I’m about to turn 40, and people say I’ll regret being child-free. I won’t.
Jodie Humphries is 39 and child-free. I turn 40 next March, so I’m at the age where I’m relatively often asked when I’ll have kids. I’m mostly asked by older female relatives, usually at big family gatherings when my brothers’ kids are there, though some men ask me, too. The conversation turns to when my…
50 Cent taunts Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs over indictment on sex trafficking and racketeering charges. Here’s their 18-year beef explained.
Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson and Sean “Diddy” Combs have been feuding since the early 2000s. 50 Cent is at it again. The rapper’s latest taunt towards Sean “Diddy” Combs came on Tuesday with a post on X. “Here I am keeping good company with @DrewBarrymoreTV and I don’t have 1,000 bottles of lube at the…
I have digital overload from parenting a first grader. School, friend hangouts, and extracurriculars are all managed on my phone.
The author says she debates whether to delete certain apps, but then has FOMO. It’s taken me some time to realize but I have been checking my phone every 30 minutes. No, it’s not infinite scrolling — it’s mostly because I am a parent to a first grader, and I don’t have much choice. Schools,…
I tried Nestlé’s new weight-loss meals, and felt full for hours — but nutritionists have mixed reviews
The tiny new frozen pizza is a little bigger than my hand. The world’s biggest food company is going small today. Nestlé is launching new frozen meals designed for busy Americans who just aren’t that hungry anymore — or who may be interested in losing some weight via portion control. Nestlé’s newest product line “Vital…
People say having teenage daughters means they’ll hate you, but mine don’t. They just need to be heard and have a snack.
My daughters just need to feel heard. Parents are often fed the narrative that parenting pre-teens and teenagers is guaranteed to be difficult. However, I’ve fostered a healthy relationship with my two daughters, ages 12 and 13, by still having my own identity, not being afraid to apologize, and even bringing out the snacks when…
Mark Zuckerberg’s daughter August said she wanted to be like Taylor Swift one day, but he shot that down real quick
Mark Zuckerberg said his daughter, August told him that she wanted to be like Taylor Swift when she grew up after they’d attended one of Swift’s concerts. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says his seven-year-old daughter once told him that she wanted to be like Taylor Swift when she grew up. Zuckerberg brought up a conversation…
I’m an Ivy League student with schizophrenia. Hallucinations make classes even harder, but I’m determined to get my degree.
The author, not pictured, is a college student and has schizophrenia. One day, when I was 14, I was lying on an air mattress in my Manhattan apartment when I saw a woman. She had red hair and held a box of Cheez-Its, and I just knew that her name was Amy. I was very…
Tesla Superchargers are about to get a lot more crowded
GM drivers now have access to Tesla Superchargers. General Motors is the latest car company to grant its drivers access to Tesla’s vast Supercharger network. The company announced Wednesday that GM electric vehicle drivers, including those from brands like Chevrolet and Cadillac, can charge at any of Tesla’s 17,800 Supercharger stations using a $225 adapter.…
More devices are blowing up in Lebanon a day after Hezbollah pagers fatally exploded
Hezbollah fighters, part of a force in Lebanon that has been targeted in multiple attacks affecting communications devices. Hand-held radios exploded across Lebanon on Wednesday, according to multiple reports, potentially signaling a second wave of coordinated attacks targeting personal devices in the Middle Eastern country. The official broadcaster of the Hezbollah militant group, Al-Manar, reported…
