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The Better Living Holiday Gift Guide 2025: Gifts They’ll Actually Use (And Love!) | Better Living
Finding the perfect gift can feel overwhelming. You want something thoughtful, useful, and memorable, not another dust collector that gets shoved in a closet after the holidays. This year,...
How to Blend Modern and Traditional Décor for A Perfectly Balanced Look | Better Living
Creating a home that feels warm, stylish, and timeless often comes down to striking the right balance between modern and traditional décor. With thoughtful planning and the right design...
The Best Wine For Gift Giving In 2025
No matter what the season, wine makes a great gift. But it’s especially lovely around the holidays when we’re celebrating more often. Not only can wine enhance our...
How to Choose the Right Therapist in Manhattan: A Wellness-Focused Guide to Finding Your Mental Health Match | Better Living
Finding a therapist in New York City feels a bit like apartment hunting. Overwhelming options, confusing terminology, and that nagging feeling you might be settling for “good enough” when...
World
Amazon workers warn ‘warp-speed’ AI push threatens democracy and the planet
A growing number of Amazon employees have signed onto an open letter issuing some dire warnings about the company’s sprint toward AI. The letter, signed by more than 1,000...
U.S. pulls back on asbestos protections again—this time in your cosmetics
In the latest sign that the Trump administration isn’t so concerned about asbestos, the Food and Drug Administration this week withdrew a proposed rule that would have required testing...
3 tech products that quietly made my life better in 2025
Hello once again, and welcome back to Fast Company’s Plugged In. I didn’t buy a new phone this year. Or a new laptop, tablet, or smartwatch. That hasn’t been...
The new rules of work: How AI is reshaping human value
AI is rapidly changing the world around us, from the way we engage online to how we work. But while the technology is able to complete an astonishing number...
Business
Parents say online blackmail of kids is rising—and AI is making a bad problem worse
No one can deny that the internet, especially social media, can pose significant dangers. Now, a new survey has found that about one in five parents and carers know—and...
Spirits Industry Report Finds a Big Change in Gen Z’s Drinking Habits. Here’s What’s Driving It
New data from Bacardi Limited reveals consumers’ latest drinking patterns. Source link
How close is the first solopreneur unicorn?
Just a handful of years ago, the idea of one person creating a company worth over a billion dollars seemed like a pipe dream. Thanks to rapid advancements in...
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The Supreme Court’s Ethics Code Is a Joke. Big Oil Knows That.
What do judicial ethics codes have to do with climate deception? It all comes down to simple math. Every year, the Supreme Court receives many thousands of cert petitions....
The Quick and Shameful Death of Biden’s Biggest Policy
In late 2024, an operative for the right-wing gotcha group Project Veritas clandestinely filmed his Tinder date with a 29-year-old EPA employee. The employee, who talked freely about his...
The Internet Loves These “Gay Sheep.” The Real Story Is Much Darker.
Garnering support for farmed animals is difficult and expensive, particularly if one wants to do something more than just convince people to abstain from ordering lamb. As evidenced by...
Beauty
Dyson! Omnilux! Jones Road! The Black Friday Beauty Deals We’d Actually Recommend
As for what to snag, Mason Pearson remains the gold standard of luxury hairbrushes—an icon since the Industrial Revolution. In skincare, Augustinus Bader’s antioxidant-rich cream has achieved cult-status, while...
Does Your Cookware Contain Lead? Here’s Everything You Should Know
When it comes to being an amateur chef, aluminum cookware ticks off a lot of boxes. It’s usually more affordable, lighter, and is known to cook food evenly and...
Blake Lively’s Date Night Hair Comes With a ‘Gossip Girl’ Reference
“Fast glam for the mamas and rushed girlies,” Lively concludes, showing her loose but uniform undulating waves that she sweeps to the side for added drama and dimension. She...
Why America’s Most Thorough Health Scan Is Launching in the UK
Now, to do that, you have to collect a lot of evidence. So step one is to collect evidence of our outcomes and how we save on downstream costs....
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Sofia Richie Just Wore the Specific Sweater Trend That Never Looks Cheap
There are two types of people: those who wear elegant outfits on Thanksgiving and those who choose casual, comfortable attire. This year, Sofia Richie Grainge was in the latter...
Your Ultimate Guide To The Best Early Cyber Monday Deals
Every year, it seems like Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales simply aren’t what they were. In 2025, that’s not necessarily the case anymore though. Through our hours of...
Your December Horoscope Is Here — & It’s Starting Off With A Whirlwind
Then comes December 19th’s New Moon in Sagittarius, landing in your sector of adventure, wisdom, and future planning. Suddenly, a new long-distance trip, course of study, or leap of...
I’m a Beauty Editor With a Penchant for Glossy, “Liquid” Hair—19 Cyber Week Deals I’m Personally Eyeing
Raise your hand if it feels like your hair can never get enough moisture. Keep them up if you'd do anything—anything—to repair the brittle, straw-like appearance. Well, you're in...
Culture
Flood prevention strategies: essential tools for urban and industrial areas
Flooding is one of the growing challenges facing cities and industrial facilities, with limited drainage and proper control measures heightening the risks. People, operations and properties need to feel...
Why Even Smart People Still Make Dangerous Decisions Under Stress
You do something, it blows up in your face, and then you ask yourself what made you do it in the first place because it’s glaringly obvious it never...
How Legal Marijuana Will Affect Workers’ Comp Cases in PA
The legalization of marijuana in Pennsylvania introduces significant changes to workers’ compensation cases. Legal marijuana use can complicate determinations of workplace injury claims, especially when it comes to questions...
Choose Hard Things and Build Real Strength
Mental health isn’t just therapy and time off. It’s also doing the hard reps your mind wants to skip. My stance is simple: training yourself to do hard things...
Style
The Best Jokes of 2025
One of my favorite jokes requires a little setup. It’s from the first “Naked Gun” movie, from 1988, starring Leslie Nielsen as the bumbling Los Angeles police detective Frank...
God Bless “A Christmas Carol,” Every One
There is a street in Naples, Via San Gregorio Armeno, where you can find shop after shop presided over by artisans whose specialty is building Nativity scenes out of...
A Chef’s Guide to Sumptuous Writing
From 1999 to 2020, Prune, a thirty-seat restaurant in the East Village, was a New York City institution. Its creator was Gabrielle Hamilton, a woman who (as The New...
Sam Shepard’s Enactments of Manhood
In the older Rogers’s case, the alcohol and the trauma worked a deep transformation; he grew paranoid about his family, and would go on furious rampages. Something about his...
Politics
Worldwide markets roiled by data-centre snafu in Chicago suburb
The centre has continued to serve as a key node for traders across the globe, and the impact was felt broadly[NEW YORK] One of the first signs of trouble...
OCBC files bid to wind up consumer electronics trader TT International
[SINGAPORE] OCBC has filed a winding-up application against consumer electronics trader TT International, whose debts are being restructured under a scheme of arrangement. The company owes OCBC at least S$21.7...
How ‘Stranger Things’ became Netflix’s ‘Star Wars,’ propelling it into Hollywood’s stratosphere
Before the sci-fi series “Stranger Things” premiered on Netflix, several traditional studios had already passed on it. Its creators were first-time show runners, unknown young actors were cast in...
JPMorgan sees DBS at S$70 in a year’s time; with potential S$3.30 dividend for years
[SINGAPORE] As Singapore’s financial sector evolves, DBS could get “unjustifiably expensive”, and UOB may face volatility over the next six months, said JPMorgan in a note on Friday (Nov...