Posts by Sophie Clearwater
I’m Extremely Picky With My Work Bag: This One Passed Every Test on My NYC Subway Commute
It needed to have a top zip closure that actually closed, to prevent the dirty subway air from getting on my things. It needed to have long, strong, and comfortable enough straps that didn’t hurt my shoulder. It needed to have a separate laptop pocket that wasn’t too bulky, and a roomy enough interior to…
Read MoreWhy You Should Make a Reverse Bucket List
About 15 years ago, in a small act of rebellion, Sinek started keeping a reverse bucket list: a log of all the wonderful things he’d already experienced, like the time he saw a complete rainbow instead of just part of one. Sinek keeps his list on his phone, where he sometimes stumbles across it while…
Read More‘He’s Basically a Republican Now’: Fetterman Asks GOP Donors For Cash
Fetterman, for his part, has repeatedly rejected the suggestion that his political evolution will eventually lead him to joining the GOP. At the Texas Tribune Festival, he argued that Democrats should be a “big-tent” party with room for someone who supports both Israel’s actions in Gaza and holding Iran accountable. “I don’t have a reason…
Read MoreWhy That Mucus in Your Throat Won’t Go Away
Sometimes, antihistamines can even make things worse. “Antihistamines can also be drying, leading to thicker mucus that is more difficult to clear,” she says. What you can try at home Saline nasal rinses—using a squeeze bottle or neti pot—can help wash out mucus and allergens, Hsu says. If you’re preparing the rinse yourself, use distilled,…
Read MoreTinder CTO Vinay Kuruvila Is Making the World’s Biggest Dating App A.I.-Pilled
Tinder CTO Vinay Kuruvila. Courtesy of Tinder Modern dating is increasingly shaped by A.I. Top dating apps like Tinder, Hinge and Bumble are all experimenting with A.I.-driven features ranging from matching algorithms and A.I. assistants to conversation starters and profile photo selection. Behind the scenes, meanwhile, A.I. coding agents are also changing how the apps…
Read MoreTinder CTO Says Top Engineers Spend $15,000 a Month on A.I. Tokens
Tinder is using A.I. to reshape everything from recommendations and profile photos to the code powering the app itself. Zyanya Citlalli/Unsplash Modern dating is increasingly shaped by A.I. Top dating apps like Tinder, Hinge and Bumble are all experimenting with A.I.-driven features ranging from matching algorithms and A.I. assistants to conversation starters and profile photo…
Read MoreHow the Most Enduring Paris Fashion Houses Outlived Their Founders
At Paris Fashion Week, living designers bow beneath the names of their late founders. The spring-summer 2027 womenswear calendar spans Sept. 28 through Oct. 6, and across those shows, editors and buyers study the set of a shoulder or the drop of a skirt for proof that a house remains itself under a new creative…
Read MoreDylan Sprouse Reveals Name of His and Barbara Palvin’s Baby Girl
The 34-year-old—who, in a joint statement with Palvin, announced in May that they were expecting a baby together—emphasized how thrilled he was to be a girl dad. “I got to tell you, I did not expect to like this as much as I do, dressing her up in little fits, dude,” he noted. “She’s so…
Read MoreMilania Giudice accuses family of pulling ‘Britney Spears bulls–t’ in heated bodycam footage
Milania Giudice claimed her family is treating her like Britney Spears — whose family put her under a conservatorship — in heartbreaking police bodycam footage of her recent outburst. “I’m under conservation from my parents,” the 20-year-old said in the footage obtained by Page Six, likely intending to say conservatorship. “Or some Britney Spears bulls—t.”…
Read MoreWhy Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen’s Marriage Ended in Divorce
John Edward Thomas Moynahan (a.k.a. Jack) entered the world in August 2007. “You have changed our lives since the day you were born,” Tom wrote on Instagram for Jack’s 16th birthday in 2023, “and everyday since has been such a blessing for everyone who knows you and is lucky to have you in their life.”…
Read MoreMillions of Americans Live in a County Without a Surgeon
The study provides yet another data point that rural health care is in trouble in the U.S. It found that 38% of counties in the U.S.—home to roughly 15 million Americans—have no general surgeons, and 30% of counties have no surgeon across 12 different specialties. Even many rural counties with hospitals, which are often called…
Read MoreA Cannes Bakery Is Making the Case for Sourdough on the French Riviera
Fournil Ephémère Cannes. Fournil Ephémère Cannes Last summer, my boyfriend made the kind of mistake that French locals avoid at all costs: he forgot to buy bread before the city shut down on Sunday afternoon. In the south of France, most shops are closed on Sundays and Mondays, so missing the window means going without…
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