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Welcome back to Grapevine, our weekly look at the most colorful, thought-provoking and original feature stories from The Wall Street Journal. We're curating the best stories from across the WSJ about the world beyond business and emailing them to you once a week. So take some time and enjoy the read. — Lisa Bannon, Wall Street Journal |
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| ILLUSTRATION: ZOHAR LAZAR |
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The Quiet Joys of the Very, Very Early Morning Club |
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"Over the past two years, I’ve joined a new club: the very, very early morning club," writes Jason Gay. "I know a lot of people have lives and jobs that require them to wake up extremely early, but this is a new lifestyle for me. It took two small children and one pandemic that kept us all home to figure out that if I was going to continue to be productive, and write nonsense humor columns like this one, I was going to need to be productive at an uncommon hour, sitting alone in the dark." READ FULL STORY >> |
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| Mirranda Reinhardt, of Pueblo, Colo., with two of her three children, Caden and Willy; she says she has struggled to find in-person friends to connect with. PHOTO: TRENT DAVIS BAILEY FOR THE WALL STREET JOURNAL |
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Moms in Middle Age: Rarely Alone, Often Online and Increasingly Lonely |
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For women feeling burned out from holding family life and work together, social media has typically been the most convenient place to vent and seek connection, writes Family & Tech columnist Julie Jargon. But going online has surfaced feelings of inadequacy and loneliness, many say. READ FULL STORY >> |
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| ILLUSTRATION: MICHAEL GLENWOOD |
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‘No Regrets’ Is No Way to Live |
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It’s tempting never to look back, but we’re hard-wired to focus on our mistakes, writes Daniel J. Pink in this Saturday Essay. Rather than deny them, we can lift ourselves up by seeing them in a new light. READ FULL STORY >> |
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| Volleyball in Naples, Fla., where home sales in the metro area rose 26% in 2021 from a year earlier. PHOTOS: ALFONSO DURAN FOR THE WALL STREET JOURNAL |
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| Downtown Naples. The market's median home-sale price increased 20% last year. |
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| A restaurant near the coast in Naples, which is known for its water-sport amenities. |
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Warm Weather Cities Top Latest WSJ Housing Rankings |
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High-end markets and vacation spots dominated the the top of The Wall Street Journal/Realtor.com Emerging Housing Markets Index for the fourth quarter, write Nicole Friedman and Inti Pacheco. Naples, Fla., was the top-ranked market for the quarter, followed by North Port, Fla.; Kahului, Hawaii; San Luis Obispo, Calif.; and San Jose, Calif. READ FULL STORY>> |
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| ILLUSTRATION: DAISY KORPICS/WALL STREET JOURNAL; GETTY(2) |
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Why Tiny Movements Can Get You Back Into Shape |
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Going to the office or stopping at the store can have surprising health benefits, writes Betsy Morris. Here’s why doctors are prescribing simple movement to improve fitness. READ FULL STORY>> |
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| The BA.2 variant has been detected in the U.S., according to the CDC. A Covid-19 testing site in Whittier, Calif. PHOTO: CAROLINE BREHMAN/SHUTTERSTOCK |
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What We Know About the New BA.2 Omicron Variant |
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Researchers around the world are monitoring a new variant of the Omicron variant dubbed BA.2, write Renée Onque and Denise Roland. Though little is known about its properties and the threat it may pose, here’s what scientists and public-health experts know so far. READ FULL STORY>> |
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PERSONAL INVESTING & TRAVEL |
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The Two Things to Do When the Stock Market Gets Crazy |
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Turbulent times can cause investors to make decisions they’ll later regret, writes columnist Jason Zweig. Here’s how to stay afloat in these choppy waters without sinking your future. READ FULL STORY>> |
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| ILLUSTRATION: DIETER BRAUN |
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The Best and Worst U.S. Airlines of 2021 |
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Leisure travel came roaring back in 2021. So did cancellations, delays and other flight problems, writes Allison Pohle. Airlines began to resemble their pre-pandemic selves, even if they still flew less overall than they did in 2019. Find out who took the top spot, and the bottom, in The Wall Street Journal’s 14th annual ranking of nine U.S. airlines by operational performance. READ FULL STORY>> |
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| Bradley Cooper has a nude bathtub scene in ‘Nightmare Alley.’ PHOTO: 20TH CENTURY STUDIOS |
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Bradley Cooper, Benedict Cumberbatch and the Golden Age of Nude Men |
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Male full-frontal nudity, once the stuff of art-house films, is going mainstream, writes Ellen Gamerman. The sight of naked male stars can shock in ways that female nudity no longer does, making for the kind of edginess that Hollywood loves. READ FULL STORY>> |
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| From left: Gunna, FKA twigs, the Weeknd PHOTO: FROM LEFT: MATT WINKELMEYE, JOE MAHER, AND RICH FURY ALL FOR GETTY IMAGES |
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The Weeknd’s New Hit, Gunna’s Hotshot Single and the Other Best Songs of January |
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Here’s WSJ.’s monthly roundup of new pop releases: everything that’s grabbing our attention, making us think or getting us dancing, by Natalia Barr. READ FULL STORY>> |
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| “Since I was really young, I’ve always kept lists,” Lipa says about the inspiration for her newsletter, Service95. “My parents found it really funny, because they would find them all over the house.” |
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How Dua Lipa Stormed the Top of the Charts |
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Last year the pop star had one of the most-streamed songs on the planet, writes Alan Light. Now she’s launching a podcast and newsletter—and, at long last, going on tour for ‘Future Nostalgia.’ READ FULL STORY>> |
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One reason travel is so worthwhile is it creates lasting memories. Tell us about your best or worst travel experience. Why does the memory of that trip still stick with you? Send your replies to reports@wsj.com and we may publish them in an upcoming story. |
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