Forget cold plunges or biohacking: Here’s how Wall Street’s rising stars stay sharp
Call it superstitious, but Mark Zhu, a 34-year-old managing director at Blackstone, likes to start every day the same way. He has two Trader Joe’s yogurt cups, one banana-flavored and one blueberry-flavored, eaten in the same order, followed by his supplements, which also have their specific sequence. “Those are just examples of how I bring…
I’m a photographer who shoots weddings around the world. Couples want one kind of photo — but they don’t actually use them.
Joshua Huggett is a wedding photographer who has worked with high-net-worth clients. I started taking photos in high school because it was a fun and easy subject to pass. After high school, I continued snapping pictures of abandoned buildings, but there wasn’t a market. So, I transitioned into event photography — birthday parties and anything…
For Gen Zers tired of dating, applications for lavender marriages are open
For Gen Zers, a platonic marriage could be a good option for financial stability and comfort. For many young people right now, the dating scene is rough, their families are far away, and housing is expensive. To share the load, some are exploring the idea of “lavender marriages” — something that was once the preserve…
Here’s how Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei defines artificial general intelligence
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei weighed in on where the AI race is headed in a new essay. The world’s leading AI companies are all competing to be the first to reach a single goal: artificial general intelligence. AGI is generally considered to be a still theoretical version of artificial intelligence that is capable of reasoning…
I’m a single mom to a toddler and only book luxury resorts for us. It allows me to also enjoy our vacation.
The author books luxury resorts to go to with her toddler instead of family-friendly resorts. Since I became a mother, my Instagram has been filled with ads for family-friendly hotels and vacations. But, it turned out to be more challenging than I expected to find places where my daughter and I could both enjoy our…
I ghosted all the friends that left me feeling drained, and I’m not sorry. I now focus on quality time with real friends.
The author ghosted all her friends that left her feeling drained. I have that one friend who I see once a year to “catch up.” I also have that one acquaintance who loves to talk for 30 minutes straight without asking a single question or letting me say a word. She loves to trauma-dump everything…
I cheated on my girlfriend. It’s the worst thing I’ve ever done, but I had to lose her to find myself.
The author, not pictured, cheated on his girlfriend. Ever since I grasped the concept of a romantic relationship, I understood trust and loyalty were two key ingredients for its development. Then, I realized the worst threat to a relationship: infidelity. If that wasn’t enough, in my career as a New York lawyer, I learned that…
US to send more troops and an advanced anti-missile system to Israel
An Israeli Apache helicopter fires a missile towards southern Lebanon. The United States is sending troops and an anti-missile defense system to Israel. US President Joe Biden directed Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to approve “the deployment of a Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery and associated crew of U.S. military personnel” to Israel following Iran’s…
NATO set to kick off nuclear exercise ‘Steadfast Noon’ on Monday
An F-35 fighter jet. NATO is set to launch its annual nuclear training exercise, “Steadfast Noon,” on Monday. The two-week exercise will see more than 60 aircraft, including nuclear-capable fighter jets, take part in training flights in airspace over Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, the UK, and the North Sea. NATO runs the training exercise each…
