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Growing up outside Boston, I loved the city’s arts and culture scene. Loading audio narration… Spending weekends in bookstores and thrift shops, hunting for unique vintage clothes, made me feel cosmopolitan — worlds away from my homogenous suburb. As a queer kid, that was a lifeline.In fact, I loved this…
After months of job hunting, my husband had finally received a great offer, one that even came with a higher salary and title bump. Loading audio narration… The catch is that the role was based in Spartanburg, South Carolina, about seven hours from where we’d lived in Washington, DC, for…
The year was 2006. Pluto had just been downgraded to a dwarf planet. I was obsessed with my Motorola Pebl flip phone and iPod. It was also the year I started paying down my student loan balance after completing my MBA. Loading audio narration… For 20 years, this student loan…
I grew up in early 2000s Los Angeles, which is to say I grew up believing it was the center of the universe. Loading audio narration… Not metaphorically — literally. Everything sparkly seemed to happen there: movies, fame, ambition, reinvention. Even failure felt cinematic.For over a decade, I assumed this…
Time is a thief. When each of my four children was born, I thought they would be little forever. The baby and toddler years are so all-consuming that it seems like they will never end. But I learned, quickly, that the axiom that the days are long but the years…
Paramount Skydance’s tech chief is stepping down as David Ellison’s digital transformation heats up. Loading audio narration… Phil Wiser, Paramount’s chief tech officer, told his colleagues on Friday morning that he’s leaving at the end of May after seven years with the company.”Writing this and sharing this news is harder…
Growing up, when I pictured college, I imagined Friday nights straight out of Katy Perry’s “TGIF” music video, freshman year roommates who’d become bridesmaids, and hot dates every Saturday night. Loading audio narration… As a now graduating senior, I can say that instead of the happiest four years of my…
When my son moved to New York City five years ago, many people reacted with concern. Loading audio narration… “Aren’t you worried?” People asked. “I don’t think I could handle that.”Now my daughter recently moved to Chicago, and I’m hearing it all over again.Here’s the truth — I’m not calm…
The Cotswolds are one of my favorite places to visit in the UK.Maria PolanskyI lived in the UK for five years and found there were so many places I preferred over London.One of my favorite spots is the Cotswolds, home to picturesque cottages and cozy pubs.I also recommend visitors check…
“And you still like each other?” is one of the most common questions my partner, Sean, and I get when we tell someone we’re entering our fourth year calling a small camper van home. Loading audio narration… People usually ask it in a joking tone. We all chuckle, but there’s…
