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Evelynn Jones used to have a bank account with Bank of America. She lost her bank account after depositing a fraudulent check she received in the mail. So today, Jones, a freelancer who works in marketing, primarily uses three alternatives: Fidelity, PayPal, and Stripe. After her mother died, Jones inherited her mom’s 401(k) account, leading…
Today, Tinder announced a new batch of safety measures, including an integration with personal safety app Noonlight, Photo Verification, an in-app Safety Center, and additional measures to combat offensive messages. Over the coming months, these features will also be rolled out across Match Group’s other dating platforms: OkCupid, Hinge, Plenty of Fish, and Match.com.
To afford paying staffers a minimum of $52,000, Ocasio-Cortez's office has a salary cap of $80,000 — well below the median pay for positions such as chief of staff, which usually receive a salary of $154,000. And it seems like the congresswoman's team is willing to take the pay cuts in order to offer lower-level…
I was skeptical of unions. Then I joined one.
On November 17, 2017, right after the Vox Media editorial staff started a push to unionize, I sent out my worst tweets of all time. “I am against #VoxUnion,” I wrote in one of the tweets. I wrote in another, “Vox Media is a generous company (unusually so for digital media), and some people want…
Another round of $1,200 stimulus checks could be in the next coronavirus package
Republicans and Democrats are bogged down in negotiations over what the next coronavirus relief package should look like and just how big it should be. One thing they can agree on: Everyone’s getting another round of stimulus checks. Both the GOP’s HEALS Act, unveiled this week, and the HEROES Act passed by the Democratic House…
Trump: Mars is part of the moon. Say what now?
A month ago, President Donald Trump was very gung-ho about his administration’s plan to return humans to the moon by 2024. In fact, he called for NASA’s budget to be increased by $1.6 billion to get the effort off the ground. Under my Administration, we are restoring @NASA to greatness and we are going back…
7 Sunglasses Trends To Wear This Summer
Sunglasses: they’re complicated. Finding one that you love and treasure is a process. The good news? The sunglasses market is blossoming with fruity colors and fresh shapes. A trusty pair of sunnies can pull your whole look together. They’re also a great way to experiment with a trend without committing. Throw on a bold pair…
Metal straws, mason jars, bamboo forks: do you have to buy more stuff to...
Nikki Smith, an IT worker from Columbus, Ohio, was excited to find the r/ZeroWaste subreddit. Always a bit of an environmentalist, in recent years she became more serious about doing everything she could to reduce her carbon footprint. She dove head first into the online community, eagerly adopting tips like making reusable cotton rounds out…
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12:30 p.m. — I hurry around and make myself a quick lunch of a microwave baked potato and chicken sausage. I don't have time to eat it before my next Zoom appointment so I make myself a cup of tea to sip on instead.2:30 p.m. — I finish my Zoom data collection and eat my…
With so much conflicting messaging — and many people’s understandable desire to just get up and go somewhere, like, anywhere that isn’t the trip from their bed to their couch — where is a person to turn? Instagram? Maybe unsurprisingly, social media isn’t much of a help — it sometimes seems like everyone online is…
Under plus-sizing, plus-size shoppers are often relegated to either the back of the store or another store entirely. In many instances, plus-size offerings aren't stocked in stores at all, but rather, only sold online. This affects the styles that are offered, too. “Even brands that see that women of size need more options and more…
Emotional implications also lie in questions like "When are you going to have kids?" "It implies that somebody wants kids," says Gloria Osborne, a cognitive behavioral therapist, and licensed clinical social worker. "You're asking them when they want to have kids as opposed to asking, 'Well, have you thought about having kids?' It's a very different question. When you ask…
Anecdotally, people online have been commiserating over all manner of allergy symptoms and speculating why they feel worse than ever. And the science proves it: Allergies are worse this year. According to recent research and forecasting, 2021 is shaping up to be a brutal allergy year. Just like 2020, 2019, and 2018 were before it.…
