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☆ New Yorkers planted a tiny forest in a spot where the city used to warehouse prisoners and smallpox patients
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-14 | by ( Eliza Relman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

New York City got its first tiny forest, planted on Roosevelt Island on April 6. AdvertisementVolunteers and supporters gather in Southpoint Park on Roosevelt Island for a ceremony before planting a pocket forest on April 6, 2024. AdvertisementSharon Bean volunteered at the pocket forest planting in honor of her sister, Kat Livingston, an avid gardener who died of cancer in January. SUGi has created pocket forests in 42 cities on six continents since 2019 — the Roosevelt Island forest is the group's 200th. AdvertisementThe tiny forest, also known as the Manhattan Healing Forest, sits at the southern end of Roosevelt Island.

Persons: Akira Miyawaki that's, Elise Van Middelem, Eliza Relman, Curtis Zunigh, Jerry Nadler, Franklin D, Roosevelt, Sharon Bean, Kat Livingston, Judith Berdy, she's, Berdy, Christina Delfico's, Delfico, Van Middelem, We've, SUGi, Bean, Tayana Panova, Panova, Olivia MacDonald Organizations: Service, York, Volunteers, New, Lunatic Asylum, Lenape Center, Manhattan Healing, Navajo Nation, New York Times Locations: York City, Roosevelt, Japanese, New York, Park, Dutch, British, Welfare, Manhattan, New York State, London, Syracuse , New York, New Mexico

☆ I moved to Spain from Texas. I can't imagine returning to the US — life is too good here.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-13 | by ( Fortesa Latifi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Although I was born in Mexico, I spent most of my life living in the US so moving to Spain was a big difference. I've lived here for 14 months and I have a much better quality of life in Spain than I had in the US. Living in Spain has shown me there's a different way to existI love the work culture in Spain. I definitely miss my friends, but I wouldn't let that keep me from life in Spain. Correction: January 9, 2024 — An earlier version of this story misspelled the name of the person who moved to Spain.

Persons: Jeronimo Noriega, It's, I'd, Europe — I'd, I've, I'm, it's, Geronimo Organizations: Service Locations: Spain, Oviedo, Asturias, Northwest Spain, San Antonio, United States, Europe, Mexico, America, cafés

☆ I spent over $1 million on a Victorian house that hadn't been touched in 70 years. It was crumbling and rotting, but I have no regrets.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( Maria Noyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

When I was talking to my dad, who gave us advice, he was like, "You're buying a house that's old. It felt like a huge amount of pressure because this is a beautiful old house. Then the living room, bedroom, and spare bedroom are part of the way there. AdvertisementThe living room. We've got a mirror on the wall in the living room that my dad bought 35 years ago at Portobello Market.

Persons: —, Natalie Glaze, Glaze, she's, It'll, hasn't, we'd, Let's, We've, they're, I've, it's Organizations: Service, Business Locations: London, TikTok, Portobello

☆ Gen Z's Dream of Becoming Influencers Is Getting Harder Thanks to AI
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-09 | by ( Clem De Pressigny | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

Advancements in AI tech have given birth to an industry of AI influencers, and major companies are beginning to show interest in their far more cost-effective approach to marketing. AdvertisementMiquela's success didn't spark a virtual-influencer revolution, but that was largely because of cost — human influencers were still cheaper. She sees AI influencers being used to provide a deep level of information, support, and guidance on brands and products. Do AI influencers really stand a chance at building trust with an audience? A study in the European Journal of Marketing found that consumers were just as likely to follow an AI influencer as a human influencer but that they didn't trust the AI influencer as much.

Persons: Zers, Gen Z, influencers, wannabes, — they're, Nikita Baklanov, Julia Broome, Baklanov, Broome, she'd, it's, Miquela Sousa, Lil Miquela, Instagram Miquela, Calvin Klein, Imma, HypeAuditor, Euronews, who's, Jenny Dearing, Dearing, ChatGPT, chatbot, Eric Schmidt, Jonathan Haidt Organizations: Stanford, UGC, Prada, Companies, Meta, Instagram, AIs, Oxford, Advertising, Air, European, Marketing, Air Canada, Google, Alpha Locations: strategize, TikTok, Antarctica, Air Canada

☆ What putting up a bird feeder can lead to
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-09 | by ( Aj Willingham | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Blame the bird feeders — all three of them (plus a bird bath and a hummingbird feeder, of course). It’s hard to describe what happens, but it comes upon you like a cascade of feathered dopamine: You get a bird feeder. Then, the birds start to come to your bird feeder! While you can certainly outfit your bird community with top-of-the-line accoutrement, it’s not that expensive — and just as satisfying — to just have a single feeder. Even the most humble sparrow or house wren has its own little personality, its own little dramas and peculiarities.

