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Seventeen’s Yoon Jeonghan is back in K-pop idol life after a two-year hiatus, but he still speaks fondly of his 9-to-6 job.Yoon, a vocalist from the 13-member K-pop group, was required to enlist in South Korea’s military in September 2024. After basic training, he had to serve the rest of…
When I, a type-A dietitian who loves to work out, married a laid-back man who prefers to unwind with his feet up, our different activity levels didn’t concern me.I originally started exercising to manage my weight, but it’s become a nonnegotiable part of my routine over the years. My workouts…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Gary Bartley, 66, who is helping prepare the training pitches that Team Canada will use during the 2026 FIFA World Cup. It has been edited for length and clarity.I’ve been in the industry since 1978, but I’ve never taken on a…
Jennifer Garner, 54, says she’s grateful her kids understood the demands of her acting career.In an interview with InStyle published on Wednesday, the “13 Going on 30” actor spoke about dedicating more time to her career now after spending years focused on being a mom.”When my kids were little, I…
The US Air Force has delayed the retirement of its A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft, but the Warthogs are still headed for replacement, with F-35s, F-15s, and other aircraft expected to take on missions long associated with the A-10 platform.The Air Force has argued the A-10 won’t be viable in…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Raymond Zeng, 24, a Meta software engineer living in the San Francisco Bay area. It has been edited for length and clarity.I’ve been told by many of my friends that my living situation is very “Spartan.” I don’t own a car,…
Venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya said leading consulting firms will come to regret their partnerships with OpenAI and Anthropic. Loading audio narration… “If you are running a consulting business and you are deploying Anthropic or OpenAI directly into your organization (I’m looking at you PwC and Accenture) you are letting the…
Burger King wants to be crowned the top burger chain — and while company leadership says its turnaround effort could take decades, it’s already showing results. Loading audio narration… “‘Reclaim the Flame’ is, frankly, a two-decade strategy because of everything that has to be done,” Burger King US and Canada…
America has been experiencing a productivity boom for the past five years, and economists are debating what’s driving it. Loading audio narration… Stanford University economics professor and leading remote-work researcher Nicholas Bloom has one theory: remote work is playing a major role.In a LinkedIn post on Tuesday, Bloom shared a…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Brian Pulliam, a 51-year-old tech and executive career coach in Issaquah, Washington. It has been edited for length and clarity. Loading audio narration… After studying computer science, I worked as an athletics coach for 13 years before joining Microsoft as a…
