Lifestyle

Career experts say asking for a raise isn’t off the table in a tough job market

With the U.S. experiencing a significant hiring slowdown, it’s a daunting time to be looking for a job. Many workers are staying put instead of changing jobs to secure better pay. Artificial intelligence tools increasingly screen the resumes of applicants. Now may seem like an inappropriate time to request a raise.

OCT. 16, 2025

How to use tech in the garden and still keep your serenity

Gardening tools are evolving to incorporate technology — including artificial intelligence — to help us keep plants healthier, avoid unpleasant tasks and even grow crops indoors over winter. And we can use them without losing the stress-relieving, analog benefits that nature provides. Here are just a few examples: Mowing If you don’t enjoy mowing the lawn, you can buy a robot […]

SEPT. 30, 2025

Giorgio Armani’s final collection and other photo highlights from Milan Fashion Week

SEPT. 29, 2025

South Korea moves closer to legalizing tattoo artistry

 As a popular tattoo artist in South Korea, Song Jaemin is fully booked weeks in advance and highly respected by his clients, some of whom come from abroad to see him. But each time Song inks someone, he commits a crime since it is illegal to give tattoos without a medical license in South Korea. […]

SEPT. 24, 2025

A new generation of musicians is revitalizing the music scene in Cuba

Cuban teenagers Fabio and Diego Abreu seem shy at first, but the moment they step on stage, they become confident, filling a concert hall in downtown Havana with a hypnotic form of traditional jazz. The Abreu brothers, aged 19 and 17, are part of a new generation of musicians revitalizing Cuba’s music scene. They are filling a […]

SEPT. 24, 2025

Giorgio Armani’s sartorial creations interplay with Italian masterpieces at Milan museum exhibition

Giorgio Armani hesitated at first when the Brera Art Gallery proposed an exhibition celebrating the 50th anniversary of his signature label, placing his creations among celebrated Italian masterpieces by such luminaries as Raphael and Caravaggio. But by the time Armani reached the gallery’s final room on a visit aimed at winning him over, the designer, who […]

SEPT. 24, 2025