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What’s striking about Brad Hunstable’s final day with his son is how unremarkable it seemed when it began. It was April 17, a beautiful, sunny Friday in Aledo, Texas, a small town outside Fort Worth, one month after the pandemic had shut down the country. Hunstable and 12-year-old Hayden, a boy with an infectious smile who was only four days away from his 13th birthday, had just returned from fixing a well on their nearby property. Feeling the satisfaction of a job well done, Hunstable grabbed his son in a tight hug and gave him a kiss on the head. Then Hunstable went to his home office to take a call, and Hayden headed upstairs to his room. Less than half an hour later, Brad’s daughter Kinlee, then 8, ran up…

AMAZON | Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse Michael B. Jordan takes on the big guns ACTION “Kelly wasn’t worried—at least not about the storm—but he wasn’t casual about things, either.” This is Tom Clancy’s description of Navy SEAL John Kelly (People’s Sexiest Man Michael B. Jordan) early on in the 1993 novel Without Remorse. By the end of this Amazon film, Kelly has been through hell and back—and possibly back again, if you’re keeping score—and been rewarded by the CIA with a new name (John Clark, purposefully bland) and mission. He’s also been established as a player in the Clancy universe. Not worried yet not casual, no matter the severity of the storm—that’s the key to Kelly, and to Jordan’s performance, which is equal parts adrenaline, cool patience and brute force. The part has…

Elle galvanisait les foules et avait surmonté des tragédies. La rayonnante chanteuse s’est éteinte chez elle en Suisse, à 83 ansAvec Ike, mentor et tortionnaire, elle apprend le métier… et l’indicible souffrance « Je l’idolâtrais, racontait-elle. C’est lui qui m’a fait démarrer. » Le musicien de génie commence par la rebaptiser. La jeune Anna Mae Bullock devient Tina Turner. En 1961, il lui fait enregistrer son premier single, « A Fool in Love », et l’épouse deux ans plus tard. Le début d’un triomphe artistique et d’un désastre intime. Le couple multiplie les titres à succès et les concerts ébouriffants. Mais en coulisses, comme sa mère avant elle, Tina est victime de coups, d’humiliations. Ike est accro à la coke, paranoïaque, et toujours armé. En 1976, après une énième raclée, la…

Ecrivez-nous: Auto Plus, votre actu, 40, avenue Aristide-Briand, 92220 Bagneux ou par mail à : courrier.autoplus@reworldmedia.com (en précisant votre ville). Puissance combinée des hybrides rechargeables Le compte n’est pas bon ! Votre comparatif entre les Kia Sportage et Peugeot 3008 hybrides (n° 1757) est fort intéressant, mais je suis perdu dans les puissances annoncées: les moteurs thermiques des deux modèles affichent la même puissance (180 ch), au contraire de leurs blocs électriques (110 ch pour le 3008, 91 pour le Sportage). Pourtant, Kia annonce 265 ch cumulés, contre 225 pour Peugeot. Comment expliquer des cumuls aussi différents? A. Béthune, Savigny-sur-Orge (91) Vincent Desmonts. Rassurez-vous, les calculettes des constructeurs ne sont pas défaillantes! En effet, dans le cas présent, les deux moteurs entraînent le même essieu. Additionner les puissances maxi de chacun n’a pas de sens car…

Bethenny Frankel has never been one to dial back her personality—and that’s just fine with her new fiancé, Paul Bernon. “He says there are no variations to me,” says Frankel, 50, of the 43-year-old producer, businessman and father of two. “He loves me for me. He knows what he’s taken on.” After all, Frankel’s bracing honesty and memorable one-liners made her a fan favorite on The Real Housewives of New York City more than a decade ago. After finalizing a drawn-out divorce in January from second husband Jason Hoppy, with whom she has 11-year-old daughter Bryn, the reality star-entrepreneur-philanthropist is back with a new show on HBO Max, The Big Shot with Bethenny, in which contestants compete to join the executive team at her multimillion-dollar Skinnygirl lifestyle company. “I know…

Il peut être tout reproché à BMW en matière d’électrification, sauf d’y aller sur la pointe des pieds. Dans le sillage d’un SUV iX dont le physique de monstre gentil ne peut laisser indifférent (voir L’AJ n°1 093), l’i4, à la silhouette plus consensuelle de berline, déboule d’emblée, dans sa version M50, avec 544 ch entre les roues. Une puissance qui interpelle, plus encore l’amateur de la marque qui fera le rapprochement avec la dernière génération en date du réputé duo M3/M4 dont le bon vieux moteur thermique “plafonne” à ce jour à 510 ch. Avec de telles références en tête, les attentes sont forcément élevées. Qu’à cela ne tienne, celle qui s’apparente au pendant 100 % électrique de l’imminente Série 4 GranCoupé se montre à la hauteur. Au moins sur…

It’s no surprise that Courteney Cox is hyperorganized. Much like her beloved Friends character, Monica, the actress, 57, is a self-described neat freak so good at cleaning out clutter, Marie Kondo would be impressed. Even during an interview from her home in L.A.—which she shares with Coco, 17, her daughter with ex-husband David Arquette—Cox pauses to give explicit instructions to movers about her player piano and makes sure it’s placed just right so she can take it off her to-do list. “As long as I know what I have to do tomorrow and write it down and feel like I’m organized, then I can relax,” she says. “Nothing makes me happier than a check by something.” This past year alone Cox has checked off a new movie (the fifth installment of the…

