Working from new locations is part of the life of a digital nomad (Getty/iStock) When you’re open to new directions, you end up in places you’d never expect. Yet, I never expected that in the space of a year, I’d go from jet-setter to permanently grounded in the UK. I’ll […]
Year: 2020
The world began ushering in the New Year Thursday, with pandemic controls muting celebrations for billions of people eager to bid farewell to a virus-ridden 2020. After a grinding year that has seen at least 1.7 million people die from Covid-19, fresh waves of infection have sparked renewed lockdowns and […]
As part of our annual year-end coverage each year, WSJ Pro asks members of the private-equity community to share their thoughts on the past year and reflect on challenges and opportunities they see in 2021. Alok Singh is the co-founder and chief executive of Bridge Growth Partners, a New York-based […]
What’s the antidote to a lonely 2020 holiday season? Planning a trip for 2021! No really: A recent study found that 97 percent of people say having a vacation planned boosts their mood. While we can’t advise you to buy tickets just yet, there are no cancellation fees for fantasizing […]
Refinery 29 UK How To Cope With “Happiness Guilt” After learning she was pregnant in April, Danielle Cadet stared down at the home test, processing what she saw. Her husband was in the bathroom about to take a shower, and Cadet debated whether she should wait until he was done […]
Items include Columbia River Maritime Museum Miniboat Program, Portland Winter Light Festival and more. Boat ashore Students taking part in the Columbia River Maritime Museum’s Miniboat Program build small boats, equipped with GPS and a sail, but after they launch them into the Pacific Ocean, they’ll maybe never see their […]
Foliage Field GuideWith the National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Trees: Eastern Edition, I have learned the difference between a sycamore and a London planetree, between a black oak and a white oak. I can spot a sassafras leaf. I stop on walks and stare upward. (I always […]
On Jan. 1, Raghav Sikka made a resolution that he would visit a new place in each month of 2020. Three months later, India went into a complete lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and almost a year later, international travel from the country is still restricted. The 25-year-old engineering […]
Photograph: Evan Agostini/Invision/AP Hilaria Baldwin has accused critics of “misrepresenting” her amid allegations she spent years faking being Spanish. Speaking out in a New York Times interview on Wednesday, Baldwin addressed the controversy surrounding her heritage after it emerged she was born in Boston, not Spain, and was originally named […]
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A woman accused of assaulting the 14-year-old Black son of prominent jazz musician Keyon Harrold after she falsely accused him of stealing her cellphone has reportedly claimed that she was, in fact, the one assaulted and that a viral video of Saturday’s incident doesn’t portray her accurately. “That’s not who I […]
Taylor Hill/FilmMagic Hilaria Baldwin Hilaria Baldwin is continuing to speak out in the wake of allegations that she has been pretending to be Spanish. In a new interview with The New York Times, published Wednesday, the fitness instructor and mother of five — who was born and raised in Boston […]
ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10)—Friday marks the start of the New Year, and what better way to get 2021 going than by getting out and breathing in some fresh air. Many ski resorts are open with social distance plans in place, and let’s not forget the many walks and hikes across the […]
It’s certainly not too early in the game to be thinking about New Year’s Eve, but it’s not too late to come up with a plan either. With big parties out of the question (really, please don’t) it’s time to celebrate the end of 2020 the way we’ve marked most […]
If you want to travel to your friends’ Animal Crossing: New Horizons islands, you’ll need a Switch Online subscription. Érika García / CNET If you want to get the most out of your Nintendo Switch, it’s worth signing up for the company’s Switch Online subscription service. Think of Xbox Live or […]
After telling social media followers on Sunday that she had “said my piece” about claims she’s pretended to be Spanish despite hailing from Boston, HIliara Baldwin is giving her first interview about the controversy to the New York Times. Hilaria Baldwin (pictured with now-husband Alec Baldwin in 2012) is defending […]
Accounts from nearly two years ago are standing between me and a Chase card. There are a lot of perks to having good credit. You’ll get better terms when you borrow and can unlock better credit card perks. Put simply, it’s easier to get approved for all kinds of products […]
Jocelyn Kung hasn’t gotten the Covid-19 vaccine yet, but she already is planning for a grand getaway once she does. The 62-year-old executive coach from San Francisco says she is splurging on a three-week, seven-stop “transformational experience” in Vietnam in September, complete with a private seaplane, a vintage motorcycle and […]
The Conversation How women wage war – a short history of IS brides, Nazi guards and FARC insurgents The names of American-born Hoda Muthana and Brit Shamima Begum have appeared in countless headlines in the United States and Europe since these two female members of the Islamic State group were […]
List includes everything from the desert obelisk to this summer’s protests to the pandemic. (Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Brandon McCormick was beat up by protesters after allegedly brandishing a bow and arrow, after driving his car into the crowd, Saturday, May 30, 2020. | Dec. 30, 2020, […]
During her winter break, English teacher Keara Williams has hit the phone, making call after call determinedly trying to make contact with her students and their parents. She needs to reach 28 students, including 11 seniors, who received an “incomplete” grade at the end of the fall semester. She tells […]
supermimicry / iStock.com If there was any silver lining to the year that was 2020, it’s that we learned not to take anything for granted — including our health. Now, as we forge ahead into 2021 (with no sign of the pandemic slowing down), staying healthy is top of mind […]