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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Matthijs van der Ham, 44, an architect and woodworker. For seven years, he and his 13-year-old son have lived in Minitopia,’s-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands. This piece has been edited for length and clarity.Seven years ago, when our landlord told me the apartment…
For six years, they stalled creditors, ignored deadlines, and filed stacks of legal documents. They declined to unlock their ornate front doors for court-ordered visits by realtors, lawyers, and federal marshals. Loading audio narration… And even now, they keep fighting to reclaim their former Gilded Age Manhattan townhouse — on…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Margareth Bluigmars, 64, and Nico Bluigmars, 68, a Dutch couple who live in a tiny home at Minitopia in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. This piece has been edited for length and clarity.Nico: After our four children left home, we started thinking about…
Recently, my sons visited the adult daycare wing of the nursing home that shares their preschool building. The children were working on a simple sticker project when one of the residents, a man living with dementia, began to struggle with the steps. He looked frustrated and one of my boys…
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The drones Iran is launching at US forces are the same ones Ukraine has fought for years. Ukrainian soldiers say their battlefield experience offers lessons that matter in this fight.Alex Eine, the commander of a small Ukrainian drone unit, said it was “surprising” to see reports out of the Middle…
The younger version of myself would never have foreseen I’d end up living with my mummy and daddy at age 40, but sometimes life throws a spanner in the works.Earlier this year, my family of five moved to my hometown of the Gold Coast in Australia. I’d been living overseas,…
US embassies in the Middle East are changing their language about helping US citizens evacuate from the region.Previously, multiple embassies said they were unable to assist citizens in leaving, urging them to evacuate by commercial means. The embassy in Jerusalem said in a notice on Tuesday: “The US Embassy is…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Shanice Day, a 30-year-old stylist based in Houston, who is stuck in Dubai after traveling there to celebrate her birthday with a friend. It’s been edited for length and clarity.I came to Dubai with one of my best friends. We left…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Cody Greene, a 36-year-old from Tampa who has been in Dubai since Friday. It has been edited for length and clarity.I arrived in Dubai Friday night local time, planning to stay for a week. I’m a business development manager at a…