MOVIE | Amsterdam Director David O. Russell’s rambunctious all-star outing COMEDY-DRAMA If space aliens had ever wanted to start a movie studio, they missed their chance by not beaming up the cast and crew of Amsterdam. It’s a solid chunk of Hollywood: Directed by David O. Russell (American Hustle), the film stars Christian Bale, John David Washington and Margot Robbie, supported by Robert De Niro, Chris Rock, Zoe Saldaña, Rami Malek, Anya Taylor-Joy and Taylor Swift. And more! Set in Manhattan in 1933, the film hums with eccentric humor—Mike Myers is a glass-eye specialist and bird-watcher—and at times it’s exhilarating. These brilliant performers seem to be having so much fun whirling around in a dense jumble of plot. Then again, you may begin to think the aliens were smart to ignore Amsterdam. We’ll…

Just the other night, Jennifer Lopez’s 13-year-old son Max slipped into bed with his mom for a snuggle and to raise something that had been on his mind. “How are you doing, Mommy?” he asked. “I’m good, baby. I just have a little cough,” responded Lopez, who’d been nursing a cold and figured he wanted reassurance she wasn’t that sick. “No, no, I mean how are you really doing? How are you feeling?” Max asked. Moved by his question—and savoring an unguarded moment with her increasingly independent teenager—Lopez answered from the heart: “Honestly, Max, I’ve never been better.” He reached over and touched her hand. “Me too,” he said, and before he headed back to his room, she told him, “I love you.” Expressions of love are nothing new in the…

When the Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 first launched last year, we praised it for combining a 14-inch display (then rare among gaming laptops) with Nvidia GeForce RTX 20-Series power and AMD Ryzen processing at a sweet price. The updated 2021 G14 uses the same design, but pumps things up to RTX 30-Series and newer Ryzen 5000 chips. Our test unit also includes a 1440p display and 32GB of memory, so the boosted price of our model isn’t as strong of a value as the original G14, but the entry-point configuration (which still features an RTX 3060) is an attractive proposition. Also, the market for 14-inch gaming laptops has expanded. Competing 14-inchers are now popping up from most of the usual suspects (the Razer Blade 14 is our top pick), making the…

When my wife, Jenny, and I decided in the fall of 2017 to sell our house of 47 years and move into a retirement community, that meant the Argentine Industrial District Ry. would be dismantled. At age 80, I had no plans to build another railroad. I decided to give away or sell everything. Some 700 freight cars, 25 locomotives, and numerous structures and all support materials were disposed of in about two months. We moved to the retirement community in January 2018. By then, I’d accepted the reality that I’d built my last railroad. But then something surprising occurred when in July, Jenny asked me whether I thought we could find a house in Prairie Village, as she missed living in our own home. We began looking, and to our…

IF YOU WERE to ask your colleagues, “Who was Paul Revere?” most would probably know the answer. He was, after all, immortalized in the Longfellow poem that begins, “Listen, my children, and you shall hear of the midnight ride of Paul Revere.” Yet how many of your colleagues, students of American history aside, would be familiar with William Dawes? Both men rode on horseback from Boston on the night of April 18, 1775. Both sounded the alarm that the Revolutionary War had begun. Dawes rode south while Revere rode north, but the towns they traveled through were demographically similar. Both men came from the same social class and had similar educational backgrounds. But only Revere raised a militia, and only Revere’s name became famous. What accounts for the difference? In…

LAST WEEK I wrote about how to make appropriate introductions on behalf of friends and colleagues—a topic that is often challenging. The flip side can be even worse. How do you decline to make an introduction on behalf of someone else without sounding like a jerk? The truth is, you should never make an introduction you don’t feel comfortable making. If you can’t vouch for someone’s qualifications or aren’t confident that the introduction makes sense, than you owe it to all parties not to move forward—it’s never a good idea to waste other people’s time or your own political capital. If you can’t in good conscience move forward with an introduction, here’s what you should do instead: • Be transparent about why you’re declining the request. • Provide a consolation prize. • Offer to…

IN HIS BRILLIANT 1950 film, Rashomon, the Japanese director Akira Kurosawa depicts the story of a rape and murder four times, from the perspectives of four characters. The message is clear: Different people can see the same events in dramatically different ways. In the workplace this phenomenon is particularly evident when it comes to underperformance and failure. An outcome that an employee regards as satisfactory may be seen by his boss as entirely unacceptable. When a project is an unequivocal flop, colleagues disagree over the reasons why. These reactions, and their effect on workplace relationships, often become more problematic than the original event. As a result, how people respond to negative feedback is of great importance to managers and organizations and is a major determinant of career success. Consider the case of…

A FEW YEARS AGO, I was invited to spend the evening with a gallery owner in Los Cabos, on Mexico’s Baja Peninsula. I was on vacation, and up until that point I had been doing what most visitors to Los Cabos do: I took a whale-watching tour, tried a few spa treatments, and soaked up the sun on the beach. But soon I was ready for something different. I met Patricia Mendoza at her namesake gallery, which features work by contemporary Mexican artists; together, we set off through the cobblestoned streets of San José del Cabo’s Gallery District. Mendoza introduced me to artists like Ivan Guaderrama, who explained how his colorful pieces produce sounds when touched, and Enrique Bascón, whose paintings examine Mexican society and politics with humor. Along the way,…

