A pink and green bow tie Steve Jobs wore to introduce the Macintosh computer more than 40 years ago just sold at auction for $35,750
Late Apple cofounder Steve Jobs was known to wear black turtlenecks, but he wore a colorful bow tie to introduce one of the company’s most influential products. When it came to fashion, Steve Jobs was perhaps best known for his signature black turtlenecks. But he wore a more obscure and much more colorful bow tie…
My parents never had hard conversations with me. I’m talking to my 6-year-old about periods, adoption, and death.
My parent’s didn’t speak openly about a lot of things. I’m doing things differently with my kids (not pictured). When my 6-year-old son saw my tampons in the bathroom and asked what they were, I froze for a minute, with all the possible fictional explanations I could give flashing through my mind like neon lights.…
I often walked away to process my feelings when my son and I fought. I felt guilty for it, but it taught him a valuable lesson.
The author (left) walked away from her son (right) for a timeout when they fought. When my son was younger, he was always quick to smooth things over when we would get into a disagreement or argument — usually with a hug or an apology. Pushing the issues aside before we had the time to…
I’m happy we waited until our 40s to have kids. When we were younger, my husband was gone half the year for the Navy.
Kristina Wright and her son. Wright’s husband returned home from deployment the day before she delivered their first child. When I married my husband, who was an enlisted sailor in the US Navy, I was warned about frequent moves, long separations, and unpredictable schedules. I believed we could handle it. What I was less sure…
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…
