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If you’re of working age, the last year and a half has been a capital-I Interesting time to be a professional person. From in-person work that was labeled “Essential!” to many white-collar jobs going remote (and some still staying remote...

As life as we knew it before COVID-19 continues to return to almost normal (or what we’ve been calling the “new normal” ever since toilet paper went scarce in 2020!), we’re faced with more questions than answers. For those of...

With a relatively normal 4th of July celebration in the books, more and more of the country is racing back to normalcy. And after a year full of change, it couldn’t come at a better time. Change that includes millions...

Look, unless you’ve just stumbled upon a supply of lizard venom, it’s likely you’ve heard about all the tricks, tips, techniques, hacks, shortcuts, magic, miracles, and diets to help you lose weight. But it’s understandable why we’re so eager to...

If you’re feeling a little tired of scrolling for The Next Thing to watch, that’s not surprising.  For one, there’s about 30,000 hours of video uploaded to YouTube every hour (and that’s a pre-pandemic estimate that doesn’t count how many...

If you’re on Twitter, you may already know about Year Progress, a regularly tweeted progress bar on where we are with the year.  It caused a stir last week, breaking the kind of fun news that used to be reserved...

If I can do a bit of what the kids are calling a #humblebrag: way back in the early days of the pandemic, I made it TWO MONTHS without ordering take-out or delivery. This wasn’t necessarily out of an abundance...

After what feels like forever, the world is opening back up. In the US, many states are back to the way they were pre-pandemic. In many countries, tourism is possible again. And despite flare-ups that are still serious, including here,...