AleksandarNakic/E+/Getty Images I had this friend who would rarely answer my invitations to get together. Or she’d reach out to say how much she missed me and that she wanted to have lunch. But when I’d respond, asking what days worked for her, that’s where the conversation ended. After the fourth time this happened, I...
Artur Debat/Getty Images Social media has tried to convince me of one thing: I’ve been traveling incorrectly for a really long time. From lounge secrets to hotel hacks, there is no shortage of videos across Instagram and TikTok that tout all the best ways to get from point A to point B — and how...
karetoria/Moment/Getty Images If you are reading this and you are in perimenopause, before you do anything else, please send it with abandon to partners, bosses, and that one guy in your yoga class who gives you the stink-eye when you get wobbly in triangle pose. Everyone, listen up: Perimenopause is an unmitigated, unrelenting, confounding shit...
JaCZhou/E+/Getty Images I grew up in the “Fireworks Capital of America.” My hometown of New Castle, Pennsylvania, has adopted the motto, as it’s home to not one, but two major fireworks companies. Displays at any local festival, sporting event, or town holiday celebration are always breathtaking. The town proudly displays the nickname on T-shirts and...