Persons: can’t, I’ve, Cardinal, I’m, It’s, birdsong, you’re, it’s Organizations: CNN, Bravo

☆ My husband took me for a joyride on his plane during our first date. I was a widow and scared to love again, but we got married within the year.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-06 | by ( Melissa Noble | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

She met Ted Gray, and on their first date, he took her on his plane. After Al died, I didn't date for a long timeA week after Al died, I was back full-time teaching. In 21 years, I had met no one, and suddenly I'd met this man, and I was frightened I might hurt him. When Al died, I never believed I could love like that again, but our love is wonderful. I love Ted just like I loved Al, and that blows me away.

Persons: Joy Gray's, Allan, Ted Gray, —, Joy Gray, Al, it's, I'd, Rick, Ali, they'd, Ted, Farmer, Port Phillip Bay, we've, I've Organizations: Service, Port Locations: Porepunkah, Australia, Melbourne, Port Phillip, New Guinea

To live in the Maldives is to live in one of two worlds. Either you belong to the capital — Malé, a micro-Manhattan in the Indian Ocean — or you are out in “the islands,” among the quietest and most remote villages this side of the Arctic tundra. It is in these places — far from the archipelago’s walled-garden resort atolls, where no Maldivians actually dwell — that the country is picking between two visions of its future, like much of the rest of Asia, but more so. The outer islands are steadily depopulating, as the appeal of making a life through tuna fishing and coconut farming along their crushed-coral seashores shrinks. The splendid isolation may be what attracts visitors, but it seems incompatible with islanders’ aspirations in a nation modernized by global tourism.

Locations: Maldives, Manhattan, Asia

☆ King Charles is opening up Balmoral Castle for the first time
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-05 | by ( Billy Stockwell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Editor’s Note: This is a version of CNN’s Royal News, a weekly dispatch bringing you the inside track on Britain’s royal family. CNN —King Charles III is opening the doors of Balmoral Castle this summer for the most intimate tours ever permitted around the British royal family’s much-loved private Scottish home. The original property was deemed too small for the royal family so another, more substantial, castle had to be built just 100 yards away. Queen Elizabeth II in the Drawing Room at Balmoral Castle on September 6, 2022 in Aberdeen, Scotland. “It’s a lovely base for granny and grandpa to be for us to come and see them.”A general view of Balmoral Castle, the Scottish residence of the royal family since 1852.

Persons: CNN — King Charles III, Prince Albert, Queen Victoria, King, Queen Elizabeth II, Jane Barlow, Charles, Queen Camilla, There’s, Prince William, Prince Harry, Diana, Princess of Wales, ” Princess Eugenie, “, ”, Andrew Milligan, Jill O’Brien, ” Charles, Camilla Organizations: CNN’s Royal, CNN, Scottish, ITV Locations: Balmoral, Scotland’s, Scottish, Buckingham, Windsor, Sandringham, Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Scotland, Highgrove, Balmoral Castle

☆ Opinion | The Birth Dearth and the Smartphone Age
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-05 | by ( Ross Douthat | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

My newsroom colleagues Jason Horowitz and Gaia Pianigiani have a lovely report this week about family-friendly policies in the Italian province of Alto Adige-South Tyrol, which has the highest birthrate of any region in an aging, depopulating Italy. Their story is a portrait not just of a particular policy matrix but also the culture that policy can help foster. Some of what Carney describes is a set of habits that’s beyond the reach of policy. (I don’t think there’s much the government can do to persuade parents to “Have Lower Ambitions for Your Kids,” to select one of his more striking chapter titles.) But some of the sense of overwhelmingness that comes with modern parenting seems like it could be mitigated, not just through a once-a-year benefit or tax credit, but also through small consistent signals of support: the family discount on groceries, the convenient in-home child care option, the open play space, the flexible work space.

