Jennifer Stavros

Once upon another time, the movie Back to the Future Part 2 gave us a world with futuristic forms of transit: flying cars, and a skyway above the 405 in Los Angeles. The year? 2015. Now, in the real world, nearly a decade later, we are taking baby steps toward that fantasy: with self-driving cars. That’s why when I learned that Waymo, formerly known as Google’s “Self-driving car project,” announced that its self-driving cars were now live in Los Angeles for folks to experience — on the road, ...

With the Steam Spring Sale over, you might be feeling a little bit of FOMO after missing out on a few of the best deals. But, have no fear, as there are still plenty of amazing offers to check out for PC gamers right now, including discounts on new PC games like Horizon Forbidden West; which is down to just $49.79 with code FANATICAL17 right now (over $10 off its MSRP).
So, whether you’re on the go or looking to add some magic to your home office, we’ve determined some of the best current PC ...

BOYLE HEIGHTS — Sunshine greeted mourners Friday who came to the first public funeral for Los Angeles’s unclaimed since 2019.
The ceremony and service, located at the east end of Evergreen Cemetery in the County of Los Angeles Cemetery space in Boyle Heights, which has been happening at this time of year annually since 1896, is special to Los Angeles. Lives honored at this year’s service were the first group of individuals laid to rest since the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020.
This year’s 19...

The Art Institute of Chicago is one of the city’s cultural statement pieces. You enter it and it’s a kaleidoscope of not just art but also history, pop culture, film, and more.

If you’re an art lover, this needs to be on your Chicago bucket list. Growing up as an aspiring artist myself, this place always inspired me with its diverse exhibits and art not just on the walls but in sculpture, movement and mixed media.

But you don’t need to be an art enthusiast to enjoy an afternoon at Chicago’s b...

My sister Jess was murdered by her husband in 2016.
I brought a photo of her holding my son the day she married her murderer to the movie theatre.
I felt like we were together again, watching the happy ending she never got.
Greta Gerwig's billion-dollar "Barbie" movie brought a lot of feelings of feminism and empowerment forward, but to some, like me, it also brought forward feelings of unexpected grief.
I wanted to share the movie with my sister. Instead, I watched it with a photo of her hol...

Finding FinDom has been a journey… but I took it to a new level this past summer.

You see, this summer, my practice of financial domination took me to Europe. The man that pays me funded travel, in part, to three countries: Switzerland, France, and Italy.

This is my story as to how it all came to be.

As a person who has been poor for several instances in my life, having a financial submissive felt odd at first. Money has always been a sore subject for me. As an artist and writer struggling to...

According to Mattel, a Barbie Dreamhouse, the bright pink doll house where the famous Barbie doll resides, is sold every two minutes. And since it started filming in 2022, the live action Barbie movie has kept the Internet and pop culture abuzz — with everyone wanting to incorporate a little bit of the Barbie dream into their own world: Barbie-themed fashions and Barbie-themed home designs are now in the public lexicon, and a real-life Barbie-styled Ken house will even be available to rent on...

A car going zero to 60 is nothing compared to an elevator soaring to the top floor of the third tallest building in the United States. Enjoy panoramic views 103 floors high from Skydeck Chicago in the Willis Tower by riding an elevator that makes the trip within 60 quick seconds.

I remember visiting as a child, and as an adult, I’ve enjoyed the nostalgia and beauty of my home city’s views with an equal amount of wonder.

This is the classic view of Chicago seen in “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” s...

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Commonly known as a dating app for hookups and casual relationships, Tinder is one of the longest-standing dating apps in the world. It launched in 2012 and was later acquired by Match Group, which owns several other dating apps, such as Hinge, OKCupid, The League, and Plenty of Fish. I've used Tinder for years and can confidently say the...

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After going through a divorce, New Zealand–based Mia Lux found herself quickly tired of dating apps. So, she worked with her life coach, Lauren Zander, to turn her frustration into a solution. Enter: Lavette, an invite-only video dating platform that soft-launched in 2022. An online dater myself, I put LaVette to the test, to see how it c...

Licensed relationship and sex therapist, Nikquan Lewis, agrees, but says experiences can vary from person to person. “It has been my clinical experience that a lot of people utilize this specific app to gain meaningful connections,” she explains. “I've had clients meet their partners on this app and eventually get married. I've also had clients struggle on this app but that has a lot to do with today's dating pool in general.”

Hinge markets itself as the app that’s “designed to be deleted.” B...

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Dating in your 40s is considerably different from dating in your 20s or 30s. Or at least it has been for me in this first year.
Now that I’ve learned more than ever to be comfortable in my body and who I am, I’m not fumbling around in the dark trying to figure all that out on top of attempting to find my other person. And now that I’ve ma...

At a Glance
52.9% of U.S. adults survey respondents who have started a “sleep divorce” say it improved their sleep quality.1.4% of respondents have started a sleep divorce, or sleeping separately from their partner, and maintained it in the past year.Adults who have maintained a sleep divorce average 37 minutes of sleep more each night than when they shared a bed.25.7% of adults who slept separately from their partner ended up sharing a bed again.Adults who have recoupled sleep 10 minutes mor...

Travellers often talk about seeing the world, but it's time we learn to listen to it, too.

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On a rainy summer day, I took a train to the Swiss city of Saint-Maurice and trekked through the squelching mud to a medieval fortress perched high atop a cliff. After descending into a dark cavern and twisting through its dimly lit corridors, I finally arrived at the main viewpoint of the Grotte aux Fées (Cave of the Fairies): a plunging 77m waterfall that shoots from an underground limestone ledge i...

Medication and digital therapy options are remote and affordable but pricey.
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Cerebral offers users weekly online therapy sessions via phone or video calls, as well as easy access to their provider through email or messaging through its patient portal. We found providers to be high-quality and easy to talk to, but were disappoi...