From Shoes to Headwear: Crocs’ Disney Collection Takes a Bold Turn
Crocs has broadened its long‑standing Disney partnership by launching a Disney‑themed headband, along with coordinating tote and belt bags, moving the collaboration from footwear to full‑outfit accessories. The headband is lightweight, hair‑safe and features six holes per ear, allowing up to 12 Jibbitz charms for personalization. Available in Mickey and Minnie colorways, the collection targets theme‑park visitors seeking comfort without sacrificing Disney flair. This expansion signals Crocs’ intent to become a broader lifestyle brand rather than a shoe‑only label.
Signed 2,000 Bookplates, Copies Available at B&N
BTS of me signing bookplates for The Meaning Of Your Life. I had to sign 2000 of these things. Luckily, Penguin attached them to the books without any extra effort on my behalf. I did write the book, after all. Signed copies...
Microplastics in Food May Accelerate Cancer Development
As a medical school professor, I never learned this in training: the plastic in your food may be fueling cancer. A new Journal of Clinical Investigation review (Feb 2026) maps how micro/nanoplastics drive cancer through 4 mechanisms: 1. Inflammation: Macrophages engulf plastic...
Herb Lore
Brooklyn songwriter Herb Lore drops his second album, "Mysticism," a seven‑track psychedelic folk record that leans into meditative and menacing soundscapes. Recorded across New York, Oregon, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland, the album weaves field recordings and hypnotic guitar...
Building Tech Empowers Kids with Problem‑solving
I watched this seminal video with one of my 12 y/o’s this morning, who is in the process of building his own phone Me: how does that video make you feel? Him: like I can change things, I can build things. Like...
The Employee Menu Hack At Katz's Deli You Need To Try
Katz's Deli, the New York institution famed for its $30.95 two‑meat Combo, has an off‑menu employee hack called the "Knishwich." Workers slice a square potato knish in half, layer pastrami on one side and mustard on the other, creating a...
Rare Zaha Hadid Pavilion Comes to Auction
World-renowned architect Zaha Hadid’s VOLU Dining Pavilion is set to auction on April 8 through Hermitage Fine Art in Monaco, with an estimated price of €900,000‑€1.1 million (approximately $1.03‑$1.2 million). Only two editions of the clamshell‑shaped pavilion were ever produced, and this...
Anatomy of a Fall’s Justine Triet Adds To Cast For New Film
Acclaimed French director Justine Triet is set to helm her first English‑language feature, the psychological thriller Fonda, adding a high‑profile cast that includes Odessa A’zion, Ewan Mitchell, Cherry Jones, Benedict Wong and Allison Janney alongside Mia Goth and Andrew Scott....
Scientists Mapped All the Nerves of the Clitoris for the First Time
Scientists have produced the first three‑dimensional, micron‑scale map of the clitoral nerves using synchrotron X‑ray imaging. The study traced the dorsal nerve of the clitoris from its pelvic origin through a network of branches that extend into the glans, contradicting...
Rodeo FX Consolidates Paris Operations, Moves Mikros Animation Into Unified Studio
Rodeo FX has merged its Paris VFX, advertising, experiential, and Mikros Animation divisions into a single 40,000‑square‑foot studio in the city’s 10th arrondissement. The consolidation follows the company’s acquisition of Mikros and aims to centralize production, improve pipeline efficiency, and...
Zenkuda Superior to Sham in Phase 3 Diabetic Retinopathy Study
Kodiak Sciences reported that its intravitreal biologic Zenkuda (tarocimab tedromer) outperformed sham in the phase 3 GLOW2 trial for diabetic retinopathy. At week 48, 62.5% of patients receiving Zenkuda achieved a two‑step or greater improvement on the Diabetic Retinopathy Severity Scale versus...
Why More Couples Are Choosing Africa For Their Honeymoon
Travel interest in Africa is booming, with the UN World Tourism Organization reporting the continent achieved the highest percentage growth in international arrivals in 2025. A March 2026 Fora Travel report shows honeymoon bookings for Kenya surged 295%, Tanzania 287%,...
TMGOC Ventures Breaks Ground on First Ritz-Carlton in Savannah
TMGOC Ventures broke ground on Savannah’s first Ritz‑Carlton, a 168‑room luxury hotel occupying the historic “Savannah Skyscraper.” The property will feature a signature restaurant, rooftop bar and pool, a 5,000‑sq‑ft spa, and over 5,000 sq ft of meeting space. Approved by the...
Selling Collectibles Is Big Business. Heritage Auctions’s Joe Maddalena Says It’s Just Getting Started
Heritage Auctions reported over $2 billion in sales for 2025, the highest in its history, driven by booming pop‑culture collectibles. The firm set auction records, including $9 million for a Superman comic and $3.8 million for a Star Wars poster artwork. CEO Joe Maddalena...
Soft No – Oxford Street
Soft No, a Philadelphia‑based indie rock outfit, released their 2026 single “Oxford Street.” The track opens with a deceptively calm half‑minute before erupting into a high‑energy, guitar‑driven frenzy. Critics highlight the vocalist’s dynamic range and the song’s blend of nostalgic...
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8 Signs Your Child Is Dealing With Peer Pressure
Parents are increasingly alert to subtle signs that their children are feeling peer pressure, from school avoidance to sudden mood changes. Research shows low self‑concept and gender‑specific pressures heighten susceptibility, while positive peer influence can improve grades and confidence. Experts...
The Hunt For Gollum Movie Officially Recasting One Major Lord Of The Rings Character
Andy Serkis’ upcoming film *The Hunt for Gollum* will explore a new chapter between *The Hobbit* and the original *Lord of the Rings* trilogy, but the production has confirmed that Viggo Mortensen will not reprise Aragorn. The director announced the role...
