Anne Hathaway showed Blake Lively just what to do to swerve public backlash
Anne Hathaway apologized to the same journalist who interviewed Blake Lively. Anne Hathaway just gave a masterclass in swerving public backlash — and Blake Lively should take notes, according to PR experts. Kjersti Flaa — the journalist who went viral in August for her resurfaced interview with Lively — said Hathaway recently apologized for “giving…
I thought I made a mistake renting an electric vehicle in Italy. There was a steep learning curve, but I’d do it again.
The group rented an EV while traveling in Italy. The car was dead silent as panic set in among my friend group. We had just spent four unplanned hours charging our electric rental car in Lake Como, Italy. By the time we got back to the charging station, the car’s battery still wasn’t full. Based…
Disney World is shutting down as Florida braces for Hurricane Milton
Disney World will close early because of Hurricane Milton. Just last week the amusement park experienced poor weather from Hurricane Helene. Walt Disney World will shut down on Wednesday as Florida braces for Hurricane Milton. Starting at 1 p.m., the park’s Hollywood Studios and Animal Kingdom will close, followed by closures of EPCOT, the Magic…
I’ve been to 86 countries and learned to travel on a budget. I book tours once I’m in the country and embrace public transportation.
Jennifer Sizeland books tours once she’s in a country to save money. As a teenager who lived in a small town, I became obsessed with travel, collecting piles of books written by authors who’d traversed the globe under their own steam. I vowed to do the same and got a job at a bookshop to…
After 5 years in tech, I wanted something new. An internship on a tea farm in Japan was the wake-up call I needed.
Cherie Luo interned at a matcha farm for four weeks, where she helped out with the business aspect of the farm. In June, I graduated from business school with a new career plan: tech was out, and matcha was in. I grew up in Long Island, went to college in Manhattan, and worked in tech…
Russia cut off its troops from Discord, the video gaming comms tool they use to coordinate attacks in Ukraine
Russian and Ukrainian troops have been using Discord to coordinate drone attacks. It was banned on Tuesday by Moscow. Russian state media reported on Tuesday that authorities have banned Discord, a US-based messaging and voice-call platform that’s popular among gamers but more recently has been used for battlefield communication in Ukraine. Internet and media regulator…
Trump’s close relationship with Putin could come back to haunt the US
Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin after the Helsinki summit in 2018. Trump has long been accused of being too close to Putin. With only a month to go before the presidential election, Donald Trump’s relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin has once again come under the spotlight. In a forthcoming book, journalist Bob Woodward says…
Ukraine says it struck a Russian ammo depot where North Korean weapons and devastating glide bombs were stored
The aftermath of a Ukrainian attack on another Russian ammunition depot in September. The Ukrainian armed forces said that it carried out a drone strike on a major Russian ammunition depot overnight. The attack marks the latest in a string of attacks targeting Moscow’s arsenals. The Ukrainian military said Wednesday that its forces caused “fire…
I invested in early social media startups. After having 3 kids, here’s why I never share my kids’ photos online and prefer group chats instead.
Mark Weinstein doesn’t post about his kids online. Back in 1998, I launched two social media companies: SuperFamily and SuperFriends. I wanted to help connect families online. Social media at that time felt so beautiful and wholesome to me. Now I’m a privacy expert, and I talk about the dangers of surveillance capitalism, where Big…
