the man who broke breaking

Breaking (aka breakdancing) is making its Olympic debut in Paris this summer. Victor Montalvo, the top American competitor, is fighting for not only a GOLD MEDAL but also the SURVIVAL of the sport.

THE RAP-MUSIC PARADOX

I love, revere, and respect women. So how can I listen to music that demeans them?

My FATHER the SUPERHERO

DASHA NAVALNAYA, the daughter of the late POLITICAL ACTIVIST ALEXEY NAVALNY, on how he dedicated his LIFE to ENDING INJUSTICE in his native RUSSIA—and still always made TIME for HER

I Love MESS!

In praise of DESIGN that more HONESTLY REFLECTS our COMPLICATED, CHAOTIC, VERY REAL LIVES

UP,UP,AND AWAY

Breitling’s weird, wild, and wonderful new watch is inspired by a 1999 balloon journey around the world

YANELY FERNANDEZ

It was at age 16 when Yanely Fernandez discovered her passion for real estate. Her mother, who was a loan officer, helped her realize her love of real estate, which led her to get licensed three years later. This year will mark the 21st year since she has been licensed and practicing real estate.

There Goes the Neighborhood: How to List High When Neighbors are a Nuisance

Troublesome neighbors are a relatively common issue that agents come across.

Concierge Care: Services that Lure Clients and Transform Your Reputation

It’s a no-brainer: customer service is central to success in the real estate industry. While properties may be the product, this industry really revolves around people and the relationships you cultivate along the way.

24-Hour Touch-ups to Maximize Your List Price

Sometimes it takes a full-scale overhaul to prepare a house for market. Other times, only a series of small adjustments are required to make a listing's true potential shine.

Are You a Value-Added Agent?

I'll bet if I asked ten real estate agents, all ten would answer 'yes' to that question. Yet, when I ask agents how they are value-added, they say things like:

TAMMY WORKMAN

Working as a solo agent, Tammy Workman is a Top Producer at John R. Wood Properties, serving the Fort Myers, Naples and surrounding areas since 2013.

MIKE CHECUGA

If you don’t want the truth, don’t ask Mike Checuga for his opinion. With his friendly manner, sense of humor, and blunt style, Mike is a classic Chicagoan in a city of people known for their straight talk, hard work, and solid Midwestern values.

RELENTLESS, ROMANTIC AND A LITTLE BIT PSYCHIC

Furiosa star Anya Taylor-Joy has been driving full throttle for a decade. The signs say that she might finally be home.

Goodnight Meme

An internet It Girl logs offfor good.

How to Cut Down on Digital Distractions and Up Your Productivity

As a real estate professional, staying tethered to your phone and computer are likely par for the course. When your office is on-the-go and you're fielding round-the-clock questions from clients, it's only natural that you'll be drawn to your phone for professional updates.

Welcome Home: Working with Relocators in Transition

People stage moves for all sorts of reasons. From the joyous and pre-planned, to the unfortunate and unexpected, new chapters begin with the help of an agent. When you're working with buyers from a different region, state, or country, the typical complications of a transaction can be compounded. So, what's a savvy agent to do?

Millennial Buyers: Where They Are & What to Know

Homebuyers and sellers come from all walks of life. If you've been an agent for long, you've likely worked alongside a wide variety of folks from first-timer homeowners and down-sizers, to second home searchers and those finally hunting for their dream home.

BREAKING New GROUND

A DANCE forged at the dawn of HIP-HOP will make its debut this summer at the 2024 OLYMPICS in PARIS. As TEAM USA dancers SUNNY CHOI and VICTOR MONTALVO prepare to take the Games by storm, BREAKING'S PIONEERS recall who and what brought them to this MOMENT.

SCary good

Known for disappearing into his roles, Bill Skarsgård captivated audiences by transforming himself into a terrifying clown in It and a ruthless villain in John Wick. But he went even deeper to create the revenge-driven killer in this summer’s reimagining of The Crow and the monster in December’s Nosferatu.  By Madison Vain Photographs by Norman Jean Roy Styling

ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?

As the television and movie landscape changes, our media rooms are becoming newly multipurpose-and wonderfully stylish.

THIS IS NEWPORT?

Amid the Gilded Age mansions of this historic Rhode Island enclave, a modernist gem with interiors by Poonam Khanna charts a stunning new path.

Petit Palais

However tiny, a pied-à-terre in Paris represents L.A. designer Peter Dunham's grand return to the city of his youth.

7 Reasons Why Your Prospects Aren't Turning Into Clients

Real estate experts suggest prospecting daily so that your sales pipeline never runs dry. But sometimes all that effort doesn't translate into results. If your prospects aren't becoming clients, there's a reason, which is better than it sounds because that means you can fix the problem.

SHERRY LOONEY

Boasting an impressive 65 to 70% in repeat and referral business, Top Agent Sherry Looney has nurtured a family-centric powerhouse team-Sherry Looney & The Loon Crew-serving central and southeastern Ohio.

This free, ancient Windows app will watch your laptop battery

BatteryInfoView gives you the laptop battery information you didn’t know you wanted.

Aomei Backupper Pro: All-in-one backup, now with online storage

Now with cloud storage, Backupper Professional is swinging with the backup big boys in terms of features.

How to use your smartphone as a Windows 11 PC webcam

Windows 11 now allows the wireless connection of Android smartphones for use as a webcam.

Controversial Windows 11 Start menu ads begin rolling out

Microsoft has pushed “Promoted” apps from the Store to the Windows 11 wide build just a few weeks after they started appearing to Insiders.

Sick of ads in Windows? This ingenious program eradicates them all

This clever free tool removes all the ads that Microsoft keeps stuffing into Windows 10 and 11.

If you get a phone call from LastPass, it's a scam

A new breed of sophisticated phishing scammers are targetting LastPass users with phone calls and emails.