• I often love Ina Garten's easy, flavorful recipes, so I gave her buttermilk mashed potatoes a try.
• The buttermilk made this dish more flavorful than other mashed-potato recipes I've followed.
• From now on, I plan on making this recipe every time I host or attend a dinner party.

I firmly believe that no fall or winter dinner party is complete without a big bowl of piping-hot mashed potatoes.

That said, there's nothing worse than digging into a pile of fluffy potatoes, only to discover that they're bland or dry.

Although there are dozens of ways to dress up spuds with mix-ins like cheese, sour cream, and extra butter, kitchen queen Ina Garten has a wonderfully simple recipe that I had to try.

I'm so glad I did. Not only is Garten's recipe short and sweet, but the dish is flavor-packed, ultra-creamy, and about to be a part of every future holiday spread in my house.

Here's how to make Garten's mashed potatoes.

The ingredient list is short and simple.

You only need six ingredients for this simple side dish: kosher salt, potatoes, whole milk, unsalted butter, buttermilk, and black pepper.

Garten recommends using a potato that's easy to boil, such as Yukon Gold. Russets would work well, too: Compared to other potatoes, these varieties contain more starch, which breaks down when mashed into a light and fluffy texture.

Yukons are my personal preference; I've found them to be slightly creamier than other options.

The potatoes took me under 10 minutes to prep.

Once I collected my ingredients — and set a big pot of well-salted water to boil on the stove — I started on the prep work.

The first step here is peeling the potatoes, but don't worry about doing it perfectly.

I've found that, as long as the spuds are clean, a few pieces of potato skin in the mix won't really change the dish's quality. Some home chefs might even like to leave a bit of skin on for extra texture.

The potatoes should then be cut into roughly equal-sized pieces so they cook at the same rate.

Garten recommends 1 ½-inch cubes, but it's OK if you're not super precise, since everything will be mashed together later.

Cook the potatoes, and don't let them get gummy.

Once the water came to a boil on the stove, I added the prepped potatoes and reduced the heat to maintain a gentle simmer with the lid off.

An important part of the recipe is to avoid boiling the potatoes, which can make them turn gummy. Instead, keep the water at a nice simmer until you can easily pierce the spuds with a paring knife. This took me between 10 and 15 minutes.

When they're done, drain the potatoes in the sink and return them to the pot to finish the dish.

While the potatoes simmered, I warmed the butter and milk.

Next, I created a mixture of melted butter and whole milk to infuse the cooked potatoes with rich, creamy flavor and texture.

A key step in Garten's recipe is to warm these two ingredients in a small saucepan while the potatoes cook. The butter will melt into the milk, causing an emulsion.

Dry spuds absorb hot liquids better than cold ones, and you'll have an easier time combining the ingredients without any cold lumps of butter.

Just don't let the mixture come to a boil, which can cause the milk to separate from the butter.

Then, I mashed the potatoes.

When the potatoes are done cooking, strain the water over the sink and return them to the pot. Now, it's time to start mashing.

Garten's recipe calls for using a food mill to break down the potatoes, but I live in a New York City apartment with barely enough room to store a large pot. So, I used a good old-fashioned potato masher.

Once I'd crushed the potatoes into a mostly uniform mush, I added the warm butter and incorporated it with a rubber spatula, per Garten's instructions.

I added just enough buttermilk for a super creamy mash.

Once you've folded the butter and milk into the potatoes, it's time for the star ingredient: buttermilk.

I halved Garten's recipe, which typically feeds five or six, and decided to add a half cup of buttermilk. At first, I was worried I'd overdone it — my mash looked soupy.

After a little more stirring and time, though, the starchy potatoes absorbed the buttermilk, and I had myself an incredibly light and fluffy mash.

The seasoning — and the buttermilk — made Garten's recipe stand out from the rest.

Adding the right amount of salt and pepper is essential for any dish, but mashed potatoes are often tragically overlooked in the seasoning department.

Garten recommends adding another 2 teaspoons of salt and pepper to the mash, and I agree wholeheartedly.

The result is a rich, tangy, and flavorful side dish you don't need to wait for a holiday to make. In my opinion, the buttermilk stole the show: I've found that potatoes can be a bit "blah" when not properly seasoned, and this recipe had a slightly acidic quality that I loved.

I'll be bringing these potatoes to Thanksgiving dinner this year, and every holiday party for the foreseeable future.

This story was originally published on November 20, 2025, and most recently updated on October 22, 2026.

Marine Le Pen diagnosed state power collapse observed in real time in France as govt fails to anticipate and confront left-wing violence.

The post Le Pen: The State is Collapsing, The Power is Dying and Can No Longer Maintain Control appeared first on Breitbart.