How a Brooklyn Studio Brings Craft to Home Hardware
Ellis Works, founded by former West Elm president Alex Bellos, revives overlooked home hardware by hand‑finishing door knobs, pulls, and other fixtures in a Brooklyn studio. The brand draws its name from Ellis Island, linking immigrant craft traditions to modern...
Finding West Africa's Past to Make Sense of the Present
Adéwálé Májà-Pearce’s new book *Shine Your Eye* retraces a West African trek from Nigeria to Niger, confronting the region’s slave‑trade legacy, post‑colonial violence, and today’s security crises. He highlights how historical complicity in the Atlantic slave trade and French‑British decolonisation...
Free New Parents
🌟Leave the word ROADMAP in the comments for a copy of my free New Parents Roadmap 🩶Back to sleep campaigns for newborns and infants always focus on the asphy
Mom App Peanut Aims to Legitimize Matrescence
Peanut, the social networking app serving 5.5 million active moms, launched a multi‑channel campaign to push the term “matrescence” into major dictionaries. The effort combined a New York Times full‑page ad, New York City out‑of‑home placements, and social media QR‑code petitions. Within a month...
Teaching Kids to Say No Isn't Disrespect
Say it with me: My child saying "I don't want to" is not disrespect. It's the same skill I hope they use at 16 to say no to peer pressure.
Success on Famed Patagonia Route After 13 Days and Snowy Weather
Belen Prados, Caro North, Amelie Kuhne and Julia Cassou completed the first all‑female ascent of the iconic South African route on the east face of Patagonia’s Central Tower of Paine. Over 13 days they battled rockfall, snow, and high winds,...
Time for Dinner - $3 Goes a Lot Further than You Ever Imagined
The blog post humorously credits U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins – alongside Dr. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. – for guiding shoppers through increasingly crowded grocery aisles filled with novel snack options. It notes a surge in indulgent products such as...
The Tyranny of Hope
The episode "The Tyranny of Hope" explores how the modern concept of happiness has shifted from a medieval notion of luck to a compulsory, market‑driven performance. It argues that a multi‑billion‑dollar industry of algorithms, advertisers, and self‑help gurus coerces individuals...
Bruce Springsteen, My Hometown, My Son & Me
The author attended the opening night of Bruce Springsteen’s politically‑charged tour in Minneapolis on March 31, 2026, noting the show’s explicit commentary on current U.S. issues. The concert blended Springsteen’s classic storytelling about ordinary people with a clear social agenda, positioning...
Quit Stress Eating Without Willpower: My 10‑Year Journey
I’m a neurodivergent health research advisor and used to struggle with stress & binge eating. It took me almost 10 years to beat it and I'm gonna tell you how in 2 min. Here’s how I stopped stress eating without relying on...
Future You: Gratitude or Disappointment Depends on Today
If you met yourself 5 years from now, would they thank you or be disappointed?
Provocative Indie 'Blue Film' Trailer with Kieron Moore & Reed Birney
Obscured Releasing has dropped the trailer for "Blue Film," an indie LGBTQ drama by Elliot Tuttle that follows a fetish camboy who discovers a disturbing link to his past during a $50,000 client encounter. The film, starring Kieron Moore and...
Cat Videos Boost Workplace Mental Health, Says Couric
How is watching cat videos the answer to promoting people’s mental health at work? Find out in my interview with Katie Couric on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZNBkyTWceE
Eat More Fruits and Veggies for Better Health
Here's a podcast on healthy eating. The take away tip---Eat more vegetables and fruits. Take a listen. https://t.co/IP0e6tfkQD #nutrition #lifestylemedicine #pavingwellness #health #CardioTwitter #MedTwitter #medicalschools #medicalstudents #healthy #HealthyLife #WellnessJourney #wellbeing #coaching #healthcoaching #wellnesscoaching
We May Have Seen a 'Dirty Fireball' Star Explosion for the First Time
Astronomers have identified what appears to be a “dirty fireball,” a rare type of stellar explosion, marking the first observation of this phenomenon. The event was detected as a gamma‑ray burst with an unusually dense surrounding medium, suggesting a black‑hole‑driven...
Don't Police Everyday Writing While Protecting Artistic Creators
No one is asking poets and novelists to give that up for AI. Yet they seem determined to limit how other people write. Just leave others to do the practical, everyday writing for communications with help from AI. Stop the...
Springsteen Concert Revives Hope in Soul‑deadening Times
A good read on Good Friday: I wrote a big essay about seeing Bruce Springsteen in concert with my son this week, in my adopted hometown of Minneapolis, and the return of feeling something in a soul-deadening time. https://t.co/Y8NMqomcXX https://t.co/hNshkmHaTS
ALBUM REVIEW: Jessye DeSilva ‘Glitters Up the Dark’
Jessye DeSilva’s new album “Glitter Up the Dark” marks her first release recorded as a woman, embracing trans self‑creation. Produced with Aaron Lee Tasjan, the record fuses soulful country storytelling with pop‑driven grooves, delivering a timeless yet contemporary sound. The...
Seeing Earth From Space Reveals Our Shared Fragility
This is called the Overview Effect - the profound feeling when we view Earth from space, often described as a sudden sense of the planet’s fragility, interconnectedness, and the absurdity of political borders. We need more of that…. Maybe this...
Strong $1.7M Launch and 82% RT Score Boosted by Holiday
Very strong $1.7M pre-show launch for #TheDrama. Good Friday holiday makes THU night like a FRI night for many people. