I’ve adjusted how I parent my college-age daughter. I need to trust that I’ve taught her to do the right thing.
When my daughter went to college I knew our relationship had to evolve. My daughter is an only child, so our relationship is supremely precious to me. Admittedly, I helicoptered my way through the first 18 years of her life, likely inserting myself a little too much at times. Now that she’s in college, I’m…
Taiwan has a new all-purpose sea attack drone after watching how Ukraine smashed Russia’s Black Sea Fleet
CSBC has unveiled the Endeavor Manta, a small, five-ton uncrewed surface vessel that’s meant to fire torpedoes or be used as an exploding drone. A Taiwanese shipbuilding firm has debuted a new uncrewed surface vessel that it said was inspired by Ukraine’s attacks on Russia’s Black Sea Fleet. Named the Endeavor Manta, the 28-foot-long sea…
Pete Hegseth signs memo to shrink Defense Department’s workforce in a bid to boost efficiency and ‘incentivize top performers’
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth signed a memorandum on Friday that aims to shrink the Defense Department’s civilian headcount, saying on X that it would help make the DOD “more efficient and incentivize top performers.” In a press release, the DOD said the memo — dubbed the “Initiating the Workforce Acceleration and Recapitalization Initiative” — stated…
Beyond his bright blue suits, Pete Hegseth’s unconventional style is ‘operator casual’
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth donning “operator casual” style in February. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is known for steering clear of the traditional, somber attire expected in Washington, DC, playing the suit game by his own rules. But he’s also got a second kind of unconventional look — operator casual. It’s a different…
Why the cereal aisle is getting so swole
Protein is having a moment, and big packaged food brands like General Mills are keeping up. An article I read that fascinated me on New York Magazine’s Grub Street looks at how big brands synonymous with carbs — Wheaties and Cheerios, for example — are trying to muscle their way into the latest craze for…
3 ways to tell if an Indian restaurant is actually amazing, according to a top chef
Chef Heena Patel of Besharam in San Francisco shared her tips for finding a great Indian restaurant. When Heena Patel first moved to the Bay Area in California, she started selling her homemade Gujarati food at the local farmers market. She’d often come home without making a profit, but she refused to give up on…
I’m a dietitian. Here are 5 of my favorite high-protein breakfast ideas.
Greek yogurt bowls are one of my favorite easy ways to get more protein into my diet in the morning. As a busy dietitian, having protein at breakfast is non-negotiable for me. In fact, I view it the same way as brushing my teeth in the morning. Getting enough protein is important for one’s overall…
In an era of quiet glow-ups, no-prep veneers are the new ‘it’ cosmetic procedure
For decades, celebrities, influencers, and high-fliers have relied on a technique to give them perfect smiles: veneers. Or at least, they did. Demand for flawless teeth is still high. Getting your teeth shaved down irreversibly? Not so much. These days, “no-prep veneers” are rising up as the new “it” procedure. The result is similar to…
A millennial engineer dreamed of a walkable small town with big-city vibrancy. So, she’s building it herself.
Edge Esmeralda, pictured above, is a pop-up retreat that represents what the future town of Esmeralda hopes to be. Devon Zuegel graduated from Stanford and moved to San Francisco in 2016 for her software engineering career. Then, the pandemic hit. Zuegel and her husband temporarily relocated to Chautauqua, the New York lake resort town where…
