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Office holiday parties when you’re young can be a rough storm to weather. You want to have a good time singing Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You” out loud and out of key with everyone else, drink hard liquor with your boss and flirt with your attractive co-workers. But you also want, and need, to keep your job. Office holiday parties are infamous for epic fails: Embarrassment. Regret.
Read MoreFor the first time on record, living with your parents is the most common living arrangement for those of us in between the ages of 18 to 34. Why this is happening can be seen from changing demographic tides and economic hurdles. "The real reason so many millennials are living at home" – @wonkblog drawing on our report https://t.co/S3aHMSHsJr pic.twitter.com/qXWBd7878s — Pew Research Center (@pewresearch) June 30, 2016 One – millennials are less interested in settling down.
Read MoreMost of the following celebrities and iconic stars on our list of the top ten most famous people who were adopted, were born with a name so different than the one they’re known by, you’d never guess it was the same person. Marilyn Monroe One of the most recognized film actresses of all time, Marilyn Monroe was born in Los Angeles, California on June 1, 1926 as Norma Jeane Mortenso, and was later baptized as Norma Jeane Baker.
Read MoreIn the new HBO show Insecure, one character tells her friend that she is exclusively meeting dates through a new app called The League, because the members on the site have been “vetted.” But vetted how, for what and by whom? And does The League justify its motto of dating intelligently…or is it just more hype? Graduating From Tinder If you feel ready to “graduate” from Tinder or Hinge, you’re not alone.
Read MorePeeping Toms and creeps who secretly film or take sexually suggestive photos of women are often prosecuted under invasion of privacy laws when caught. But in a recent “pioneering prosecution,” authorities are using invasion of privacy charges “over photos making fun of someone’s weight.” You might remember seeing the incident on social media last summer: Former Playboy playmate, Dani Mathers, 29, secretly took and posted a photo of a 70-year-old woman in the nude in the locker room showers at an LA Fitness gym.
Read MoreOnce not long ago, virtual reality was the next big thing in tech. Now, it looks like the social implications of VR are dominating the horizon. People like Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook founder and CEO, believe VR will enable us to “share unbounded spaces and experiences with the people in your life.” For others, the idea of a machine altering your perception of reality is too close to creepy science fiction.
Read MoreWhen you’re just starting out in adult life, things like easy access to bars and coffee shops dominate your desires, and often choice of location. But what about when you get married and have your first kid? That’s when everything changes. Ranked by experts at ValuePenguin.com, here are the top 10 cities that are rated best for young families. The good news? Almost all have a good mix of kid-oriented activities without ditching the coffee shops, bars and restaurants that their parents will appreciate.
Read MoreSomething of an epiphany happened to Hinge Founder and CEO, Justin McLeod when he read a Vanity Fair article last year about a topic what was dubbed the “Dating Apocalypse”. The article criticized apps like Tinder and Hinge for contributing to a hookup culture where young people are demoralized, devalued and disrespected. McLeod admitted the article had struck a nerve. Since then, the company has redesigned its whole approach to online dating.
Read MoreEarlier this month, we predicted that live-streaming would change online dating forever. The trending Chinese app, Momo, integrated live-streaming video capabilities, and we wondered how a similar feature could work in the U.S. Now, this feature has arrived on our shores faster than we even expected. Tinder recently announced its newest feature: music by Spotify. This is another partnership by Spotify, who has also joined forces with Uber and Starbucks.
Read MorePlaces like Los Angeles and Brooklyn tend to steal the spotlight of “cool” places to live. You’ve probably seen YouTube creators sharing their experiences of “finally” making it to LA to become a star. Or how Brooklyn is the place to be if you’re a hipster. But what makes “cool” is relative. People from LA will tell you the weather isn’t really 80 degrees all year long, as it’s commonly thought to be.
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