A GLOBETROTTER’S GUIDE TO THE LATEST IN TRAVEL IF YOU’RE SMART, you’ll arrive at the new Cheval Blanc hotel from the Left Bank, crossing the Pont Neuf with Notre Dame to your right and the sweep of the Seine to your left. Not even marching over the cobblestones up to Versailles feels quite so grand. The Cheval Blanc is the newest five-star hotel in Paris, but like the Pont Neuf itself, a lot of old is hidden behind the word new. Even the modern-looking glass façade of the building goes back almost a hundred years. Henri Sauvage designed it for the Samaritaine department store in 1928, dragging Paris away from the trippy curlicues of Art Nouveau toward the sober straight lines of Art Deco. The whole building was closed for structural repairs…

Passionate about cooking and the art of entertaining, Jacqueline and Philippe Irrmann are known for their 18th-century-themed dinner parties in Paris, which they refer to as grands couverts, a term used to describe royal banquets. Somewhere between a theatrical production and a feast for the senses, these dinners are a shared folly. The couple live in the Sentier neighbourhood in central Paris, home at various times to the likes of Madame de Pompadour (Jeanne Antoinette Poisson, as she was known at her time of residence), and Madame Vigée Le Brun, who used to host antiquity-themed costume parties while half draped over a divan. Located on the fourth floor of a typical 19th-century building, their apartment comprises four low-ceilinged rooms, entirely transformed by the architect Michel Pinet and the specialist decorators and restorers…

Meine erste Therapeutin, nennen wir sie Frau Böll, war eigentlich noch gar keine. Sie befand sich in ihrer Ausbildung und arbeitete in der psychologischen Studienberatung der Universität Mainz. Zu ihr ging ich erstmals nach der Entlassung aus der Schmerzklinik, in der ich wegen meiner Migräne behandelt worden war. Frau Böll arbeitete verhaltenstherapeutisch. In ihrem Raum standen ein Regal, aus dem sie oft ein Buch zog, um mir ein paar Seiten zu kopieren, daneben ein Clipboard. Auf das malten wir Tortendiagramme zu meiner Belastungssituation und zeichneten die einzelnen Faktoren und ihre Prozentwerte ein (Uni 30 Prozent, Migräne 20 Prozent, neue Mitbewohnerin 7 Prozent). Ich bekam Hausaufgaben, musste bis zur folgenden Woche ein bestimmtes Buch lesen oder Arbeitsblätter ausfüllen, und wir erstellten Lernpläne, anhand deren ich mich durch die letzte Phase meines Studiums…

SPICY ASIA COLESLAW MIT TAMARITOFU UND EDAMAME 4–6 Personen ZUTATEN: 150 g TK-Edamame, geschält, 1 TL Kokosöl, 200 g Tofu Natur, in Würfel geschnitten, 1 Handvoll unbehandelte Erdnüsse oder Cashewkerne, ½ frische Chili, gehackt, 500–600 g Rotkohl, Weißkohl oder Spitzkohl, geraspelt oder in sehr dünne Streifen geschnitten, 3 große Möhren, geraspelt, 1½ EL Sesamöl, geröstet, 2 TL Apfelessig, 1 TL Ahornsirup, Saft 1 Limette oder ½ Zitrone, 1½–2 EL Tamari, je 1 EL schwarze und weiße Sesamsamen, Salz bei Bedarf; optional: 1 Handvoll Röstzwiebeln ZUBEREITUNG: Die tiefgekühlte Edamame in einer Schüssel mit heißem Wasser übergießen und beiseitestellen. Das Kokosöl in einer Pfanne erhitzen und die Tofuwürfel, Cashewkerne und Chili circa 10 Minuten anbraten. Vorsicht, heißes Öl und Chili wirken in der Wohnung oft wie Pfefferspray, wenn die Pfanne zu heiß ist! Währenddessen den Kohl und…

Hours before the Knicks’ biggest game in a generation, a do-or-die matchup that would either make them the 1994 NBA champions or relegate them to being a colorful footnote in hoops history, Pat Riley made a comment that still rings in the ears of one of his closest friends all these years later. Riley and Dick Butera were standing together inside the team’s Houston hotel, waiting for an elevator so they could head to the arena for Game 7 between the Knicks and Rockets in the NBA Finals. It was then that Riley heartily grabbed the real estate developer by the shoulder. “Well, old buddy: I know at least three people are gonna show up tonight. You, me and John,” Riley said, referring to shooting guard John Starks. At the time, Riley’s confidence…

Through a steady London rain on the morning of May 6, the pomp and ceremony of King Charles III’s coronation began with a ride in the Diamond Jubilee State coach. The carriage, first used in 2014 to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the accession of his late mother, Queen Elizabeth II, departed from Buckingham Palace at 10:20 a.m. Escorted by more than 150 members of the British armed forces and cheered on by thousands of damp but decidedly enthusiastic well-wishers, the enclosed horse-drawn coach rolled its way to Westminster Abbey. For Charles, 74, accompanied by his wife of 18 years, Queen Camilla, 75, the ride followed a carefully charted course, winding past landmarks like Trafalgar Square, the Palace of Westminster and Big Ben. At only 1.4 miles, the King’s procession…

Deux écrivains très populaires en France connaissent un immense succès avec leurs derniers ouvrages. Michel Onfray défend « Anima », un essai qui explore la condition humaine et le post-humanisme, de la grotte de Lascaux à Elon Musk. De son côté, Frédéric Beigbeder publie « Confessions d’un hétérosexuel légèrement dépassé », autoportrait d’un homme qui hésite à admettre son sentiment de décalage. Ces deux écrivains ont récemment été confrontés à des menaces à la suite de propos tenus pour l’un dans un livre, pour l’autre dans sa revue. Frédéric Beigbeder a été victime d’une campagne de haine, suivie de collages sur la devanture d’une librairie qui avait choisi d’organiser un débat. Ce débat a été interrompu par un groupe de jeunes filles. Quant à Michel Onfray, en décembre dernier il…

