Saunas are the hot new hangout spot, so I tried a $44 social cold plunge class. It was awkward — until I took an ice bath with a stranger.
Kim Schewitz, a B-17 health reporter, in the 65-person sauna I turned right at Barry’s Boot Camp and arrived at my destination: Arc, a communal sauna and cold plunge studio in London’s financial district, which markets itself as a place for people to connect. You can start your week there with a guided contrast therapy…
Watching a movie while also scrolling TikTok? ‘Popcorn brain’ is real — but you can retrain your brain to focus.
Popcorn brain is when you inattentively switch from one activity to another. When you hear the term “popcorn brain,” you might picture popcorn kernels bursting open inside a pan or microwave. This image mirrors what’s happening in your brain when you’ve had too much screen time. Perhaps you sit down to watch a TV show…
Canada freezes Tesla rebates worth $43 million to check each one is valid
Canada excluded Elon Musk’s Tesla from its EV rebate program. Canada has frozen a $43 million rebate payment to Tesla and barred Elon Musk’s company from similar national schemes. Transport Minister Chrystia Freeland directed Canada’s Transport Department to halt all Tesla rebate payments while it examined each claim individually. “No payments will be made until…
Meet the movie theater superfans sick of inflation and making the most of a $20 subscription
This year, I’ve already seen ten movies in theaters. If that sounds like a lot, let me assure you: I pale in comparison to my fellow AMC A-List fanatics. For instance, Marcel English, 25, estimates that as inflation hits movie tickets, he saved $900 last year with the subscription service. AMC’s A-List runs moviegoers about…
I chose homeownership over my marriage. I bought 5 homes post-divorce and inspired my single daughter to buy one, too.
Cynthia Jones married a man who didn’t want to buy a house. After they divorced, she bought one — then four more. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Cynthia Jones, a 64-year-old retired librarian in Toledo, Ohio, who purchased several homes without a cosigner or spouse. The interview has been edited for…
‘Captain America’ star Anthony Mackie tells young actors to think like investors and diversify their portfolios
Anthony Mackie is the lead in “Captain America: Brave New World.” Actors should think like investors and make sure to spread their bets, Anthony Mackie says. The “Captain America: Brave New World” star recently told “The Pivot” podcast he’s seen many of his peers get “hot” and land a bunch of leading roles, only for…
Photos show how your Facebook feed has changed over the last 20 years
Facebook launched in 2004, as seen here, but didn’t get a news feed until two years later. Mark Zuckerberg wants to get back to the Facebook of yesteryear. Do you remember what that was like? The company on Thursday announced a new friends-only tab, which the Meta CEO called “phase one of bringing back OG…
Academy issues apology over its response to the attack on Oscar-winning Palestinian filmmaker Hamdan Ballal
Palestinian filmmaker Hamdan Ballal won an Oscar for the documentary “No Other Land” in early March. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has issued an apology for its response to an attack on the Oscar-winning filmmaker Hamdan Ballal following pressure from voting members. Hundreds of Academy members have criticized the awards body for…
YouTube’s global head of top creators left after 12 years. Now, she’s getting into business with her little brother.
Preeya Khanna helped shape YouTube’s creator strategy for over a decade. Now she’s trying her hand at entrepreneurship. The YouTube exec in charge of working with top creators, Preeya Khanna, is hanging up her “golden handcuffs” after 12 years at the company. “I was really craving a return back to what it felt like in…
