Kaitlin Menza

2019 marks 20 years since the NATO bombing of Belgrade. The military headquarters damaged in the bombing still stand crumbled and empty on Kneza Milosa street, a proud promenade in central Belgrade, but the city and its young nation are pressing…
On Friday, Net-a-Porter published a 24-minute video of four powerful actresses having a remarkably candid conversation about fighting for equal wages in their industry, and a short clip of that longer video went viral Tuesday. In it, star Ellen…
It was an instant classic Saturday Night Live sketch. In November 2010, SNL aired a faux commercial in which an increasingly frenzied Bobby Moynihan announces deals about upcoming Black Friday deals at a place called Mini Mart. He describes a…
On Sept. 7, 2017, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos announced his intentions to build a second headquarters for the behemoth internet company. It was posited as a challenge, a competition among cities across the United States and Canada to argue why they were…
In this ongoing series, Mic readers submit their money confessions — and we’ll ask experts how to help solve these difficult financial issues. Send your own anonymous confession to moneyconfession@mic.com to get advice on your situation here. The…
It happened slowly, then suddenly. Megyn Kelly’s talk show, Megyn Kelly Today, debuted in September 2017, and the ratings were never terrific. In fact, the show earned 26% fewer viewers ages 18 to 49 for NBC than its predecessor in that time slot,…
Though it’s not yet over, we have already learned so much from the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s foreign tour to Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and Tonga. Meghan Markle is pregnant! Prince Harry adores baby gifts, particularly stuffed koalas and tiny…
Who wants to be a millionaire? How about an almost billionaire? The possibility is dangling out there this week, as the Mega Millions jackpot currently sits at a staggering $970 million. The amount has been steadily growing since the last winner was…
Before she was an advocate of transgender issues, Dana Pizzuti was an executive at a Fortune 100 pharmaceutical firm, where she oversaw 500 employees in 33 countries. That’s a whole lot of people with whom she had to share the news of her gender…
After years of staying silent about politics, singer Taylor Swift is finally using her voice. On Sunday, she posted a fuzzy photo on Instagram of herself sitting on what looks like a bed, and in the long caption below she encouraged her 112 million…
It took a long time for the moment to arrive, and then it all happened so quickly. On Oct. 5, 2017, the New York Times published an exposé revealing Hollywood executive Harvey Weinstein had been sexually harassing actresses and other women in his…
On the bright blue cover of their March 25, 1985, issue, People magazine lined up the faces of the biggest stars of the 1980s, including Prince, Tina Turner, Dolly Parton and Billy Cosby, and asked “Are they worth it?” Inside was a breakdown of…
Every occupation has its moochers. If you’re a lawyer, your friend might ask you for legal advice. If you’re a doctor, your neighbor might ask you to take a look at their rash. If you’re a photographer, your mom might ask you to snap her new…
September marks the 10-year anniversary of the financial crisis, which laid bare predatory processes and routine gambles that the average American hadn’t realized or didn’t care to know. Aside from impacting countless lives around the world, the…
In this ongoing series, Mic readers submit their money confessions — and we’ll ask experts how to help solve these difficult financial issues. Send your own anonymous confession to moneyconfession@mic.com to get advice on your situation here. The…
There were so many cracks in the foundation of the American economy in the months and even years leading into the recession — a million little choices that led to a global economic crash. But the house fell down entirely on Sept. 15, 2008, when the…
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The other day I argued with a friend over who had it worse. She graduated college in 2008. “2008 was the year,” she said. I retorted that she’d been able to get a full-time job that halcyon spring of 2008, before the world cracked apart. As an ’09…
In this ongoing series, Mic readers submit their money confessions — and we’ll ask experts how to help solve these difficult financial issues. Send your own anonymous confession to moneyconfession@mic.com to get advice on your situation here. The…
By the time parents reach retirement age, their children have probably figured out that they’re not perfect people. Still, it’s an unpleasant shock to learn that the people who may have given you an allowance and taught you the word “budget” haven’t…
Gwyneth Paltrow’s wellness company, Goop Inc., has been fined a hefty $145,000. The reason behind the six-figure payout: recommending products with what a government task force has argued are “unsubstantiated claims.” According to the task force,…