With a fire crackling in the hearth and photos of many of her 12 great-grandchildren nearby, Queen Elizabeth stood in Windsor Castle’s Oak Room on Feb. 16 to do her job—but on this day the 95-year-old was less sure-footed than usual. “I’m here,” she told outgoing rear admiral James Macleod and his replacement, Major General Eldon Millar, beckoning as they entered the room. “As you can see, I can’t move,” she said self-deprecatingly, holding the cane she began using in October. But despite her discomfort, she carried on as always. “What was striking is that not only was she indefatigably going about her duties as she would be expected to, but that she acknowledged that she couldn’t move,” says her biographer Sally Bedell Smith. “We’re so accustomed to seeing her…

THE HYDRATORS Niacinamide As far as active ingredients go, niacinamide, a derivative of vitamin B3, is seen as more of a workhorse than a hero. However, recent times have catapulted niacinamide’s popularity thanks to its ability to moisturize, support the skin barrier, soothe, and help treat hyperpigmentation, acne, and wrinkles “without causing irritation,” says Caroline Robinson, M.D., a dermatologist in Chicago. In other words, it can do the same heavy lifting that other actives do without the redness or dryness they might cause. In fact, it makes skin calmer as it gets firmer and smoother. “Niacinamide helps increase the production of ceramides that keep our skin barrier strong and hydrated,” Dr. Robinson says. Then it goes to work offering a slew of side benefits. “That’s because niacinamide is both an antioxidant and…

ALICE WIGNALL EBAY ADDICT I CANNOT DENY THAT SUSTAINABILITY was part of why I started shopping second-hand. Even the most determined head-in-sander can’t avoid the statistics on the fashion industry’s contribution to carbon emissions, not to mention the water-intensive processes required for clothing production. But it wasn’t just that. Regular shopping had ceased to hold the appeal it once had. I work in central London: there are multiple outlets of every major high-street brand within walking distance of my office, and while lunchtime browsing I started to notice a feeling of slight vertigo while staring at the rails upon rails of clothes, knowing that not only would every one be replenished in a month, but that the groaning shelves were replicated in another branch five minutes away – and the same in…

ONE OF THE biggest assets in anyone’s life is a generous network. It is a gift that grows simply by sharing it. Think of it as the Law of Accelerating Returns—the more you share your network, the more people share it in return and the more the rate of sharing accelerates. For me, my network has literally and figuratively been a source of survival. For most of us, networks have played a critical role in our lives, whether or not we realize it. I asked executive and super-networker Vala Afshar if he thought any common traits or patterns could be “taught” or encouraged for networking. We discovered that the people we know who are great connectors are hardworking, humble, and quietly confident that connecting the people they introduce will result in…

AT SOME POINT in our careers, we find ourselves in need of help from others—whether it’s to make a direct connection to a hiring manager, gather information on a prospective client company, or learn about a new industry quickly. However, over the years, we often lose touch with people in our network as work, family, and other demands fill our limited time. As if asking for help wasn’t hard enough, what do you do when you need assistance from someone you haven’t spoken to in over a decade? As an executive coach, I have seen clients in this situation many times. Building and nurturing our personal and professional networks is essential for career success. Research shows that robust networks lead to better opportunities, faster advancement, and greater status, among other benefits.…

A BANKER IN Southeast Asia wanted to allow employees of a car rental agency to buy used cars from the employer. But not a single business unit was able to put together that product. Different units were stopped by either the existing product portfolio, the underlying risk, or regulatory guidelines. One of the banker’s colleagues, however, was able to facilitate valuable introductions across the company. That led to the solution being codesigned and jointly offered by two business units. Credit the success of this new financial product to the banker’s informal power. Informal power—which is unrelated to your formal title—can enable you to mobilize resources, drive change, and create value for the organization as well as yourself. And in the modern workplace, informal power is increasingly pivotal and can secure your…

WIR HABEN FÜR DEN INNENAUSBAU NUR WENIGE MATERIALIEN VERWENDET, HOLZ IST DER HAUPTAKTEUR“Delphine CarrèreDER GARTEN BILDET DEN RAHMEN, NATUR UND ARCHITEKTUR SIND EIN GUTES TEAM“Delphine Carrère DIE FRANZÖSISCHE GEMEINDE ANGLET, nördlich von Biarritz, ist bekannt für ihre elf Surfstrände. Doch nicht der nahe Atlantik lockte die neuen Hauseigner in diese Gegend, sondern der berühmte Chiberta Golf Club, der 1927 vom Duke of Windsor initiiert worden war und dessen Golfplatz direkt am Wasser damals als schönster der Welt galt. Nur einen Steinwurf entfernt weckte im Jahr 2019 ein unscheinbarer Flachbau das Interesse der passionierten Golfer. Das Haus war erst acht Jahre alt, sah aber schon ramponiert aus. Ein kleiner Betonquader stand versetzt auf einem größeren, die weiße Fassade mit sparsamen Fensterausschnitten alterte schlecht und wirkte zwischen den hohen Kiefern und Korkeichen, die…