Persons: Jason Horowitz, Gaia Pianigiani, —, “, Tim Carney, conspires, Carney Organizations: Italy’s, ”, The Washington Examiner Locations: Italian, Alto Adige, South Tyrol, Italy

☆ 'Bridgerton' season 3 teasers have fans freaking out about the famous 'mirror scene' — here's what actually happens in the book
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-04 | by ( Palmer Haasch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Teasers for season three of "Bridgerton" have hinted at the famous "mirror scene" from the books. Here's what actually happens in the "mirror scene" from Julia Quinn's fourth "Bridgerton" novel. AdvertisementIf you were paying attention to the "Bridgerton" teaser drop on March 27, you might feel very intrigued by something that the book's fans call the "mirror scene." pic.twitter.com/KRC6nsx7H1 — Bridgerton (@bridgerton) March 27, 2024Fans were quick to link the sequence to the book's famous "mirror scene." NetflixHere's how the 'Bridgerton' mirror scene actually goes down in the bookIn book four, "Romancing Mister Bridgerton," Penelope and Colin finally get engaged.

Persons: Penelope Featherington, Colin Bridgerton, Julia Quinn's, —, Nicola Coughlan, Luke Newton, we've, Penelope, Colin, Mister Colin Bridgerton, swoon, you've, Coughlan, Bridgerton, Whistledown Organizations: Service, Netflix, Entertainment

☆ These US restaurants and chefs are 2024 James Beard Award finalists
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-03 | by ( Marnie Hunter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —A New Orleans restaurant featuring a modern Senegalese tasting menu and an Ethiopia-born chef who studied psychology before turning to a culinary career are among the restaurants and chefs named as finalists for the coveted James Beard Awards. The finalists for the Restaurant and Chef Awards were announced Wednesday in Washington, DC. In the Emerging Chef category, Fariyal Abdullahi, executive chef at Hav & Mar in New York, is among the five finalists. Masako Morishita moved to Washington, DC to be a cheerleader for the Washington Commanders. Fariyal Abdullahi, executive chef at Hav & Mar in New York, is among the five finalists in the Emerging Chef category.

