Dalai Lama shares advice for finding happiness in the 21st century in new documentary
NPR’s Leila Fadel speaks with actor and activist Richard Gere about the new documentary “Wisdom of Happiness” in which the Dalai Lama offers solutions to […]
Sarah van Rij’s Mysterious Photographs of City Life
In her new photo book, Sarah van Rij presents a vision of the world “through a slightly surreal lens, as if another, dreamlike universe exists […]
The World War II Battle of Los Angeles
On 25 February 1942, Los Angeles woke to sirens, bright searchlights crisscrossing the night sky, and thunderous explosions. The Battle of Los Angeles has begun. […]
8 Compelling True Stories from History About Survival
From surviving the Andes and Everest to surviving the Holocaust, these true stories from history demonstrate incredible resilience. Source: READ
The Shirk Report
Welcome to the Shirk Report where you will find 20 funny images, 10 interesting articles and 5 entertaining videos from the last 7 days of […]
New Dementia Pill Clears First Major Safety Hurdle, Trial Reports
There’s huge potential here. Source: New Dementia Pill Clears First Major Safety Hurdle, Trial Reports : ScienceAlert
Rare Color Photos of German-Occupied Paris During World War II, 1940s – Rare Historical Photos
These images were taken in German-occupied Paris by André Zucca for the German propaganda magazine Signal using rare Agfacolor film supplied by the Wehrmacht. Source: […]
The Mission Beach Beauty Contest, San Diego July 1982 – Flashbak
Brought to you by San Diego’s KPRI FM, a beauty contest from July 1982. These found photos could be from an event at Mission […]
Why is U.S. health insurance so expensive? : NPR
Sure, insurance companies are part of the reason your premium went up this year — but so are hospitals and doctors. Source: Why is U.S. […]
Just one week off social media can improve young adults’ mental health, study finds
A new study shows that cutting social media use for just one week can reduce mental health symptoms, like anxiety and depression, in young […]
FBI’s Frantic Scramble to Redact the Jeffrey Epstein Files Revealed
A trove of emails shows all-nighters and almost $1 million in overtime as Trumpworld debated releasing the Epstein files. Source: FBI’s Frantic Scramble to […]
Sierra Leone juju traders: Hunting down those who kill for human body parts
BBC Africa Eye uncovers two so-called “juju” practitioners, who offer to obtain body parts for ritual purposes. Source: Sierra Leone juju traders: Hunting down those […]
Literary Hub » Nothing Better Than a Whole Lot of Books: In Praise of Bibliomania
Desiderius Erasmus lived his happiest months from late 1507 into 1508 at the Venetian print-shop of Aldus Manutius. A peripatetic scholar, the Dutch scholar had […]