The Apple Watch Series 8 looks exactly like its predecessor, but it offers some notable health and safety improvements that weren’t available on last year’s model. Its biggest upgrade is the ability to measure and track changes in your body temperature while you sleep, with a dual-sensor design for more accurate readings. If you have a menstrual cycle, the Series 8 can use your body-temperature data to estimate the date of your last ovulation. And on the safety front, the watch can detect whether you’ve been in a car crash and automatically call for help. With these upgrades, plus an already unrivaled user experience and app selection that’s further enhanced by watchOS 9, the Apple Watch Series 8 is still the best iPhone-compatible smartwatch for most buyers and remains our…

BRIGITTE WOMAN: Herr und Frau Gottman, Ihr neues Buch ist eine Anleitung für acht tiefe Gespräche, die eine Liebesbeziehung lebendig halten. Reden Paare zu wenig miteinander? JOHN GOTTMAN: Eine meiner Lieblingsstudien dazu wurde an der University of California durchgeführt. Es stellte sich heraus, dass berufstätige Paare mit kleinen Kindern 35 Minuten in der Woche miteinander sprechen. Deckt sich das mit Ihren Erfahrungen als Paarforscher? JULIE SCHWARTZ GOTTMAN: Ja, wir erleben häufig Paare, die emotional so dicht machen, dass sie kaum jemals ihre Gefühle miteinander teilen und nur noch über To-do-Listen reden. Sie verlieren dabei völlig aus den Augen, wo der andere gerade steht im Leben – was ihn bewegt, wer er ist. Das Buch richtet sich auch an Paare, die sich gerade erst kennengelernt haben. (John) Schauen Sie sich TV-Dating-Shows an. Romantische Verabredungen sind oft…

„MANCHE FREUNDIN IST WÄHREND IHRER EHE AUS MEINEM LEBEN VERSCHWUNDEN““Gerdi Ruby, 63, Projektmanagerin Vor drei Jahren lernte ich auf einer Geburtstagsfeier Ina, 59, kennen. Wir standen am Buffet und kamen ins Gespräch. Wir merkten schnell, dass wir viel gemeinsam haben: Wir sind beide Singles, haben jede ein erwachsenes Kind – sie einen Sohn, ich eine Tochter. Wir finden Salsatanzen toll, interessieren uns für spirituelle Themen, machen Yoga und Meditation und lieben unsere Gärten. Das alles hat uns sofort verbunden. Wir tauschten Handynummern aus, verabredeten uns irgendwann in Inas Schrebergarten und trafen uns dann immer öfter zum Kaffeetrinken. Unsere Gespräche wurden mit der Zeit persönlicher, und Stück für Stück gab jede mehr von sich preis. Ich habe noch andere liebe, mir wichtige Freundinnen, die ich seit Jahren kenne. Ein paar Freundinnen sind…

ES GIBT VIELE Ähnlichkeiten zwischen den Frauen in meiner Familie, eine davon ist mir erst kürzlich bewusst geworden: dass keine von ihnen jemals das Haus ohne eine Packung Taschentücher verlässt. Lange habe ich das für eine etwas altmodische Gewohnheit gehalten, eine irgendwie rührende Geste der Fürsorge. Ich vergrabe beim Spaziergang selbstvergessen die Hände in die Jackentaschen, wir lassen uns an einem freien Tisch in der Außengastronomie nieder, ich bin gerade etwas zu ausführlich in Gedanken – und schon kramt eine der Anwesenden in ihrer Handtasche und ruft: „Brauchst du ein Taschentuch?“ Aus meinem unauffälligen Atemorgan ist eine launische Feuchtzone geworden Inzwischen bin ich an einem Punkt in meinem Leben angekommen, an dem ich diese Frage klar bejahen kann. Viele Jahre lang war meine Nase ein unauffälliges Atemorgan, jetzt hat sie sich in…

Ich hatte Platz, ein offenes Herz und alles, was so ein Kind brauchte. Ein großes Foto von einem kleinen Jungen mit traurigem, verlorenem Blick, einer Träne im Augenwinkel und einem verlotterten Teddy unterm Arm. Das Bild klebte an einer Litfasssäule, darunter die Aufschrift: „Pflegefamilien gesucht.“ Das Bild berührte mich zutiefst. Ich notierte die angegebene Nummer. Der Aufruf ließ mich nicht los. So fing alles an. Ein fremdes Kind in der Familie? Aus einem sozialen Brennpunkt der Stadt? Die meisten Menschen aus meinem Umfeld zeigten kein Verständnis für meine Idee, ein Pflegekind aufzunehmen. Auch meine Familie hielt die Idee für vollkommen absurd. Fünf Kinder. Alleinerziehend. Zwei Pflegefälle im engeren Familienkreis. Trotz aller Bedenken rief ich bei der Nummer an. Meine Kinder waren damals, wie man so schön sagt, aus dem Gröbsten raus, die Großen…

BRIGITTE WOMAN: Was machen Sie in Stockholm anders als Ihre Kolleginnen und Kollegen in anderen Hauptstädten? ANNA KÖNIG JERLMYR: Wer hierherzieht, ist vom ersten Tag an Bürgerin oder Bürger dieser Stadt. Egal ob die Menschen aus Syrien oder Uppsala kommen, welchen Status und Hintergrund sie haben, sie sind Stockholmer. Meine Botschaft ist: Wir sind alle gleichberechtigt und gleich bedeutsam. Schweden ist eines der am wenigsten religiösen Länder der Welt, deshalb stellt sich hier schon früh die Frage nach dem Lebenssinn, zu welchem größeren Ziel die Menschen beitragen wollen, was sie einmal hinterlassen. Wir sind ein Ort der Möglichkeiten, an dem sie diese Ziele erreichen können. Sie werben damit, den Stockholmern seien Werte wichtiger als ein hohes Gehalt und Boni. Ist das nicht eine Luxusdebatte? Natürlich ist es schwierig, wenn man keine berufliche Beschäftigung…