Persons: James Beard, Fariyal Abdullahi, Abdullahi, Chef Marcus Samuelsson’s, Masako Morishita, Andy Thomas Lee, Chef Serigne Mbaye’s, Sarah Minnick, Dean Neff, foodie, James Beard’s, “, ” Beard, Mamba, Nadia Nijimbere, Yenvy Pham, Phở, Chris Viaud, Hollis Wells Silverman, Erika Whitaker, Kelly Whitaker, Michael Rafidi, Renee Touponce, David Uygur, Dallas , TX, Scott Suchman, Justin Hamel, Janet Becerra, Ryan Fernandez, Baker, Susan Bae, Jesus Brazon, Manuel Brazon, Atsuko Fujimoto, Crystal Kass, Valentine, Anna Posey, Gemma, Lula Drake Wine, Morris, Vin, Geoff Davis, Rogelio Garcia, Auro, Maynard Llera, Kuya, Tara Monsod, Billy ” Ngo, Vinnie Cimino, Cordelia, OHJose Salazar, Sarkar, Hajime Sato, Sozai, Jenner, Tony Conte, Jesse Ito, Matt Kern, Harley Peet, Kevin Tien, Ann Ahmed, Rob Connoley, Dan Jacobs, Dan Van Rite, Christina Nguyen, Hai, Tim Nicholson, Brandon Cunningham, Ali Sabbah, Matt Vawter, Penelope Wong, Yuan Wonton, Nick Zocco, Atsushi Kono, Chris Mauricio, Charlie Mitchell, Clover, Jeremy Salamon, Conor Dennehy, Talulla, Maria Meza, David Standridge, Jake Stevens, Cara Tobin, Honey, Avery Adams, Matia, Kristi Brown, Josh Dorcak, Gregory Gourdet, Melissa Miranda, Jamie Davis, The, Rod Lassiter, Parnass Savang, James London, Chubby Fish, Robbie Robinson, Paul Smith, Valerie Chang, Hunter Evans, Jackson, Gabriel Hernandez, Carlos Portela, Rene Andrade, Jeff Chanchaleune, Ma Der, Steve, Steve Riley, Eduardo Rodriguez, Zacatlán, Emmanuel Chavez, Christopher Cullum, Cullum’s Attaboy, Tracy Malechek, Ezekiel, Birdie’s, Misti Norris, Petra, Ana Liz Pulido, Ana Liz Taqueria Organizations: CNN, Lyric Opera, Hav, Culinary Institute of America, Noma, Mar, Washington Commanders, Dakar NOLA, Texas :, James Beard Foundation, The New York Times, D.C, Albi Restaurant, Washington Post, New York Times, Nikko, SC, Comfort, Dakar, Caracas Bakery, Lula, Woodford Food & Beverage, Beverages, Social Haus, UT, New, Pacific, PR Locations: New Orleans, Ethiopia, Washington ,, Chicago, New York, Copenhagen, Washington, Perry’s, Portland , Oregon, Wilmington , North Carolina, Texas, Texas : West Texas, Marfa, Mixtli, San Antonio, Detroit , MI, Seattle, WA, Greenleaf, Ansanm, Milford, Wolfeboro, NH, The Wells, Boulder, Portland, Wilmington , NC, Albi , Washington, The, Lucia, Dallas ,, Albi, Washington , DC, Santa Fe, Marfa , TX, San Antonio , TX, Springs, , New York, NY, Pancita, Kultura, Charleston, Southern Junction, Buffalo , NY, Waitsburg, Lockhart , TX, Carmel, CA, Dorchester, MA, Dakar NOLA , New Orleans, LA, Hayward, McMinnville, Orlando, FL, Nashville, TN, Nixta , Minneapolis, MN, Shan, Bozeman, Albuquerque, NM, Long Beach , CA, Hudson, Bakery, Caracas, Doral, Miami, Phoenix, AZ, Elske, IL, Son, Raleigh , NC, Dallas , TX, Columbia, San Francisco , CA, Anaheim , Anaheim , CA, , Washington, Buffalo, Montpelier, VT, Baltimore, , New Orleans, Brownsville , TX, San Francisco ,, California, Burdell, Oakland, Calistoga, Los Angeles , CA, San Diego , CA, Kru, Sacramento, Lakes, MI, Cleveland, Mita’s, Cincinnati, Indienne, Clawson , MI, Esmé, NJ, PA, Philadelphia, Fenwick, Bas Rouge, Easton, KS, MO, Khâluna, Minneapolis, St, Louis, EsterEv, Milwaukee , WI, Hai Hai , Minneapolis, Omaha, UT, Greenough, MT, Salt Lake City, Rootstalk, Breckenridge, Denver, Urban, Sofreh, Brooklyn, Kono , New York, Harana, Accord, Clover Hill, RI, Cambridge, Dolores, Providence , RI, Leeward, Burlington, Island, MÄS, Ashland, kann, Musang, KY, NC, The Hackney, Washington , NC, Talat, Atlanta, West Columbia, Maty’s, Elvie’s, Verde Mesa, San Juan, Saffron , New Orleans, Bacanora, Oklahoma City, Henderson, NV, Mesa, Tatemó, Houston , TX, Austin , TX, Mission

☆ A roundtable with LeBron James and SpringHill Company interns helped shape his new men's grooming line inspired by 'The Shop'
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-02 | by ( Lauren Edmonds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewLeBron James and Maverick Carter's company has launched a men's grooming collection inspired by "The Shop." "There was even a moment where we had Travis Scott as a guest, where he said he Googles face routines and men's grooming routines." According to data from market research company Grand View Research, the global market for men's grooming products was valued at $202.6 billion in 2022. AdvertisementCarter told BI that young consumers willing to ignore stereotypes surrounding men's grooming have helped bolster that growth. Purchase The Shop grooming collection at Walmart now.

