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With her first two albums, Olivia Rodrigo established a pattern. Her signature color? Purple—which served as the backdrop for both covers. Her naming convention? Four-letter words—stylized in all-capital letters: SOUR for her 2021 debut and GUTS for her 2023 follow-up. But on Thursday, April 2, Rodrigo shocked her fans with the announcement of her third album, titled you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love. The cover art, which features Rodrigo upside down on a swing and framed against a grayish-blue sky, has no shades of purple to be seen. The album’s title doesn’t just ditch her previous naming…

Key Takeaways Glabman wanted to create a functional condiment she could enjoy while navigating health issues. She bootstrapped her side hustle, She’s The Sauce, with about $20,000 of her own savings. She’s The Sauce made $10,000 in just 48 hours and now averages $10,000 in revenue per month. This Side Hustle Spotlight Q&A features Nicole Glabman, 30, a New York City-based entrepreneur. Glabman currently works full-time at Uber in advertising while building her protein and prebiotic sauce brand She’s The Sauce. She draws on a professional background in retail and food, starting her career at Jet.com/Walmart as a buyer, followed…

Published April 3, 2026 04:34PMAlmost two months after a deadly Tahoe avalanche killed nine people in California on February 17, avalanche experts have published an official incident report on the tragedy. According to an analysis by the National Avalanche Center and the Colorado Avalanche Information Center, a wide range of factors—from weather to slope angle—contributed to the disaster. But perhaps most crucial was the decision by guides to have all 15 members of the party travel together amid worsening avalanche conditions.“Exposing only one person at a time to avalanche terrain is an accepted best practice for backcountry travel,” the report…

The battle for overhead bin space on flights is likely to intensify as United Airlines announced it will increase the checked bag fees starting Friday. It will now cost $10 more to check luggage for passengers traveling on flights in the U.S., Mexico, Canada, and Latin America. Since the airlines often move in tandem on ancillary fees like checked bags, this could mark the beginning of a trend ahead of the busy summer travel season. Earlier this week, JetBlue Airways raised its prices for checked bags by $4 to $9 per bag, depending on whether passengers are flying during peak or…

Altogether, these nine ultralight backpacking items weigh just over nine pounds—perfect for the ultralight-curious.Our editor-recommended “ultralight curious” kit features the Big Agnes Copper Spur UL3 tent, The North Face Ridgelite wind jacket, and the Sawyer Squeeze filtration system. (Photo: Canva, REI)Published April 3, 2026 02:11PMBy mile two of a backpacking trek, I often start rethinking my packing habits. Maybe I didn’t need the camp shoes. Or those rolls of Oreos. Or the book I swore I’d read by the lake. I used to think that a heavy pack was just part of the deal, the price of being prepared for…

When a fake wedding announcement featuring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson popped up in a late-year print issue The Boston Globe, it looked like a star-studded romcom was underway. But “The Drama,” indie studio A24’s latest film, has stirred controversy, and most audiences don’t know what its about. The film’s trailers, the first of which was dropped just a day after the wedding announcement, revealed a somewhat vague plot line—Zendaya and Pattinson play Emma and Charlie, a couple grappling with the aftermaths of a confession as they ready for their wedding. Speculation on the film’s big twist ignited a flurry of…

As the Department of the Interior pushes employees into “visitor-facing” roles and proposes to slash $736 million from the National Park Service budget, critics warn that the scientists and stewards who keep our parks alive are once again being purged.Listen to this articleListenA National Park Service employee leads a pack of mules loaded with tools and supplies in the Grand Canyon (Photo: dit: John Moore / Staff)Published April 3, 2026 02:44PMEmployees with the National Park Service (NPS) are bracing for another staffing change after the Department of the Interior (DOI) circulated a memorandum Thursday night. In the memo, the DOI…

HarperCollins Publishers and AI-powered animation studio Toonstar have announced a multi-year partnership to co-produce original YouTube series based on HarperCollins titles. It marks the second announcement this week from the book publishing giant regarding a partnership with an AI-centered company. On Monday, HarperCollins division Harlequin said it entered a multi-year agreement to co-produce 40 animated micro-dramas with AI entertainment company Dashverse. Inspired by Harlequin Romance titles, the collaboration launches in April, beginning with an adaptation of A Fairy-Tail Ending by Catherine Mann.The deals highlight how book publishers are turning to AI as a way to explore new modes of storytelling, but…

Published April 3, 2026 01:26PMMy 83-year-old father texted this to me the other day: I just read the story about the fraud where Mount Everest guides made climbers sick with baking soda. Sounds really bad.  My dad’s text is, of course, related to the recent report alleging that multiple trekking companies defrauded international insurance companies by calling in false reports, hiring helicopters for unnecessary rescues, and, gulp, potentially even causing their clients to get sick. This story has generated headlines across the globe, including plenty here in the USA. I agree with my father—the whole thing sounds bad. Like, super-duper mega-ultra…

Red Lobster might be taking an old page from its playbook to win over consumers’ hearts. The seafood restaurant chain is reportedly considering the return of endless shrimp, the all-you-can-eat deal that was one of Red Lobster’s most iconic promotions. Although the promotion dates back decades, it was originally only offered for limited amounts of time—that is, until previous owner Thai Group made it a permanent menu fixture in June 2023. At $20 for bottomless shrimp, many argue the move contributed to the seafood chain’s financial woes and its eventual Chapter 11 bankruptcy in May 2024. According to bankruptcy filings…