On Jan. 15, Karl-Anthony Towns tested positive for COVID-19. Just nine months after the 25-year-old watched his mother, Jacqueline, die of the same disease that also killed his uncle and five other members of his family, this was a nightmare scenario. Towns received treatment at a Minneapolis-area hospital, then quarantined at home for the next few weeks, isolated from friends and family. Basketball had been the closest thing in his life to an outlet. Now, by himself, he had no choice but to confront the pain that followed his mother’s sudden death. “I’ve had a lot of situations this year where things were just too much for me,” Towns says. “I just remember [quarantining] in the house, and it was more than just COVID for me. I felt like I was going…

Last November, in an otherwise mundane Week 10 meeting of noncontenders, the Chargers and Dolphins offered A GLIMPSE INTO WHAT MIGHT WELL BE FOOTBALL’S FUTURE. Facing third-and-10 late in the second quarter, trailing by seven, L.A.’s rookie quarterback, Justin Herbert, counted off five receivers and surveyed an atypical defensive front from his usual shotgun roost. Of the six Miami defenders milling around the box, none had a hand anchored to the ground. In fact, neither did any of the linemen charged with protecting Herbert. As the play clock ticked down, every player on the field stood, save for one: center Dan Feeney. At the snap, four of the Dolphins up front sprinted forward, intent on whizzing by backpedaling linemen rather than hunkering down and bulldozing through them. Herbert’s protectors parried the charge by…

For Willie “Timmy” Donald, Feb. 27, 1992, was just an ordinary Thursday. Then 23, he spent a carefree afternoon with his older sister and her fiancé, tagging along as they went car shopping at multiple dealerships in the suburbs around their Gary, Ind., hometown. Meanwhile in Gary, a robbery spree was underway. A man with a gun was attacking six different families in their homes, demanding cash and fatally shooting one of his victims when he tried to resist. The attacks occurred in Donald’s neighborhood, but he didn’t even know they’d happened until five days later, when police appeared at his door. Two witnesses had selected Donald’s photo—erroneously in the system after he was a passenger in a car mistakenly reported stolen—and then identified him as the gunman in a lineup. Though…

‘If there were any time they were going to come together, it’s now’—ROYAL INSIDER The day of Prince Philip’s funeral dawned crisp and bright, with hundreds of British service members gathered on the grounds of Windsor Castle by early afternoon to honor the former Royal Navy officer and husband of 73 years to Queen Elizabeth. Philip’s carriage sat nearby, his driving gloves and a small red pot—containing sugar lumps for his beloved Fell ponies—situated poignantly atop the seat. Just before 3 p.m., as a custom Land Rover hearse carried Philip’s flag-draped casket toward St. George’s Chapel, several members of the royal family took their places in a solemn procession behind, including sons Charles, Andrew and Edward and daughter Anne. But all eyes were primarily focused on two of Philip’s grandsons: Prince…

PENELOPE FEATHERINGTON’S HAIR IS SO BIG BECAUSE IT’S FULL OF secrets: fake courtships. Concealed pregnancies. Financial ruin. Garden trysts. All the Regency tea that audiences can’t get enough of. But today, at EW’s photo shoot at London’s tony Lanesborough hotel, Penelope’s massive auburn wig and its attendant calumnies are nowhere to be found. Instead, Nicola Coughlan, the effervescent actress behind Bridgerton’s secret gossip queen, is a bit bereft sporting a chic, short blond cut. “I feel weird being in costume without ginger hair,” she quips. “I’m not even a natural blonde, either, so it’s just layers and layers of lies.” She may be talking about her coiffure, but the natural brunette could easily be describing Penelope’s alter ego—anonymous scandal-sheet author Lady Whistledown—or even Bridgerton at large. Bursting onto the scene Christmas Day…

JANET’S BIG RETURN Hollywood, Fla., April 14 The opening night of Janet Jackson’s Together Again Tour at the Hard Rock Live proved it doesn’t really matter how long the pop star goes without hitting the road—she always delivers. The show, Jackson’s first since November 2019, encompassed hits from her decades-long career, including “All for You,” “Nasty” and “That’s the Way Love Goes.” Jackson split her 40-song set into five acts jam-packed with her signature choreography as well as costume changes reflecting her many eras. “We had so much fun last night … so good to see all of u!” she wrote on Instagram the next day. DESTINATION: OZ Buckinghamshire, England April 17 Ariana Grande wore full Glinda the Good Witch attire—from crown to gown—in the first photo of her in character on the set of…

Les Norvégiens avaient surnommé « dents de Hitler » les blocs de béton semés sur leurs côtes par l’armée nazie lors de l’édification du mur de l’Atlantique à partir de 1942. Celles de Vladimir Poutine ont jailli de terre par centaines de milliers, dans l’est de l’Ukraine, ces derniers mois, le long d’une ligne de front de 950 kilomètres. Cette immense mâchoire, le chef du Kremlin espère la refermer bientôt sur les forces ukrainiennes et éteindre les espoirs de reconquête de toute une nation. Depuis plusieurs semaines, Kiev ne cache plus son intention de lancer une contre-offensive en mesure de chasser l’envahisseur russe. Pour y parvenir, ses soldats vont devoir percer une ligne défensive où leurs adversaires les attendent avec la ferme intention de les anéantir. Une opération des plus périlleuses…