J.K. Rowling described transgender activism in the 21st century as "elitist," adding that her political views "haven't changed," despite having faced "an avalanche of death, rape, and torture threats."

The post J.K. Rowling Calls Out ‘Elitist’ Trans Mob After Years of Facing ‘Death, Rape, and Torture Threats’ appeared first on Breitbart.

Federal prosecutors in Texas connected three members of a cartel-connected human smuggling organization during a jury trial that led to a conviction this week. Prosecutors linked the suspects to large-scale smuggling of migrants, with some migrants dying during smuggling attempts. Two of the convicted members are also tied to kidnappings, hostage taking, extortion of migrants, and multiple murders -- including one where the victim was dissolved in acid and then set on fire.

The post Cartel-Connected Human Smuggler Convicted for Shooting, Setting Fire to Victim near Texas Border appeared first on Breitbart.

The head of France's leading leftist trade union has called for strikes to support the youth riots after the government refused to meet demands for minimum wage hikes and more spending on education.

The post Top Leftist Trade Union Calls for Strike in Support of French Youth Revolt appeared first on Breitbart.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to let the Trump administration gradually end transgender-related medical services for prison inmates who want to be treated as members of the opposite sex.

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Aveva 14 anni quando creò “Stick Run”, il gioco per smartphone che per quasi quindici anni ha continuato a far giocare milioni di persone. Manuel Otto, influencer e sviluppatore tedesco, è morto a 30 anni in quello che sembra essere un suicidio avvenuto durante una diretta in streaming. A darne notizia, mercoledì 21 ottobre, è stato un portavoce del gioco.

“Con il cuore a pezzi confermiamo e annunciamo la scomparsa del nostro creatore, sviluppatore e compagno di corsa, Marc-Manuel Alexander Otto”, si legge nel comunicato diffuso su Facebook il 21 ottobre. Un primo messaggio era comparso martedì sempre su Facebook. Il team di “Stick Run” diceva di essere “a conoscenza di una diretta su Twitch” con protagonista Otto, nella quale “sembrava essersi tolto la vita”.

Interpellata sulla vicenda, Twitch ha spiegato di essere intervenuta “rapidamente” per rimuovere il canale e il video, così da “evitare che venisse visto da altri”, senza fornire ulteriori dettagli su quanto accaduto durante la trasmissione. “Quello che è successo è terribile e la salute mentale e il benessere della nostra community ci stanno profondamente a cuore”, ha aggiunto un portavoce della piattaforma. “Invitiamo chiunque stia attraversando un momento difficile a cercare aiuto: su Twitch sono disponibili strumenti per mettersi in contatto con i servizi di supporto psicologico della propria zona”.

Nel messaggio che annuncia la morte, i responsabili del gioco hanno scritto che per molti Stick Run è stato “più di un semplice gioco”. “Per tanti di noi è stato parte dell’infanzia: un gioco con cui siamo cresciuti insieme agli amici, tra risate, sfide a chi faceva il punteggio più alto e ricordi che ci resteranno per sempre – prosegue la nota – Univa le persone ed è diventato un tassello prezioso della nostra infanzia”.

“Oggi piangiamo non solo la perdita del nostro creatore, ma anche quella di un compagno di corsa il cui lavoro è entrato nelle nostre vite”, ha concluso il portavoce. “La sua eredità continuerà a vivere in ogni ricordo, in ogni partita e in ogni giocatore che è cresciuto con Stick Run”.

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L'articolo È morto Manuel Otto durante una diretta su Twitch, il creatore di “Stick Run” aveva 30 anni. Il produttore: “Univa le persone ed è diventato un tassello prezioso della nostra infanzia” proviene da Il Fatto Quotidiano.

Tutto o niente: dopo 0 punti nella seconda giornata di Champions, le squadre italiane hanno fatto il pieno, conquistandone 12 e raddrizzando la classifica. Il quartetto azzurro è ora in area playoff: lo straordinario Como 9°, la Roma 15°, l’Inter 20° e il Napoli 22°. In cima, cinque club a punteggio pieno: Psg, Aston Villa, Liverpool, Real Madrid e Betis sono a quota 9.

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9 COMO
Il 4-1 rifilato al Manchester United rappresenta il punto più alto della squadra del lago. La lezione di gioco di Fabregas al collega Carrick, affrontato più volte in Inghilterra, ribadisce il concetto che per diventare ottimi allenatori non basta solo avere un passato importante da calciatore ed essere la vecchia gloria di un club, ma bisogna studiare, aggiornarsi, creare. Il simbolo di una serata che segna la storia del Como è Nico Paz: doppietta, assist, giocate d’autore. Ha solo 22 anni e ha detto di no al Real per restare con Fabregas: l’argentino ha azzerato persino il ricordo di George Clooney, la star che ha fatto scoprire agli “amerikani” il ramo del lago di Como.

