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What Every Woman Should Strive To Be

“That’s the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool.” In Fitzgerald’s classic novel The Great Gatsby, one of the main characters, Daisy Buchanan, makes a comment about how she hopes her daughter grows up to be a…

Bossa nova legend Sérgio Mendes dies

Brazilian musician Sérgio Mendes, who helped popularise bossa nova and samba with Western audiences, has died at the age of 83, his family has confirmed. The bandleader and composer is best known for the buoyant Latin pop hit Mas Que…

Mixed jobs report adds to US economy concerns

Job growth in the US was weaker than expected last month, raising concern that the world's largest economy is starting to stumble under the weight of higher interest rates. Employers added 142,000 jobs in August, less than the roughly…

The Hard Parts About Sharing My Story

My story began ten years ago. At 17 years old, I was raped for the first time. My abuser was my instructor in a fire science school program. And, for 8 months, this person sexually, mentally, physically, and emotionally abused me. …