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I went to the London pub Taylor Swift name-dropped on her new album. Swifties are turning it into a fan club and the owners are thrilled.
Taylor Swift's new album features a song called "The Black Dog." Fans believe it's about a pub in L…
Ayomikun Adekaiyero
A New York City Airbnb host was shut down under the short-term rental law. He's now renting his basement illegally on Facebook and making crucial income after he was laid off.
A couple in Astoria, Queens, rented out their basement on Airbnb for years. New city regulations ha…
Eliza Relman
I'm a woman named Fred. I dread having to introduce myself to new people.
My full name is Frédérique, but I go by Fred, a male name in America. I dread meeting new people an…
Fred Sahai
My last name is Pretzel. Once a pretzel company offered me a job because of it.
With her last name being Pretzel, she has been offered jobs solely on her unique last name. While i…
Jillian Pretzel
Could BBMP’s new climate action plan for Bengaluru restore India's ‘Garden City’ to its former glory?
Sprawling with lush trees and a constant freshening breeze, Bengaluru certainly lived up to its tit…
New York City doormen are sharing what it's really like working for the city's wealthiest
Sara Leeds realized that New York City's doormen have a specific point of view we rarely hear from,…
Aimee Pearcy
Here's the right way to pronounce Travis Kelce's last name
There are two ways to pronounce the last name of Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce. According to…
Ayomikun Adekaiyero
Israel's name is conspicuously absent from maps on the Chinese internet, report says
Chinese tech companies Alibaba and Baidu have dropped Israel's official name from their digital map…
Sophia Ankel
I've made simple changes in my life so that I can retire at 40 and move to the Philippines. There are 3 years left, and I'm on track.
Brandon Turrell first came across the Financial Independence, Retire Early movement — better known …
Amanda Goh
INTERVIEW: Grofers founder explains why he rushed to rebrand the startup and his plans seem ambitious
“We were doing it [rebranding and focusing on faster delivery] out of the mind that we either out-i…
I grew up trying to win my parents' approval. I ended up getting a Ph.D., but it was solo travel that changed my life.
Angela said she felt tied down by expectations to get married, and solo travel felt freeing. She's …
Marielle Descalsota
Tamil Nadu wants to rename over 1,000 places amid a pandemic that’s snowballing to record highs
This comes at a time when the state saw an all-time single-day high of 1,927 new coronavirus ca…
When my dad died of colon cancer at 57, I decided to change my life. I went vegan and became a distance runner.
My dad died from colon cancer at 57 and I decided to change my life. I changed my diet, eventually …
Melissa Noble
We picked our baby's name because it wasn't popular. Now it's 'trendy,' and I'm angry AF.
This mom picked the name Rio for her son because it wasn't trendy. In the past couple of years, it'…
Irina Gonzalez
Ruzwana Bashir is the most important name in tech you've never heard until now
A successful founder herself, Ruzwana Bashir connects everyone from Elon Musk to Marissa Mayer.
Insider Inc.
For years, I said I didn't want to have children. Then I met a man who changed that.
She said for years she didn't want to get married or have kids. Then she met her now-husband and sh…
Conz Preti
Housing in top 7 cities to witness a 8-10% average price rise in 2024
In 2023, housing prices surged by 10-24% across the top 7 cities on an annual basis. This was prima…
The rising affluence of small town consumers driving demand for premium products
India’s small towns have been running behind big cities for a long time — but that’s no longer true…
I'm a Nashville local. It's expensive and overrun by tourists, but it's still the best city in the world.
Bryan Clayton has lived in Nashville for a decade. He used to love going out on Broadway to listen …
Jen Glantz
Climate Week can make me feel cynical but there are signs that change might be underway
It's easy to be cynical about Climate Week, when politicians and execs talk a good game about envir…