8 ROMA È vero, lo Slovan Bratislava è la squadra più scarsa di questa Champions, ma la prestazione della Roma è di grande livello. Quattro gol, ma potevano essere il doppio. La notte dell’Olimpico mette alle spalle il disastro Real Madrid: senza quei dieci maledetti minuti finali, la Roma sarebbe ora tra le prime otto. I protagonisti: il solito Malen, Wesley, Pisilli, Hermoso e un difensore, Ghilardi, che ha enormi potenzialità. Unica stecca: Mora. Il portoghese ha ottima tecnica, ma è troppo leggero.

8 PSG-BARCELLONA/FODEN
Voto alla partita, finita 4-2 per i parigini. Calcio sublime, anche se le difese, soprattutto quella blaugrana, peccano in alcuni casi di leggerezza. Il gol di Lamine Yamal è una perla, splendido anche quello di Vitinha, forse il miglior centrocampista del momento. Finale anticipata, si è detto. Chissà se potrà giocarla Kvaratskhelia: rottura del crociato anteriore del ginocchio destro. Brutta botta. Auguri: lo merita lui e lo merita il popolo del calcio. Foden torna protagonista con la tripletta all’Aek. L’inglese è un sublime, anche se ogni tanto cala il buio.

7 NAPOLI
Rialza la testa dopo i ko con Villarreal e Venezia. Il capolavoro di Politano apre le acque della partita, poi diventa una specie di ping pong. Contro i norvegesi del Bodo Glimt, finisce 4-3, il più romanzesco dei risultati. Tre punti vitali, McTominay decisivo con la sua doppietta, ma i problemi di gioco restano. Lo scozzese è un campione, ma da solo non può compiere miracoli. Tregua Allegri-De Bruyne: quanto durerà? Il belga ha sempre avuto un caratterino non facile: chiedere a Guardiola.

6 INTER
Vince nel momento più difficile, quando si ritrova in dieci dopo l’espulsione di Bastoni. Il gol che risolve la grana-Shakhtar è splendido, lungo l’asse Mkhitaryan-Carlos. L’armeno piazza un assist divino al primo tocco al pallone, il brasiliano infila la porta con una stoccata d’autore. L’Inter rialza la testa, ma una volta per tutte va detto: gioca male. L’Inter vive sulla forza fisica e le qualità individuali, ma lo spartito è decisamente inferiore a quelli di Como e Roma.

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5 BASTONI
Non si vuole infierire, ma se becchi due cartellini gialli in un paio di minuti significa che hai perso il controllo dei nervi. Dopo l’espulsione contro la Bosnia, costata in parte l’addio dell’Italia al mondiale, un altro “rosso” che poteva costare caro. Anche stavolta, come a Zenica, il fattaccio si consuma quando Bastoni gioca come centrale. Qualcuno invoca di non utilizzarlo più in quella posizione, ma si può credere che questi blackout siano solo legati alla collocazione sul campo?

5 BORUSSIA DORTMUND
Dopo il 2-1 in casa del Sabah, in Azerbaigian, tutti a fare la doccia in albergo “perché gli spogliatoi dello stadio erano carenti”. Non saranno stati da hotel a cinque stelle, ma la sensazione è che il mondo del calcio sia sempre più schizzinoso. Secondo la Bild, sarebbe stata una forma di precauzione, nel timore della presenza della Legionella nell’impianto idrico, ma finora non sono mai stati registrati casi e i giocatori dello Slavia Praga, nel match precedente, hanno usato le docce senza fiatare.

4 MANCHESTER UNITED
Sprofondo rosso. L’umiliazione di Como potrebbe costare la panchina a Michael Carrick, altro grande ex finito nel frullatore dei Red Devils. La verità è che uscito dalla scena Alex Ferguson, lo United – e la proprietà americana, da sempre detestata dai tifosi – non ne ha azzeccata più una. Il commento dell’ex Roy Keane è lapidario: “Ho visto partite terribili dello United nel corso degli anni, ma questa contro il Como è sicuramente tra le peggiori. Guardi il Como e vedi un meccanismo perfetto: i giocatori fanno girare la palla, pressano, vincono i contrasti, arrivano sulle seconde palle. Poi guardi lo United e ti chiedi se metà di questi ragazzi abbiano mai giocato in calcio competitivo”.

4 SLOVAN BRATISLAVA
Un’armata Brancaleone in giro per l’Europa. Pessimi anche i tifosi, che hanno creato problemi di ordine pubblico all’Olimpico e ferito un agente.