Persons: —, LeBron James, Maverick, James, Carter, Paul Rivera, LeBron James himself, Rivera, Travis Scott Organizations: Service, SpringHill Company, Business, View Research, Walmart Locations: New York, SoHo

☆ Actor Chance Perdomo, star of ‘Chilling Adventures of Sabrina,’ dies at 27 after motorcycle incident
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-31 | by ( Sara Smart | Dan Heching | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Actor Chance Perdomo, star of the “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” and “Gen V,” has died following a motorcycle accident, according to his representative. Perdomo played Ambrose Spellman across all four seasons of Netflix’s “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina,” which starred Kiernan Shipka in the title role. He also was known for his role of Andre Anderson in Prime Video’s “The Boys” spinoff “Gen V,” which debuted with its first season last year. “The entire Gen V family is devastated by the sudden passing of Chance Perdomo. The producers of “Gen V” remembered the actor as a charming, talented performer.

Persons: Chance Perdomo, Sabrina ”, ”, Chance Perdomo’s, Rachel Hunt, Hunt, Perdomo, Ambrose Spellman, Sabrina, Kiernan Shipka, Andre Anderson, Video’s, “, V ”, Chance, Hug Organizations: CNN, Local, Amazon MGM Studios, Sony Pictures, Sony Pictures Television

☆ How to Use Up Those Easter Eggs
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-31 | by ( Sam Sifton | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

I had a lovely run of Brooklyn sandwiches going, before work, school and Easter intervened to send me back to the kitchen. A colossal roast beef, fried eggplant and mozzarella hero from Defonte’s in Red Hook, with hot peppers, gravy and mayonnaise. (A few years ago, I ginned up a recipe for the roast beef hero from Defonte’s.) But today is Easter, and not really a day for sandwiches — unless they’re ham ones on little potato rolls, with strong mustard, to eat in a side yard in the chill while children run around looking for hidden eggs. I want to make deviled eggs (above) to celebrate the holiday puckishly, or maybe a big egg salad to serve in lettuce cups.

Persons: Easter Locations: Brooklyn, Saigon, Ba, Sunset Park, Defonte’s, Red Hook, Taku, Greenpoint, Kings County

☆ I reviewed my Yale admissions file to see what the Ivy League school really thought about my application. What I learned surprised me.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-31 | by ( Brian Zhang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

I reviewed my Yale admissions file to see what the Ivy League school thought about my application. She wrote those words in my admissions file, a document I finally got my hands on three years after being accepted into Yale University. She screen-shared my admissions file and let me read in silence. I got a behind-the-scenes look into Yale admissions when they read my applicationEach aspect of my application was rated out of nine points. "I teared up reading Essay 1," one reader wrote of my common application essay.

Persons: —, Brian Organizations: Yale, Ivy League, Service, Yale University, Educational

☆ My husband and I were excited to take a trip to Europe after becoming empty nesters. But I struggled to let go of work.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-30 | by ( Kelli Thompson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . But it was surprisingly hard to enjoy the lead-up to the trip as a business owner. Just like the motion of pulling my arm back, stepping back from work propelled my business forward. I knew what work I was excited to return to, and I decided to realign on the work that no longer excited me.

Persons: —, Hailey, unplugging, I'd, Greece's, Tonya Organizations: Service, Greece's Panathenaic Locations: Greece, Italy, Venice

☆ Easter desserts that everyone will love
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-29 | by ( Food Network Kitchen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Matt Armendariz / Food NetworkGET THE RECIPEPeanut Butter and Chocolate EggsForget dying Easter eggs — try making homemade chocolate eggs instead. Kate Mathis / Food NetworkGET THE RECIPEBunny Butt Snickerdoodle CookiesTurn store-bought cookie dough into an adorable and subtly spiced Easter treat. Matt Armendariz / Food NetworkGET THE RECIPEChocolate Pastel Easter Cake with a Chocolate Vermicelli NestMoist chocolate cake is frosted with an easy, fluffy buttercream and topped with a chocolate nest for this festive Easter dessert. Matt Armendariz / Food NetworkGET THE RECIPERaspberry-Lemon Easter CakeThis adorable cake is sure to be a crowd-pleaser. Food NetworkGET THE RECIPEPavlova Eggs with Lemon CurdThis fun and beautiful Easter treat is deceptively easy to make.

