Before stepping onto the CES stage, I used Gemini's Nano Banana AI image generator to try on outfits and analyze my options.

Three-quarters of Americans say they plan to trade down, forgoing more extravagant purchases in the future. For decades, the markers of success in America followed a familiar script: bigger homes, ...

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Neanderthals 400,000 years ago were striking flints to make fires, researchers have found. Neanderthals 400,000 years ago were striking flints to make fires, researchers have found. An artist’s ...

While trying to define the state of the fashion industry over the past few months, one phrase comes to mind: All shook up. It seems that no one can stand still recently—designers keep jumping around ...

While many 10-year-old girls are busy playing dress up with their dolls, F&W Style founder, handbag designer, and WeLoveUs.Shop partner Alexandria. W. Alli was already building entrepreneurial muscles ...

Marco Sturm had a plan for Mark Kastelic when the Bruins opened training camp. The new coach wanted the burly forward manning the wing. A center by trade, Kastelic initially wasn’t thrilled with the ...

Affinity, which offers great alternatives to Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and Lightroom, is popular for its one-time payment for a lifetime, as opposed to monthly recurring payments for Adobe ...

The market for high-end graphic design software just got weirder. Several years ago, I wrote “Consider Switching from Creative Cloud to Affinity V2” (5 December 2022) to encourage those who were ...

The future of Affinity Designer, Photo and Publisher, subscription-free alternatives to Adobe Creative Cloud, was uncertain after the apps' developer Serif was acquired by Canva in 2024. Now, over a ...