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Jeanne Calment was the oldest verified person to have ever lived, passing away at 122. She was born in 1875, just a decade after the US Civil War ended, and died in 1997, a year before Google launched.Despite Calment’s extraordinary longevity, her home country, France, ranks just outside the top…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Rei Onoda, 34, coowner of Kamijyoan, a bakery in rural Japan. Her words have been edited for length and clarity. Loading audio narration… After graduating from university, I moved to Dubai and worked as a cabin crew member for Emirates for…
My grandmother has always been a storyteller; it came naturally to her as a school librarian. Loading audio narration… For her, books were a way to make places feel real before she could ever visit them. Growing up, she didn’t have much money for travel, so when she finally went…
My early attempts at exercising and diets to improve my appearance were always short-lived. Try something new, get no visible results, give up, repeat. I assumed that my regular yoga practice and eating fresh, home-cooked food didn’t count. Loading audio narration… I began to notice comments revolving around my age…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Katie Loftin, 33, and Phill Jackson, 34, a couple who share an apartment in Dallas and have separate bedrooms. The conversation has been edited for length and clarity. Loading audio narration… Loftin: As a woman, there’s often pressure to follow a…
I sat in a stiff chair next to my 86-year-old dad as a lawyer outlined the complicated rules of Medicaid law. Loading audio narration… My dad furrowed his brow, trying to understand the legal complexities that could mean the difference between being able to leave his home — where he’d…
Growing up, I expected to live the fast-paced life of a performer. Loading audio narration… I’m a Jersey girl with a New York City spirit. As a kid, my backyard was the Hudson City Skyline, and my dreams were set on being a principal actor on Broadway.Most of my childhood…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Natalie Alatriste, a 35-year-old native Floridian who grew up in Miami-Dade County. In 2025, she moved to Arlington, Virginia. The conversation has been edited for length and clarity. Loading audio narration… Growing up in Miami in the ’90s, I remember it…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk says the company has nearly cleared out the last of its flagship cars. Loading audio narration… Only “a few hundred” Model S sedans and Model X SUVs remain in inventory, Musk said in a Wednesday post on X.The low inventory hasn’t been independently confirmed, but the…
The vision I had for my college experience was something straight out of a glossy homecoming brochure: spontaneous road trips, late nights spent dancing terribly at parties, football games, and a close-knit friend group to enjoy it all with. Loading audio narration… However, social anxiety, depression, and the COVID-19 pandemic…