Persons: Easter, Teri Lyn Fisher, Matt Armendariz, Renee Comet, Kate Mathis Organizations: Food

☆ 3 Festive Main Dishes for Any Spring Party
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-29 | by ( Lidey Heuck | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

After the quiet winter months, spring heralds the return of longer days and gathering over leisurely meals. The best dishes for those get-togethers are the ones that feel celebratory enough to serve to guests, but are simple enough to ensure you’re not spending all day in the kitchen. These three cheery mains — a salad that can be prepared in advance, a one-pot seafood stunner and a versatile grilled chicken — remind us that with the right recipes, hosting doesn’t have to be stressful. These recipes can be served alone for low-key occasions, but for a particularly memorable meal, make all three. The clams are a lovely yet rustic first course, to be followed by the chicken as a hearty centerpiece and the salad as a refreshing side dish.

☆ Elon Musk Isn't the Only One Using Drugs As a Work Performance Boost
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-24 | by ( Emily Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

You could get a mushroom that has a little bit more or a little bit less psilocybin ... which, depending on the activity of the day, might be more than you bargained for. Some corporate elites are seeking out psychedelic retreats to improve their leadership skills, shift their perceptions, and, in some cases, even bond with their teams. My main concern is that people understand the risk, any risk — bad-trip risk, psychiatric risk, or legal risk. "My main concern is that people understand the risk, any risk — bad-trip risk, psychiatric risk, or legal risk," Johnson said. A lot of executives and workers have a little bit of Elon Musk in them.

Persons: Elon, he's, Musk, à, Steve Jobs, they're, Greg Fonzo, Matthew Johnson, Sheppard Pratt, hasn't, Johnson, It's, Katrina Michelle, Rob Grover, Gary Logan, Grover, that's, Michelle, Justin Townsend, it's, performancewise, Townsend, Emily Stewart Organizations: SpaceX, Twitter, Center for Psychedelic Research, University of Texas, Austin's Dell Medical School, Center, Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies, Marijuana, Elon Musk, Business Locations: New York, Vancouver , British Columbia, Jamaica

☆ A 400-Square-Foot Apartment That’s Constantly Transforming
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-22 | by ( Tim Mckeough | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Once Michael Mance and Shannie Easterby adopted a child, it didn’t take long to realize that a 400-square-foot apartment wasn’t going to work for them anymore. “It was a lovely little apartment,” said Dr. Mance, a clinical psychologist, of the one-bedroom co-op on the Upper East Side of Manhattan that they bought for about $300,000 in 2006. But when they added Bella, now 8, to the mix in 2015, it began to seem less ideal. “Around the six-month mark, it just became obvious that we were not going to be able to sleep in the same room anymore,” Dr. Mance, 50, said. “We were keeping her awake, and then she was keeping us awake.”

Persons: Michael Mance, Shannie Easterby, ”, Mance, Bella, Dr, “ Locations: Manhattan

☆ I took my wife's last name when we got married. It shouldn't be a taboo for men.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-19 | by ( Matt Poskitt | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Before I got married, I had the same first and last name as a celebrity. When I got married, instead of my wife taking my name or hyphenating, I changed my name. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . In a Pew survey from 2023, almost 80% of women in heterosexual marriages took their spouse's last name, but only 5% of men made that same choice. This is why hyphenating when we got married never felt right, either.

Persons: —, Matthew, Matthews, it'll, it's Organizations: Service

☆ Hannah Waddingham's 'intense' first meeting with Tom Cruise involved being stuck on a fighter carrier for 5 days sitting inches away from his face — and it was "lovely"
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-18 | by ( Caralynn Matassa | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Hannah Waddingham had an intense but lovely first meeting with Tom Cruise on "Mission: Impossible 8." Waddingham was also stuck in a confined space with Ryan Gosling and Aaron Taylor-Johnson filming "The Fall Guy." AdvertisementHannah Waddingham got up close and personal with Tom Cruise when they first met — literally. On top of making her debut in the long-running franchise, she's also in "The Fall Guy." "The Fall Guy" hits theaters on May 3.

