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I moved from the US to Germany 14 years ago and am now raising a kid here. I get a lot of questions about my ethnicity in Germany and struggle with the language.Still, I love living so close to many European cities and have met great people here. Since moving to…
Mel Macintyre landed her dream job at a finance company in Edinburgh in her 30s.She became burned out, and her corporate lifestyle of “work hard, party hard” made her ill.Macintyre left the city and lives on an island in Scotland, where she’s more connected to nature. This as-told-to essay is…
I took a river cruise because it was on my mom’s bucket list.We spent a lot of time together, so we did some serious bonding.The small ship was good for my 86-year-old mom’s mobility. I took my first river cruise somewhat reluctantly. It was on my mom’s bucket list, and…
“The Perfect Couple,” Netflix’s hit new murder-mystery series, follows Amelia Sacks (Eve Hewson) and her fiancé Benji Winbury (Billy Howle) ahead of their plush Nantucket wedding, which is called off after the dead body of the maid of honor, Merritt Monaco (Meghann Fahy), is found on the morning of the…
I’ve always believed there was some kind of metaphysical woo-woo at work behind the scenes, guiding me to make the right decisions. Once, when I broke up with my partner and was deciding whether or not to fly home from Canada to Australia to win him back, I went to…
Jon Stewart loved Pete Buttigieg’s stance on JD Vance so much he praised it as “perfect.”Buttigieg criticized Vance’s now-infamous “childless cat ladies” comment, arguing that Vance believes not just that being a parent makes you more important to the country, but that “not being a parent makes you less.”Buttigieg brought…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Regina Beraldo Kihwele, a 25-year-old artist in Tanzania who, in 2015 and 2016, attended North Korea’s Songdowon International Children’s Camp, which some Russian children are set to attend this summer.The following has been edited for length and clarity.When I was 16,…
Despite warnings about wearing sunscreen to prevent wrinkles, I neglected it throughout most of my 20s (cue the screams). I also didn’t use anti-aging products like vitamin C serum or retinol until I was in my early 30s, which would have helped keep my skin hydrated and plump.A combination of…
Multiple Netflix stars have accused “Perfect Match” contestant Bryton Constantin of making homophobic and transphobic comments, pulling the streaming service into another reality show controversy.Bryton originally appeared on “Squid Game: The Challenge” season one last year and was called up again by the streamer for “Perfect Match” season two — one…
Elon Musk has come up with a list of recommended audiobooks — but they may not make terribly relaxing listening by the pool or beach this summer.The Tesla CEO’s first pick is “The Story of Civilization” by Will and Ariel Durant, an 11-volume collection covering the history of European and…
