A year ago, I moved in with 5 strangers. I was nervous, but the benefits have outweighed the drawbacks.

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The writer (far right behind the selfie taker wearing a light tan sweater) is posing for a photo with her five roommates in their kitchen.
Last year, I moved into a house with five strangers, and the benefits to my mental and physical health have been incredible.

Alyssa Wiens

NYT Strands hints, answers for August 27, 2025

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A game being played on a smartphone.

If you're reading this, you're looking for a little help playing Strands, the New York Times' elevated word-search game.

This Y Combinator startup is using AI to simulate how people react to brands. See the pitch deck it used to raise $5.35 million.

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Artificial Societies founders
Artificial Societies founders

Artificial Societies

I own many businesses and have 4 kids. I don't drink coffee, eat only fruit before noon, and end the day with chocolate.

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Jesse Itzler, with his wife, Sarah Blakely, sitting on his lap in a fun pose.
Entrepreneur Jesse Itzler, pictured with his wife Sara Blakely, owns multiple businesses and typically starts his day by taking his kids to school and exercising.

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I quit my first job out of college at PwC after a year. Working at the Big Four has pros — but one con was a dealbreaker.

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Left: Sofia Javier, Right: A PwC office building with the logo on the side of the building
Javier left PwC to join Comcast as a senior financial analyst.

Courtesy of Andrew Pham; NurPhoto/Getty Images.

What a 24-year-old analyst learned in his first year at $25 billion Balyasny

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Francesco Catanzariti, an analyst on Balyasny's macro trading team.
Francesco Catanzariti, an analyst on Balyasny's macro trading team in New York.

Balyasny Asset Management

Matilda Djerf, the Scandi influencer-turned-designer, says she's never spent a week fully unplugged

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Matilda Djerf
Matilda Djerf says she has never spent a week fully unplugged.

Djerf Avenue

The US Navy is building out its ability to run missile-attack drills as threats to the fleet rise

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A GQM-163 target launches from San Nicolas Island. The sky is blue and clear in the background.
TK

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A century ago, the government hired unemployed young men to build America's forests, trails, and parks. Photos show FDR's 'tree army.'

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Several men sit ona a log across water while others stand nearby
Members of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) at a camp in Oregon.

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My mom retired then realized she wasn't done working. Watching her start a job in a new field at 64 inspired me.

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The author with her mother, smiling at the camera.
The author's mom retired at 64, then decided to start a new career.

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