Persons: Hannah Waddingham, Tom Cruise, Waddingham, Ryan Gosling, Aaron Taylor, Johnson, Guy, —, Cruise, George H, I've, Ted Lasso, Christopher McQuarrie, she's, David Leitch, Colt Seavers, who's, Coke, Gail Meyer, Tom Ryder, Jody's, Emily Blunt, costars Gosling, Taylor, Ryan, Aaron Organizations: Service, SXSW, TV, Bush, Cruise Locations: Bakery, California, Instagram

☆ A California superbloom is springing to life and the best is yet to come
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-17 | by ( Mary Gilbert | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —California will soon be decorated with a rainbow of wildflowers after drenching winter rain set the stage for a spectacular spring superbloom. The phenomenon isn’t unique to California; wildflowers can paint parched desert landscapes, mountains and grasslands in Arizona and Nevada, too, but some of the most dense and therefore spectacular displays are found in Southern California. David McNew/Getty Images/FileBut there’s hope for another brilliant superbloom following the wet winter, Meyer said. Desert sand verbena and dune evening primrose wildflowers bloom in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park's Coyote Canyon on Thursday, March 14. “We don’t know as of yet if it’s going to be a good year for the poppies, given the rain,” Turner cautioned.

Persons: ”, Evan Meyer, Theodore Payne, Meyer, “, ” Meyer, David McNew, Callista Turner, Danny L, ” Turner, Turner, – Organizations: CNN, Theodore Payne Foundation, Natural Reserve, Poppy, California State Parks Locations: California, Southern California, Southern, Meyer, Arizona, Nevada, Carrizo, McKittrick , California, Anza, Desert, Palm Springs, Chino Hills, Anaheim, Elk, Santa Barbara, Antelope, Death, Los Angeles

☆ Lindsay Lohan and Bader Shammas' relationship timeline spans only a few years, but several milestones
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-15 | by ( Palmer Haasch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

February 2022: Lohan shares a photo of herself and Shammas for Valentine's Day"My forever Valentine," Lohan captioned the picture of her and Shammas snuggling together. November 2022: Lohan and Shammas make their red carpet debutLindsay Lohan and Bader Shammas at the "Falling for Christmas" premiere on November 9, 2022. Bryan Bedder/Stringer/Getty ImagesIn November 2022, Shammas accompanied Lohan to a fan screening of her movie "Falling For Christmas," marking their red carpet debut. April 2023: Lohan and Shammas commemorate their anniversary in a joint Instagram postAlongside a photo of her embracing Shammas on a beachside cliff, Lohan wrote: "1 year today... AdvertisementMarch 2024: Lohan and Shammas attend the Vanity Fair Oscar Party togetherLindsay Lohan and Bader Shammas at the Vanity Fair Oscars Party.

Persons: —, Lindsay Lohan, Bader Shammas, Lohan, Instagram, Shammas, Lohan's, bader, Valentine, Jimmy Fallon, Fallon, BI's Gabi Stevenson, Dina, Aliana, Dakota, Bryan Bedder, Stringer, we're, they've, Luai, James Devaney, Steve Granitz, Fair's Organizations: Service, Business, Twitter, Credit Suisse's, Wealth Management, Netflix Locations: Dubai, New York, London, New York City

☆ Analysis: Trump on Social Security cuts and a possible TikTok ban
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-12 | by ( Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

But Trump’s comments on TikTok and Social Security, both in an unfettered interview on CNBC, suggest not calculation, but confusion about Social Security and ambivalence about TikTok. Social Security was a top issue during the Republican presidential primary, when Trump attacked his GOP opponents, accusing them of wanting to take social security benefits away from older Americans. In an ad-libbed and meandering answer during a telephone interview broadcast on CNBC, Trump seemed to suggest that he was open to cutting Social Security. Have you changed your, your outlook on how to handle entitlements Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, Mr. President? His answer also did nothing to address Kernen’s larger question, about Social Security and Medicare’s insolvency crisis.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Joe Biden, Biden, Trump, It’s, CNBC’s Joe Kernen, we’ve, Joe Biden’s, Karoline Leavitt, ” It’s, Abby Phillip, Nikki Haley, ByteDance, ” Trump, ” Biden, Brian Fung, Jeff Yass, Steve Bannon, “ Organizations: CNN, Social Security, Trump, CNBC, Social, Republicans, Republican, GOP, ISIS, Federal Reserve, Treasury Department, South Carolina Gov, House Republicans Locations: Trump, TikTok’s China, China, TikTok, Yass

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