As the oldest of five children, I’ve always seen things through. I’ve been the responsible one, the one who gets it done, and, most importantly, a self-imposed people-pleaser. These are just a few of the reasons it was so hard to quit a job that I devoted a decade to. As a freelance writer, it’s
South Korea is one of the biggest winners of the AI boom. It’s home to Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, the two largest manufacturers of memory chips. Chip workers are flashing bonuses of around $400,000. The KOSPI, Korea’s benchmark index, is up almost 60% for the year so far. Yet a report from Goldman Sachs
Stew Leonard Jr. is greeted like a celebrity as he makes his way through his family’s business. Known as Connecticut’s “Disneyland of grocery stores,” Leonard’s locations come complete with animatronics, petting zoos, and costumed mascots. Every few feet, a customer does a double-take and rushes over. Mostly, they want to say hello or ask for
When Hady Kfoury opened his first restaurant in Manhattan in 2008, he was already out of money. He had raised cash from friends and family to bring the Lebanese food he grew up eating to New York, but construction had cost more than he expected. He still owed money to his general contractor and resorted
The Poppen smoked Norwegian salmon slices and BelGioioso Italian cheese board are two of the best things I buy for my family at Costco. Phoebe Farag Mikhail I use my Costco executive membership to shop at the warehouse and feed my family of five. Kirkland Signature ground beef and farm-raised tilapia are some of my
Climate change has been the backdrop to Charles Hughes’ entire life, from kindergarten lessons about disappearing habitats to wildfire smoke billowing through the air he breathed while growing up in Colorado. But now that he’s a college student in Massachusetts, he said global warming is rarely a top issue. “Honestly, it doesn’t come up as much,” said Hughes,