L'articolo The Bold Champions | L’Inter rialza la testa, ma una volta per tutte va detto: gioca male. Sulla vergogna United ha già detto tutto Roy Keane proviene da Il Fatto Quotidiano.

La brecha en el mercado del alquiler en España no solo se mide por barrios o por metros cuadrados; también importa el perfil del casero. Entre 2019 y 2023, los propietarios con cinco o más viviendas en alquiler encarecieron sus rentas un 13,5% de media, casi el doble que el incremento del 7,2% registrado por los pequeños propietarios con un solo piso en el mercado. La conclusión se extrae de un análisis publicado este jueves por el centro de investigación EsadeEcPol, que ha examinado los datos de Hacienda de más de 780.000 alquileres declarados por personas físicas en España.

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• In the age of camera phones, anyone can be a photographer.
• You don't need fancy gear or multiple lenses to take good pictures.
• I asked a National Geographic photographer how to make the most of the camera in your pocket.

Getting a degree in photography gave me the chance to work with all kinds of complex cameras, like the ones you see in old movies, where the operator puts a cloak over their head.

By the time I graduated, I was more comfortable with DSLRs and film cameras than the one in my pocket.

As a travel reporter, my work revolves around documenting the places I'm visiting. For some of that imagery, I've come to rely on my smallest, most nimble camera — my phone. So, in April 2022, I set out to improve my phone-photography skills.

And just like in school, I wanted to learn from a pro.

That's why I turned to Kiliii Yüyan, a National Geographic photographer who tells stories about cultures and their environments.

The magazine first published Yüyan's work in 2018, showcasing whale hunters in Alaska, he told Business Insider. Then, in 2023, National Geographic granted Yüyan the Eliza Scidmore Award for outstanding storytelling for his portfolio work, which included his July 2022 cover shot for a story documenting the lives of Indigenous people.

Yüyan said that nowadays, people are "drowning in photographs," but that doesn't mean yours have to look like everyone else's. There are ways to make your images stand out — even if you're just shooting on your phone.

Phone camera tips from a National Geographic photographer made my images feel more powerful.

When Yüyan and I chatted about taking standout photos on a phone, he talked about uncommon angles, proximity to the subject, interesting foregrounds, and time spent shooting.

Here are his best tips for creating powerful pictures with a phone, along with examples of their success from my own camera roll.

For the best lighting, backgrounds, and immersive shots, Yüyan told me to take my time and shoot a lot. He was right.

"The real secret of professional photographers is we shoot a lot and then edit it down to just one or two," Yüyan said. "You should do the same with your phone."

According to Yüyan, spending a long time in one location allows you to find optimal lighting and interesting backdrops. Truly immerse yourself in the environment to notice things that didn't stand out to you at first.

In the photos above, I spent between one and five hours at each location. I was able to take pictures with light I found inspiring, including a rainbow, the sun beaming through the trees, and a shot of a red-hued moon dimmed behind a cloud on a rooftop in Brooklyn, New York. 

"Good photographs come from deep observation, and the muses reward those who slow down, stop running from place to place, and immerse themselves in the specific place and moment," Yüyan said.

So, stick around in one location, take tons of pictures, and "make room for life to unfold in front of your lens," he told Business Insider.

Next, Yüyan said to take advantage of your phone's small size by shooting from angles we don't see every day.

To find the perfect angle, Yüyan said to start by considering how shooting with a lightweight, thin object can open up the realm of possibilities. 

"It becomes a habit to use the phone at just eye level, but if you watch someone who is good at selfies, you can see they are always moving the phone around — up, down, and around to try better angles," he said. "The same applies to making any other kind of photo."

This was an important point I'd never thought about before, but it left me wondering how to tell which angle makes the strongest shot. 

"One good criterion is seeing how much depth an angle will show in a photograph," Yüyan said.

For example, he said, if your subject is a child, pointing the camera down at the kid will typically result in a flat, boring image. It's the angle we're used to seeing, where the background is likely the floor. But shooting from beneath the child's eye level, looking up, can show the layers of the person and whatever is above them. 

"We rarely get down below a child's height to look up at the world, and that perspective can be magical," Yüyan said.

Yüyan's example reminded me of how I photographed a small dog at parks around New York. When I took pictures of her from above or straight on, I couldn't get a sense of her expression or personality.

But when I got below her and snapped the picture while aiming up, I could see her exploratory nature and how she uses her environment to feel bigger, like perching on a rock at the edge of a creek. 

I've found that shooting from beneath widely photographed landmarks makes my pictures look more original.

Yüyan's tip of experimenting with angles that add depth reminded me of another subject I've shot on my phone — the iconic Rockefeller Center Christmas tree in NYC.

The first time I photographed the famous tree, I shot from eye level. When I looked at my photo, I felt like I'd seen it many times before.

