Lerone Martin, a prominent scholar of Black religious history, leads the Martin Luther King Jr Research and Education Institute at Stanford University. His new book, Young King: The Making of Martin Luther King Jr, grew from “professional and personal” roots. Professionally, Martin “started coming across things that I had never seen before” about the civil…
They came for the cheap wine. They arrived in quarter-zips and tasteful cross necklaces. One young woman wore fur (raccoon). One young man wore a fleece adorned with a golf club’s seal (Trump). They sang along with Journey, bopped along to the Spice Girls. They networked over cans of hard seltzer. And then they went…
Former England international Ashley Young has announced he is retiring from playing at the age of 40. Young started out at Watford before going on to play for Aston Villa, Manchester United, Inter Milan and Everton, starting as a winger before becoming a full-back. He ends his career at Ipswich Town, having joined the Portman…
For many young Americans, dating is becoming as much about finances as it is romance. Half of single Americans surveyed said they are going on fewer dates or choosing less expensive activities because of rising costs, according to BMO Financial Group’s 2026 BMO Real Financial Progress Index. The bank polled 2,501 adults in late December through…
The restauranteur behind New York’s famed Carbone said there’s been a big shift in consumer behavior with younger customers spending less on alcohol but more on high-end dining experiences. “They’re definitely health conscious. There’s certainly been a trend of drinking less,” Mario Carbone, the CEO of Major Food Group, said on “Mad Money” on Friday….
Today, the New York Public Library announced the finalists for its Young Lions Fiction Award, which celebrates fiction by “exceptional early-career authors” (read: 35 years old or younger). This year’s judges are Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, Raven Leilani, and Alexander Sammartino, who won the award last year. Here are the finalists: Ariel Courage for Bad NatureKyle…
No one here can say exactly when it happened, but suddenly China is everywhere in Jakarta, Indonesia’s capital. Compact Chinese electric cars weave through the streets. Chinese cosmetics crowd pharmacy shelves. Chinese hot pot restaurants and milk-tea chains have sprouted across the city’s many, many malls. “It’s all very sudden — they just came to…
Disney is set to explore the secret lives of hot nannies. Hulu and Freeform have jointly ordered “Million Dollar Nannies,” which follows a cast described as a “young group of elite nannies” who move to Ibiza to launch a new agency. Hi Mom Productions and 3Ball in association with Walt Disney Television are behind “Million…
Shorouk Express Spain is to boost state aid for young people to buy and renovate properties in rural areas, an attempt to both ease access to the housing market and rebalance population density in the country. The Spanish government is to boost grants for young people who buy or renovate housing in rural areas of…
Shorouk Express New property market figures have laid bare just how difficult it has become for younger people in Spain to fly the nest and move into their own home. According to data from the Federation of Real Estate Agencies (FAI), only a quarter of homes in Spain in 2024 were bought by young people…