‘I WOULD GO TO ANY LENGTHS TO UNDO WHAT HAPPENED’—ALEC BALDWIN More than six weeks after the accidental shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the movie Rust, Alec Baldwin is still reeling. In his emotional first sit-down interview since the Oct. 21 tragedy—in which Hutchins, 42, was killed and director Joel Souza, 48, was injured when a prop gun Baldwin was holding fired during a rehearsal—the actor, 63, who was producing and starring in the western, told ABC News’s George Stephanopoulos he is haunted by the incident and struggling with sleeplessness and exhaustion. “I would go to any lengths to undo what happened,” he said, adding that he chose to speak out on the Dec. 2 newscast because he “felt there were a number of misconceptions” about…

1 Tiffany Channels Her Inner Detective Tiffany Haddish loves a good party. “The best one I’ve ever been to was Jay-Z and Beyoncé’s Gold Party after the 2020 Oscars,” says the comedian, 42. “It was super dope!” Haddish is focused on a different type of gathering in Apple TV+’s comedy The Afterparty—a limited series about a murder mystery set at a high school reunion. “I love the puzzle,” says Haddish, who plays the role of Detective Danner. Each episode of the series will investigate the alibi of a different character—and some will even include dance routines. “Fans can expect to be shocked,” she adds. Dave Franco, Sam Richardson, Ilana Glazer, Ike Barinholtz and more costar with Haddish, and viewers will get the opportunity “to escape” while staying entertained. As she says,…

Vous l’aurez probablement noté : pendant le Mondial, comme par enchantement, toute la presse généraliste semblait redécouvrir l’automobile, l’état de son industrie, et les nombreuses questions qui interrogent son avenir. À lui seul, ce phénomène de loupe médiatique pourrait suffire à justifier l’existence de notre Salon national. J’ai bien peur, hélas, que cela ne suffise pas et que la tristesse de cette édition ne le condamne à jamais. Mais ne tirons pas sur l’ambulance et gardons espoir… Donc, subitement, nous avons eu droit sur les radios et télés à une avalanche de débats sur l’électrification de l’automobile, sa pertinence environnementale, son coût, son usage. Dans le même temps, certains de nos confrères généralistes découvraient, un peu surpris, l’abondance de l’offre asiatique. D’où la question qui, régulièrement, faisait surface lors des…

MYTH #1 The higher the SPF, the longer you can go before reapplying. MYTHBUSTER Whether you use SPF 30 or SPF 100, you need to reapply it at least every two hours. That’s because SPF refers to how much of the sun’s rays the sunscreen filters, not how long it lasts. The reason sunscreen lasts only two hours, says Paul Nghiem, M.D., Ph.D., head of the dermatology division at the University of Washington School of Medicine, is that sun and moisture break down or wash off some of the protective chemicals. Set a phone reminder to reapply it, and use more than you think you should. “On average, people apply only about one-third as much sunscreen as the government assumes when it calculates the SPF,” Dr. Nghiem says. If you skimp, that…

After releasing the relatively affordable Studio Buds ($149.99) earlier this year, Beats is back with a new pair of noise-cancelling true wireless earphones, the Beats Fit Pro. Aptly named, the focus here is on in-ear fit security, with built-in earfins made of a pliable material that truly helps create a more secure seal in your ear. They’re also armed with active noise cancellation (ANC), and since Beats is owned by Apple, you get the company’s H1 chip, which enables features including Spatial Audio with head tracking, Adaptive EQ, hands-free Siri, and one-touch iOS pairing. The sonic performance is classic Beats, with intense bass, boosted highs, and a scooped-out midrange. The ANC is better than average, with effective low-frequency noise elimination. For the price, there’s plenty to like, but the Beats…

When a big company with lax security suffers a breach that exposes your personal data, passwords, or profile pics, there’s not much you can do about it. That doesn’t mean you’re powerless to protect yourself, though: You can strengthen your security and guard your privacy at home. You don’t want to lose the novel you’re writing to ransomware or let a banking Trojan siphon off all your cash, right? Fortunately, you can mount a local defense against these local problems. Making your devices, online identity, and activities more secure really doesn’t take much effort. In fact, several of our tips about what you can do to be more secure online boil down to little more than common sense. 1. INSTALL AN ANTIVIRUS AND KEEP IT UPDATED We call it antivirus software, but fending…

“I HATE NETWORKING.” We hear this all the time from executives, other professionals, and MBA students. They tell us that networking makes them feel uncomfortable and phony—even dirty. Although some people have a natural passion for it—namely, the extroverts who love and thrive on social interaction—many understandably see it as brownnosing, exploitative, and inauthentic. But in today’s world, networking is a necessity. A mountain of research shows that professional networks lead to more job and business opportunities, broader and deeper knowledge, improved capacity to innovate, faster advancement, and greater status and authority. Building and nurturing professional relationships also improves the quality of work and increases job satisfaction. When we studied 165 lawyers at a large North American law firm, for example, we found that their success depended on their ability to network…

