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Every Version of You by Natalie Messier

Every Version of You by Natalie Messier

Published by Jenni Sidey

Most time-travel romances ask a soft, wistful what if. This one asks something sharper and far more uncomfortable. If you already knew exactly who a person would grow into, the mistakes he would make, the people he would hurt, could you still let yourself fall for the version of him sitting across from you at eighteen, before any of it happened? That is the live wire running through Every Version of You by Natalie Messier, a contemporary romance debut that shows up with a lot of nerve and, for the most part, backs it up. It is funny where you expect it to be soft, and quietly devastating where you expect it to coast. It also asks you to root for a coupling that, on paper, you should find appalling. That it nearly always works is the neat trick at the heart of the book. A Life That Looks Great on Paper and Terrible Everywhere Else Joey Vasquez is thirty-two, a Los Angeles lawyer circling partner, a homeowner, the almost-favorite daughter who cannot quite catch …

The “women are better multitaskers” stereotype is messier than you think

The “women are better multitaskers” stereotype is messier than you think

Published by Jenni Sidey

In a TikTok video that has racked up 1.4 million likes, men are handed scissors and a sheet of paper and asked to cut out a Christmas tree while describing their favorite memory with their partner. The men start telling a story, but most trail off as they concentrate on the cutting. In another clip, a woman calmly juggles four different chores while her husband struggles to put on socks and hold a conversation simultaneously.  These videos are designed to make you laugh. But they also reflect and reinforce the idea that women are better multitaskers than men. Studies putting this stereotype to the test have yielded very mixed results. Yet the idea that there is a gender difference in the ability to multitask remains lodged in the public mind. Researchers think there are various reasons why the stereotype persists.  Multitasking under the microscope Science is clear on one thing: multitasking is incredibly difficult. The human brain has evolved to single-task. “We can do things at the same time when they are highly automatized, but …

The AI jobs debate just got messier

The AI jobs debate just got messier

Published by skeptic

AI-related job loss fears grow each time another company announces a round of layoffs. Through May of 2026, companies announced that close to 90,000 job cuts were tied to AI, and, by some accounts, up to 15% of U.S. jobs are projected to be eliminated by AI over the next five years. Promises from the tech industry that AI will also create new jobs does little to ease fears, especially for the generation wondering if anyone will be hiring when they graduate.  A recent report from Ramp and Revelio Labs, which track enterprise AI spend and workforce records from nearly 22,000 companies, respectively, complicates that gloomy narrative.  The report found that companies spending heavily on AI are growing headcount faster, even in the entry-level roles that many fear are doomed. According to the report, “high-intensity adopters” — firms that spend on average $30 per employee per month on AI in the first three months — saw headcount increase 10.2%. Headcount also rose across functions, including engineering, sales, administration, customer service, finance, marketing, and scientist roles. …

“The Murdochs” is a messier “Succession”

“The Murdochs” is a messier “Succession”

Published by Sam Flores

Quoting what may be Russian literature’s most famous line is a little trite, I’ll admit. Since we’re talking about “Dynasty: The Murdochs,” I’m going to chance it anyway, because I doubt Leo Tolstoy could have conceived of the Murdochs when he wrote, “each unhappy family is unhappy in their own way,” any more than he could have mapped out the Roys’ arc on “Succession.” Hell, most Old Testament patriarchs aren’t as demanding of loyalty and filial supplication as Rupert Murdoch, save for God himself. We know this because the Murdochs’ family squabbles spilled into the news, late-night monologues and the figurative streets of social media at the height of their struggles. The public eagerly took it all in because the Murdochs are one of the richest families on the planet, and one of the most easily detestable, led by a man who shapes the political discourse and Western democracy in ways that best suit his empire’s bottom line. “Succession” was incredible, but watching life both imitate and build on its art was better. And as …