, and I stayed in mine in New York. We’d been together for five years when we got married, during which…
I was conducting an interview over Zoom recently when my teenage daughter called me twice in a row. Worried that something was wrong, I texted her, “In a meeting, emergency?” to which she replied, “No, just a good table on the side of the road.” This cracked me up and…
