When my job went remote, I moved from the US to El Salvador. The change of pace helped me rediscover my purpose.
I moved to El Salvador from Maryland to help with corporate burnout. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Analucy Benavides. It has been edited for length and clarity. When I graduated from college in 2016, I got my first “big girl job,” working for a national non-profit in Maryland focused on disaster…
Trump’s Mexican tariffs threaten to make life more difficult for automakers — including Tesla and BYD
Tesla announced plans last year for a new factory in Mexico President-elect Donald Trump said he would impose sweeping tariffs on Mexico — and that could be a problem for Tesla, whose CEO is one of Trump’s most vocal supporters. The announcement, on Truth Social, comes after Trump floated imposing tariffs of 200% or more…
I took my teenagers to an all-inclusive resort. Not having to plan every moment helped me be more present as a parent.
The author and her family went to an all-inclusive resort. My husband and I have traveled to several all-inclusive resorts together, but we’d never taken our kids to one until recently. While our family’s decision to homeschool leaves lots of travel opportunities open to us, an all-inclusive vacation just hadn’t lined up until we decided…
Mark Zuckerberg teases default Threads feeds as X users flock to rival Bluesky
Threads is testing out new features on the platform. Threads is stepping up its game by giving users the power to pick their default feed as it battles to keep pace with Bluesky’s explosive growth. Meta’s chief, Mark Zuckerberg, said in a Threads post on Monday that it was “testing the option” for users to…
‘Moana’ star Auli’i Cravalho says she kept deferring her Columbia place so the acting ‘train’ didn’t come to a ‘halt’
Auli’i Cravalho appeared in the remake of “Mean Girls” this year. Auli’i Cravalho, the voice of Moana, said she decided to pause her education aspiration over fears her acting career would lose steam. Cravalho began her acting career at 14, debuting as Disney’s first Polynesian princess in 2016’s “Moana.” The film was nominated for two…
New Diddy accuser says he threatened to ‘ruin her’ at 17 after she was sexually assaulted at one of his famed July 4 white parties
Five new lawsuits have been filed against Sean “Diddy” Combs. Sean “Diddy” Combs is facing five new sex assault lawsuits, including one that accuses the hip-hop mogul of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl at one of his famed Fourth of July white parties in the Hamptons. The plaintiff, now an adult only identified in court…
Patrick Schwarzenegger says the upcoming third season of ‘The White Lotus’ is ‘insane’
Patrick Schwarzenegger stars on season three of “The White Lotus.” Patrick Schwarzenegger can sum up season three of “The White Lotus” in one succinct phrase: “Absolutely fucking insane.” Each season of Mike White’s Emmy-winning anthology series focuses on a different group of privileged vacationers visiting the titular fictional resort chain. Season one was set in…
No one would talk to Sebastian Stan about his Donald Trump movie for ‘Actors on Actors’: ‘They were too afraid’
Sebastian Stan transforms into Donald Trump in “The Apprentice.” You won’t see Sebastian Stan doing an “Actors on Actors” interview about his new Donald Trump movie “The Apprentice,” because, according to the actor, no one would talk to him about it. Stan plays Trump in the new Ali Abbasi film, which was released in October.…
Gen Z fell in love with government jobs. Elon Musk’s budget cuts might upend them.
The hottest trend in Washington, DC, might be updating your résumé. Elon Musk’s government efficiency commission has been tasked with cutting government spending, raising questions about the future of millions of jobs. B-17 and Madison Hoff have a breakdown of the number of employees and salaries at different government departments. The average compensation for most…