When I returned to try a lower angle beneath some foliage, I thought I ended up with a more distinctive image. I could now see layers of smaller plants in front of the tree and the tops of the buildings surrounding it, giving me a better sense of its scale, which had been missing.

Yüyan told me that I can make natural landscapes stand out more by placing something in the foreground.

Yüyan said it's hard to take standout pictures of stunning natural landscapes because they've been photographed so much. His best advice is to find a good foreground subject to set your image apart from the rest.

"Great backgrounds, such as mountains or waterfalls, are easy to find because we're always looking for them," Yüyan said. "On the other hand, a good foreground subject, such as blooming wildflowers or a craggy tree, can be much harder to find in the right location."

Yüyan recommended searching for a foreground subject and framing your shot so you can see the scenery in the distance. 

"It'll give your images depth, intimacy, and make your photos unique," he said.

His tip reminded me of when I photographed a beach across the street from the mountains in Santa Cruz, California. I started by photographing the beach from the shore. The mountains looked nice, but there was so much sand that I thought the bottom half of my image looked boring. 

So, I took my phone across some ocean rocks and into the tide pools. The rocks and reflecting water spruced up my foreground, adding layers to my image. To me, this made it feel more dynamic.

Including foreground subjects in my nature shots has made them feel more immersive.

Yüyan's foreground tip reminded me of some photos I also took during a hike in Prescott, Arizona. 

When I first arrived at the Watson Lake parking lot for my hike, I was entranced by rock formations I hadn't seen before. But my photographs from the lot didn't seem to do it justice. 

Once I started hiking and immersing myself in the landscape, I found foreground subjects, such as shrubs, that better framed the lake scene.

I thought having these elements in the second image gave a better sense of what it was really like to be there, with more layers of the environment in frame.

Yüyan's last tip suggested camera phones work best up close.

According to Yüyan, intimate photos of your subject are often more powerful because the viewer can feel how close you are to them.

That's why he suggested that when you're shooting with a phone, you should make it feel like you are standing right next to something for "a more human and intimate feeling."

But don't just use the camera's zoom function. Yüyan suggests standing face-to-face with your subject to "really get in close on what's happening." 

This tip reminded me of photographing a 250-year-old Lebanon cedar tree on the grounds of Castello di Roncade outside Venice, Italy.

As soon as I saw the tree, I snapped a photo because it was alluring. But like my shot of Santa Cruz from the shore, I thought the bottom half of my photo was a bland waste of space. And like my shot of Watson Lake from the parking lot in Prescott, I didn't find my image nearly as impressive as the real thing. 

As I walked closer, I realized the tree was even more breathtaking. In my second photograph, I stood right in front of the tree, capturing the details of its spewing branches and surrounding greenery.

My goal was to make the photo all about the tree, and I think I accomplished this in my second image because every inch of the frame showed its details.

I find that the results often show a more intimate view of my experience, like when I bought fresh pasta in Italy.

Yüyan's advice to shoot up close with phones also reminded me of another experience I had in Italy. 

When I went inside a fresh pasta shop in Vatican City, I was fascinated by the shaped dough on display. Their smooth texture and specks of flour that kept them fresh made me salivate, and I wanted to capture that feeling in a photograph. 

My first picture of the display case expressed none of this. While I could see a large chunk of the counter, this image was supposed to be about the pasta, and I could hardly capture its texture from this distance. 

So, for my second image, I got right up next to the glass and snapped a shot of the case with the widest variety of pasta shapes. I lit up as I peeked at the image because it elicited the exact feeling I was hoping for when I made it — a strong craving to taste the pasta, thanks to a front-row view detailing its shapes and textures. 

Yüyan's tips left me feeling inspired, and I can't wait to apply them to my future travels.

After getting these tips from Yüyan, I was pleased to find that some images in my camera roll supported them.

Now that I've identified what makes some of these pictures stronger than others, I'll go on my next trip feeling more inspired to shoot from my phone. 

Fox News' "Antisemitism Exposed" newsletter brings you stories on the rising anti-Jewish prejudice across the U.S. and the world.

IN TODAY’S NEWSLETTER:
- French synagogues canceled prayers, Jews warned to hide amid riots
- Hasan Piker thinks it's fine to call Jews ‘inbred’ and ‘Zionist pigs’
- Macklemore's 'Free Palestine' tour funding anti-Israel org who cheered Oct 7

TOP STORY: Raging French riots have spiraled into absolute terror. Synagogues canceled Sabbath prayers, while terrified Jewish citizens were warned to conceal skullcaps and flee home. Violent mobs carrying Palestinian flags clashed with police, looted hundreds of stores, and flooded social media with over 1,300 hateful anti-Semitic posts. Over 2,400 rioters were arrested as fear grips the nation.