OUR RECENT RESEARCH shows that our professional and personal networks have shrunk by close to 16%—or by more than 200 people—during the pandemic. Network shrinkage has some serious downsides. It can make finding a job more difficult, hinder career progress, and make it harder to get promoted. For companies, it can lead to less creativity and more groupthink. People with fewer connections at work have a decreased sense of belonging and are less likely to identify with the organization, which puts them at higher risk for turnover and possibly even fraud and negligence. Under normal circumstances, our networks don’t simply shrink; they’re more likely to churn. Rather than slowly losing friends over time as we move, change jobs, or have kids, we usually forge new relationships to replace the ones we’ve…

ONE OF THE most important—and most deeply entrenched—reasons why established companies struggle to grow is fear of failure. Indeed, in a 2015 Boston Consulting Group survey, 31% of respondents identified a risk-averse culture as a key obstacle to innovation. Senior executives are highly aware of this problem. On one hand, they recognize the usefulness of failure. As 3M’s legendary chairman William McKnight once said, “The best and hardest work is done in the spirit of adventure and challenge…Mistakes will be made.” Pixar’s president, Ed Catmull, has a similar point of view. “Mistakes aren’t a necessary evil,” he has said. “They aren’t evil at all. They are an inevitable consequence of doing something new.…and should be seen as valuable.” On the other hand, management processes for budgeting, resource allocation, and risk control are built…

Heard the one about how charging your phone overnight destroys its battery? How about this whopper: Macs can’t get viruses? There’s plenty of fake tech news floating around; each new generation of technology products and services begets even more false beliefs. A lot of those are pretty easy to discredit, but we found a few for this story that might make even our readers do a double-take! It’s possible you’re worried about something that isn’t true—or maybe something that used to be true but isn’t now, as new discoveries and updates cleared up the problem. Go through our list below and see if there’s something you thought was true but, well, isn’t. Then pass on the real deal to your friends, family, and social following, so they won’t fall prey to tech…

Fifteen years ago, on January 9, 2007, I sat on the floor of a Las Vegas Convention Center entryway and pondered the iPhone. While I was running around the Consumer Electronics Show looking at the latest LG Chocolate, Steve Jobs was over at Macworld changing the world. I’d been covering smartphones for three years by then, and they were complex gadgets for road warriors. With the iPhone, Apple simplified the smartphone and made it a must-have for everyone. This wasn’t solely about Steve Jobs’ brilliance. He struck when several other technologies were becoming available—3G for the mobile web and capacitive touch screens for finger-friendly interfaces. And he worked without the legacy-software hangovers that Microsoft, Nokia, and Palm all struggled through from the first generation of proto-smartphones. The iPhone has made a huge number…

WHEN I DECIDED to learn to surf, five years ago, I did not venture to Malibu, Maui, or any of those fabled breaks where coconut-lotion-scented breezes ripple through palm trees and shirtless specimens with streaked hair play out their endless summers. Instead, I headed to the Rockaways, and I did so in the winter. One December day, I found myself at one of New York City’s few designated surf spots, the south end of Beach 69th Street. I was accompanied by stalwart herring gulls, a guy sweeping a metal detector across the sand, and Dillon O’Toole, my surfing instructor. The sky was Berlin Wall gray and filled with the sounds of JFK-bound jets winding down their engines. The water—which I found myself in quite frequently after being tossed off my surfboard—was…

SHOPPING FOR A new car tends to be an anxiety-ridden process. It’s one of the largest single purchases many people make, and no one wants to waste money—or time—on a model that will be a regular at the repair shop. Fortunately, CR can guide you to the most reliable new cars, including sedans, SUVs, and pickup trucks. Our recommendations are based on our Auto Reliability Survey, which asked members about issues they’ve had with their vehicles in any of 17 potential problem areas during the previous 12 months. We’re talking everything from engine, transmission, and brakes to electrical systems, noises, leaks, paint, and trim. We use their responses on more than 300,000 vehicles to calculate predicted reliability ratings for almost every new auto on the market. Highlights of this year’s survey include…

Misty Copeland Principal ballerina, New York City Misty Copeland was 13, living in a San Pedro, California, motel with her mom and siblings, when she took her first ballet class at a Boys & Girls Club. It was an unassuming entry into an elite world (“the class was on a basketball court,” she recalls), but no matter: Her innate talent was unmistakable. Today, Copeland is one of the most acclaimed ballerinas in the world, with the distinction of being the first Black female principal dancer at American Ballet Theatre. She’s a rarity in her field for a wealth of other reasons, too. The star, who regularly sells out audiences for Swan Lake and Firebird, is the author of seven books and cofounder of Life in Motion Productions, a company dedicated to improving…

Dass Covid-19 nicht nur die Lunge betrifft, sondern den ganzen Körper, zeichnete sich schon früh ab in der Pandemie. Darum wird der Virusinfekt auch als Systemkrankheit bezeichnet. Doch nach und nach zeigt sich: Die Systemkrankheit, um die es bei schweren Covid-19-Verläufen sehr oft geht, kennt man schon viel länger als das SARS-CoV2-Virus – als Sepsis, im Volksmund bekannt als Blutvergiftung. Diese ist gefährlicher als ein Herzinfarkt, wird aber oft zu spät erkannt. „Es gibt zu viele Todesfälle, die vermeidbar wären“, sagt Dr. Ruth Hecker, Vorsitzende des Aktionbündnisses Patientensicherheit. „Häufig beginnt eine Sepsis im privaten Umfeld.“ Und zwar infolge einer Infektion irgendwo im Körper, die vielleicht erst mal gar nicht so schwerwiegend erscheint. „Könnte es Sepsis sein?“, ist darum eine Frage, die wir alle viel häufiger stellen sollten, so Ruth Hecker.…

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