If the holiday season is a busy selling time for you, you probably didn’t procrastinate in your fourth-quarter marketing efforts. But, as you know, many consumers procrastinate—waiting until the last minute to buy holiday gifts. A Shopify-Gallup 2023 Shopping Pulse report showed that, of the 1,888 people surveyed in November,

Mondays, the most feared day of the week for many of us, can present a challenge. It’s the day we project our fears and uncertainties as the joy of the weekend ends. This can be especially true if we’ve been conditioned to accept the negative associations with Mondays. But this

If you bring a baby into the Hurley Children’s Center clinic in downtown Flint, Michigan, Mona Hanna will find you. The pediatrician, who gained national prominence for helping uncover the city’s water crisis in 2015, strode across the waiting room in her white lab coat, eyes laser-focused on the chubby baby in the

Taking care of yourself starts with asking that one simple question: “How am I doing?” You can then assess your needs and start your self-care routine. There is no right or wrong way to do this. It’s about tapping into what you need—whether that’s meditating, sleeping in on the weekend

A strong sense of self-worth can unlock a deeper level of self-confidence, allowing you to stop settling for less and start making choices that honor your inherent value. But truly understanding the value you bring to the world doesn’t always happen overnight. Sometimes, we all need a little reminder.  Inspirational

Today’s world moves fast. To-do lists are long and free time is in short supply. But due in part to the rise of AI and smart technology, there’s probably a product that can help take things off your plate. This gift guide rounds up some of the best gifts designed

Whether wearing them on stage or in shows like “Power Book II: Ghost,” Mary J. Blige is known for her iconic boot collection. So much so, that earlier this year, the R&B singer launched a long-awaited and instantly sold-out boot collection in collaboration with Giuseppe Zanotti.  My fans have been

Many scientists at the federal health agencies await the second Donald Trump administration with dread as well as uncertainty over how the president-elect will reconcile starkly different philosophies among the leaders of his team. Trump announced Thursday he’ll nominate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be secretary of the Health and

When Daniel Penny wrapped his arm around the neck of a homeless man on a Manhattan subway last year, the 25-year-old veteran appeared to be deploying a non-lethal chokehold long drilled into U.S. Marines. Done right, the maneuver should knock a person out without killing them, according to Joseph Caballer,

Three daughters of Malcolm X have accused the CIA, FBI, the New York Police Department and others in a $100 million lawsuit Friday of playing roles in the 1965 assassination of the civil rights leader. In the lawsuit filed in Manhattan federal court, the daughters — along with the Malcolm X estate