VIDEO: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defends his nation against those who say Israelis live on stolen land on ‘Life, Liberty & Levin.' WATCH HERE:

SPEWING HATE: Twitch streamer Hasan Piker ignited fierce backlash after defending his use of vile slurs, including "inbred" and "Zionist pig," against political opponents. Speaking to NPR, Piker brushed off the toxic attacks, claiming they weren't meant literally and blustered that criticism against him stems from anti-Muslim bias. The Israeli-American Council forcefully condemned his rhetoric as dangerous, dehumanizing hate speech.

CASH FOR TERROR: Rapper Macklemore launched a solo "Free Palestine" tour after getting booted from Ed Sheeran's lineup over anti-Israel antics. But outrage erupted as tour proceeds are set to fund the radical Palestinian Youth Movement—a extreme group that openly cheered Hamas's brutal October 7 massacre. Outraged Jewish groups are now demanding organizers answer for bankrolling violent extremists.

JUSTICE DENIED: A grieving relative of Shiri Bibas and her two toddlers—brutally murdered after being dragged into Gaza on Oct. 7—is taking his fight straight to the International Criminal Court. The family’s legal team filed complaints targeting Iranian officials who bankrolled Hamas, slamming the ICC for double standards and demanding arrest warrants for the regime bosses backing the atrocity.

CAMPUS CLAMPDOWN: The Trump administration made University of North Carolina knuckle under. To kill off 18 federal probes into alleged campus antisemitism and race-based admissions, the university agreed to ban protest face masks, enforce mandatory antisemitism training, and adopt strictly color-blind admissions. UNC avoided paying cash or admitting guilt, but must comply with strict federal oversight through 2028 to keep its funding.

GUEST EDITORIAL: Former New York Post editor David Christopher Kaufman argues that Barack Obama and Kamala Harris are out of touch for pushing anti-Israel rhetoric to court Black voters. He contends that African Americans prioritize domestic issues like crime and unemployment over Gaza, dismissing claims of shared Black-Palestinian struggles as a myth and pointing to polling that shows solid Black support for Israel.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK: "The Jewish people know what happens when hatred becomes acceptable. Throughout history, pogroms and persecution were fueled by lies that portrayed Jews as less than human. The Holocaust showed the world where the systematic dehumanization of Jews can lead." - The Israeli-American Council, condemning Hasan Piker's anti-Semitic comments.

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• I had been dating a guy for about a month when I took a chance and invited him on a trip.
• I was worried it might be too soon, but the vacation turned out to be a great compatibility test.
• Six years later, he's now my husband. This trip is one we look back on fondly.

How soon is too soon to invite a new romantic partner to go on vacation? I asked myself that when I had been dating a guy for a month and had an upcoming vacation that I had planned before I met him.

During the height of the pandemic lockdown in the spring of 2020, I was going stir-crazy not being able to travel freely. In those early days before vaccines or access to testing, air travel felt risky, and there were even restrictions on interstate travel. As an avid traveler who always has a next destination in mind, I needed something to look forward to during those dark days when I was afraid to hug my parents because of social distancing guidelines.

I didn't know it yet, but a solo adventure to cure my cabin fever would turn into a litmus test for a budding relationship during those unprecedented times.

I planned a trip that seemed doable, even with pandemic restrictions

I loved hiking and the outdoors before the pandemic. While many places were closed due to social distancing mandates, the national parks were mostly still open. I had never been to Acadia National Park in Maine, even though I lived in New England until I was 10. Maine is within a day's drive from my home in the Washington, DC area, so Acadia seemed like a feasible destination.

I was single at the time. I had taken solo trips before and planned to go to Maine on my own. In June, I scheduled my time off from work for the last week of August. I didn't have any accommodations picked out or much of a plan other than driving up to Maine and visiting Acadia.

Then I met someone

In July, I met a guy from a dating app. We hit it off, and soon we were seeing each other multiple times a week. About a month after we first met, we were hanging out, and I said offhand, "I'm going to miss spending time with you when I'm in Maine." He said he was going to miss me too. Then an idea, that seemed crazy, popped into my head. "Well, you could come with me," I blurted out.

As soon as I asked him to join me, I wondered if I had crossed a line. We weren't even in official "boyfriend-girlfriend" territory. We had known each other for a month, and my trip was planned for a month later. Without hesitation, he accepted my invitation to go to Maine.

Going on vacation together was a great relationship test

I was excited my new love interest wanted to join me on vacation, but I couldn't help but consider the potential for disaster. What if we stopped seeing each other before it was time to go on vacation? How would we handle a 9-hour car ride together? What if four days of nonstop togetherness was too much too soon?

