Our key takeaways from SONA 2026

Our key takeaways from SONA 2026

Lifestyle.INQ     •     July 27, 2026, 8:35 pm

Achievements in addressing the oil crisis, improving disaster readiness, and modernizing transport infrastructure were among the topics President Bongbong Marcos Jr. addressed in his latest SONA.

Where to eat in BF Homes even without a village sticker

Lifestyle.INQ     •     July 27, 2026, 8:15 am

Looking for places to eat in BF Homes? Explore restaurants and cafés that are easy to access even if you don't have a village sticker

The 40+ guide to fitness and training

Lifestyle.INQ     •     July 27, 2026, 8:00 am

Training in your 40s isn’t about riding into the sunset. It’s not about doing less. Rather, it’s about doing what is actually important

What looking for work taught me about people

Lifestyle.INQ     •     July 27, 2026, 7:45 am

What you can build from your very first job is something that compounds over time: a reputation for being dependable, curious, prepared, and someone others genuinely want to work with again

The Isla-Tek effect on a farm-to-fabric future

Lifestyle.INQ     •     July 27, 2026, 7:32 am

Isla-Tek is a farm-to-fabric initiative that transforms pineapple waste into Filipino textiles that can finally be accessible

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Why Catcher in the Rye Still Resonates 75 Years Later

Why Catcher in the Rye Still Resonates 75 Years Later

Lifestyle from Newser     •     July 25, 2026, 1:30 pm

JD Salinger's perennial teen rebel is hitting a milestone birthday that he'd almost certainly roll his eyes at. The Catcher in the Rye turned 75 on July 16—still banned in some schools, still beloved…

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'Fashion Slop' Is Crushing the Industry's Creativity

'Fashion Slop' Is Crushing the Industry's Creativity

Lifestyle from Newser     •     July 21, 2026, 8:22 pm

If your social media feeds feel like an endless scroll of the same outfits, Amy Odell thinks that's no accident. In a New York Times opinion piece , Odell argues that fashion's center of gravity has…

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Minnesota Grandma Wins Fight for the Right to Party

Minnesota Grandma Wins Fight for the Right to Party

Lifestyle from Newser     •     July 21, 2026, 1:56 pm

Minnesota's newest toast to individual rights is coming from an 82-year-old grandmother armed with a wine glass. After learning that her assisted living facility near Minneapolis couldn't legally…

More Boomers Ditching the Memo on Downsizing

Lifestyle from Newser     •     July 20, 2026, 4:10 pm

Retirement was long pitched as the moment you trade the four-bedroom family home for a tidy condo. But the Wall Street Journal reports that a growing number of affluent baby boomers are doing the…

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Millions Watch Her Clean the Homes of Those in Crisis

Millions Watch Her Clean the Homes of Those in Crisis

Lifestyle from Newser     •     July 19, 2026, 6:56 pm

Dead birds, maggots, and "garbage carpets" are just another workday for Bea Elton, a 28-year-old cleaner whose specialty is extremely dirty homes. The Guardian's Emily Retter follows Elton—known…

Best US Cities for First-Time Homebuyers

Lifestyle from Newser     •     July 19, 2026, 4:50 pm

If you're a rookie home shopper eyeing the map, one Florida city just jumped to the top of the list. A new WalletHub analysis of 300 cities ranks Palm Bay as the most favorable spot in the country…

Once-Thriving Burger Chain Hangs On at LA's Airport

Lifestyle from Newser     •     July 19, 2026, 4:16 pm

A Southern California burger darling that once drew long lines and celebrity praise now survives in a single, much-maligned airport outpost. In SFGate's look back at Umami Burger, Ariana Bindman…

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Poets Have Picked the Most Beautiful Word in English

Poets Have Picked the Most Beautiful Word in English

Lifestyle from Newser     •     July 17, 2026, 4:45 pm

English speakers may be sleeping on "diaphanous." The language-learning app Babbel asked 1,500 members of the Poetry Society of America to pick the most beautiful word in English, tapping into a…

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Op-Ed: I Tried the Cold Plunge, and Fine, I Found a Reset

Op-Ed: I Tried the Cold Plunge, and Fine, I Found a Reset

Lifestyle from Newser     •     July 14, 2026, 2:59 pm

Simmering in a 200-degree sauna like "a slice of leftover pizza" and then dunking herself in near-ice water is not how New York Times columnist Taffy Brodesser-Akner pictured self-care. "You do not…

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