A chorus of influencers on social media in the MAHA and “trad wife” communities emphasize the downsides of hormonal birth control. Research shows few of them have medical expertise. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images Stay up to date with our Up First newsletter, sent every weekday
Yemen’s Houthis attacked a crucial port on the Red Sea, killing people and further escalating the conflict over strategic waterways in the Middle East. They also said they attacked an oil facility on Sunday in southwestern Saudi Arabia, the latest attack by the Iranian-backed rebels on the kingdom. Meanwhile, Iran has made new demands about the restart of
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Henry Chen, a former Meta tech lead who was laid off in May. He’s 38 and lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. The following has been edited for length and clarity. After I left college, I worked as a DJ for a few years, taught
At Christmas dinner in 2023, 25-year-old Ireland McCaughey listened as her family talked about friends preparing to retire and the businesses they were leaving behind. Their children weren’t interested in taking over the family car washes, laundromats or parking lots. But across the room, McCaughey and her business partner, Ben Razin, saw opportunity in the
Marc Padeu, a painter from Cameroon, draws inspiration from Renaissance art brought into an African landscape. The above painting is title “Sous le poids de la coupe” — under the weight of the cup. Copyright The Artist/Courtesy Larkin Durey hide caption toggle caption Copyright The Artist/Courtesy Larkin Durey Cameroonian painter Marc Padeu says that being
Diet advice is rarely one-size-fits-all. But one particular vice — enjoyed daily by more than half of Americans — has become the bane of health experts. Dietitians really, really want us to step away from the sugary soda. At a recent nutrition conference in Washington, DC, with more than 3,000 professionals, I asked around about