As he helped me plan the trip, I got early signals that things would go well. We collaborated on finding a place to stay. We were aligned that while we didn't need a 5-star hotel, we also didn't want a bargain rustic cabin where the only bathroom was an outhouse. The night before we left, he humored my meticulous packing list and impressed me with his ability to load the car as if he were playing Tetris.

The 9-hour drive showed we were a great team, taking turns as the driver or the copilot who assisted with navigation and music selection. We discovered that, as angsty teenagers, we had nearly identical tastes in early 2000s rock music, despite growing up on opposite sides of the Atlantic. Staying together in the cabin ended up being a micro-experiment in living together, which felt effortless.

The trip itself was a blast. We admired the Atlantic Ocean from the top of Cadillac Mountain and skipped rocks on Jordan Pond in Acadia. We went kayaking at the lake by our rented cabin and ate fresh lobster. Inviting someone you're dating on vacation so soon might have been unconventional, but it turned out great. Six years later, we're still together, and the trip remains a fond memory from the early days of our relationship.

O icônico Fantasy Bra, sutiã usado por Kylie Jenner, 29, durante sua estreia no desfile da Victoria’s Secret no último domingo (18), será colocado à venda.

A peça estará disponível para compra privada por meio da joalheria JACOB & Co, responsável pela produção do acessório avaliado em US$ 50 milhões (cerca de R$ 253 milhões na cotação atual), o mais caro da história. As informações são da revista People.

O design do item contou com mais de 4 mil diamantes naturais ao redor de um diamante amarelo Fancy Vivid de 75,74 quilates com lapidação radiante. Ao todo, quinze artesãos levaram mais de 1.000 horas na produção do item, que pesa pouco menos de 1,8 kg, conforme publicou a edição americana da Vogue.

O Fantasy Bra entrou em hiato em 2018, quando foi usado pela última vez por Ela Hosk, e foi reintroduzido durante a edição de 2026 do tradicional evento da grife de lingerie. Até o momento, não há informações sobre o valor pelo qual o item será comercializado.

Qual é a história do Fantasy Bra?

A lingerie, que se destacou como uma grande joia da marca, é totalmente trabalhada com cristais e pedras preciosas, incluindo rubi e diamante, por exemplo, com o objetivo de promover ainda mais a atual coleção.

Ser eleita para atravessar a passarela mais pink do mundo com o Fantasy Bra é um dos momentos mais aguardados pelas angels. Entre as brasileiras que já vestiram o sutiã, estão: Alessandra Ambrósio (2012), Gisele Bündchen (2000), Adriana Lima (2008) e Lais Ribeiro (2017).

Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show está de volta de forma diferente

• I've survived cancer for 19 years, and my scans have been clear for years.
• I still wake up at 3 a.m. worrying about symptoms and whether my cancer could return.
• I've learned that being cancer-free doesn't automatically mean feeling safe in my body.

It's been 19 years since I was diagnosed with peritoneal mesothelioma, and some nights I still wake up at 3 a.m. Not because something is wrong. Not because I'm back in treatment. Not because there's a symptom that is screaming for attention. Just wide-eyed in the dark.

I start doing what I trained myself to do all those years ago: scanning, taking inventory, checking for anything that feels even slightly off. Sometimes, before I fall back asleep, I've already Googled it. The symptom. The ache. The random thought that popped into my head.

I sometimes even nudge my husband awake and talk it through in the dark. He'll gently say, "Don't Google it. Go to sleep. You're good, babe."

Intellectually, I believe him. But physiologically, I am still alert.

My scans have been clear for years, but I still worry

This is what surviving cancer can look like. And one thing I've learned is that high functioning doesn't mean unaffected.

During doctor visits, I say I'm doing well. And in many ways, I am. I work. I lead. I parent. I function at a high level. My scans have been clear for years. But high-functioning does not always mean regulated, and that distinction matters in cancer survivorship because being declared clear does not automatically mean your body feels safe.

There were seasons when I was convinced something was wrong with my heart. Or my lungs. A tightness in my chest. A shallow breath. A sensation I couldn't quite name but could not ignore. My body would tense before my mind even caught up. I knew what it felt like to almost lose my life once. So my nervous system stayed on alert, just in case.

And yet I built a full life after treatment. I went back to work. I raised my children. I stepped into leadership. I advocated. I thrived in ways I once wasn't sure would be possible.

Outside, I looked steady. Capable. Strong.

Internally, it can look entirely different, chronic hypervigilance running quietly beneath the surface, sleep disrupted by racing thoughts about recurrence, a persistent need for control, repeated symptom research, quiet bracing before every scan. Because I was functioning, the anxiety wasn't obvious. Not to others. And sometimes not even for me.

It hid inside productivity. It dressed itself up as responsibility. It sounded like preparation and diligence. It looked like staying informed, staying ready, staying ahead.

For a long time, I called it strength. It took years to realize that some of what I was carrying wasn't just resilience. It was vigilance that had never fully powered down.

I would replay doctor's visits while driving

I noticed it most while driving alone. My thoughts would replay doctor visits in detail, analyzing tone, pauses, and phrasing. Did I ask the right questions? Did they miss something? Should I follow up sooner? The appointment might have gone well. The scans might have been clear. But my brain continued processing as if there were still a threat to solve.

Over time, I came to understand this differently. It wasn't fragility. It was conditioning. During treatment, attention to detail mattered. Vigilance mattered. Survival required it. My mind simply had not fully turned off that system. To be honest, it's still working on it.

I have 19 years of perspective

I noticed that in cancer survivorship care, emotional screenings often prioritize depression or acute distress. High-functioning anxiety often falls below those thresholds. A survivor who reports returning to work and managing responsibilities may not appear at risk. She may hesitate to show fear because she believes she should be past this by now. She may minimize symptoms to avoid appearing ungrateful.

Gratitude and anxiety often coexist. Composure can mask dysregulation. "I'm fine" can mean I'm functioning, and not necessarily that I feel safe.

When high-functioning anxiety stays unacknowledged, the effects accumulate quietly. And the hardest one to explain is an emotional fatigue that has no obvious source.

It doesn't look like exhaustion. It looks like getting through a full, productive day, working, leading, showing up for everyone who needs me, and feeling completely depleted by early evening with nothing specific to blame it on. It looks like sitting in a meeting, fully present and contributing, while another part of me is quietly managing an undercurrent that has nothing to do with what's being discussed. It looks like needing more alone time than I used to, not because anything went wrong, but because holding it all together in the foreground takes more out of me than anyone can see.

Some days it shows up as a short fuse over something small. Not because it matters that much, but because the reserves were already lower than they appeared.

The hardest part is that there's often nothing to point to. No difficult scan. No hard appointment. No clear reason to feel worn thin. And that absence of an obvious cause can make you question yourself, wonder if you're being dramatic, or ungrateful for a life you fought hard to keep. So, you push through it, dismiss it, and don't mention it at the next appointment because how do you explain fatigue that has no story attached to it?

High-functioning anxiety doesn't define me

I have built a full life since my diagnosis. I lead. I advocate. I thrive in ways I once questioned were possible. But high-functioning anxiety has been part of that journey. It does not define me. It does not dominate me. But it has shaped how I move through the world, particularly in moments where health is discussed.

As a long-term cancer survivor, when I say that I am doing well, at times, I'm telling the truth. At that moment, I may also be managing a nervous system that remembers something my medical chart no longer reflects as current.

Survivorship is not only about the absence of disease; it can also be about restoration. And that process can last far longer than anyone expects.

IT appears that the PML-N, echoing the PPP’s recent offer, is also willing to re-engage with the opposition, at least on counterterrorism policy. Though that may seem like a narrow scope for dialogue, in our vitiated political environment, it does offer an opening. Whether the opposition is interested in taking it up is a different question.

The anger over the dismissal of the elected PTI government in KP is still far from subsiding, and the ruling coalition in Islamabad deserves much of the blame for making a negotiated settlement more difficult than it seemed two weeks ago. That said, the opposition also needs to introspect. From the murmurings of resentment within its ranks, it appears that the outcome of its last round of discussions with the government was not what many were hoping for.

Yet, its street agitation has delivered even less. An offer for dialogue, even if focused on counterterrorism strategy, is still an opportunity to return to the negotiating table and continue from where the last round of talks left off. Complete disengagement will achieve nothing.

Regrettably, the two sides still fail to see the country’s economic, security, and governance crises as challenges that must be solved politically. A nation of 260m can hardly afford such paralysis. The greater onus lies with the government. It is difficult to see how a credible counterterrorism strategy can be framed when the province on the front line of the fight has just been deprived of its elected government.

If Islamabad wants its offer to be taken seriously, it should pair it with a real gesture of good faith, starting with a meaningful voice for KP’s elected representatives in any talks. Yet the government seems consumed by the hubris of unchecked power, while the opposition, particularly the PTI, continues to act as if agitation alone can yield results.

Instead of evading Pakistan’s challenges through constant jousting and whataboutery, the political leadership needs to confront its failings. Counterterrorism, where the stakes for KP are the highest and broad-based consensus is urgently needed, is as good a place as any to begin. But it must lead to a much wider conversation on national issues. If the two sides cannot find common ground even on the fight against terrorism, the public would be justified in wondering what, if anything, they are capable of agreeing on.

Published in Dawn, October 22nd, 2026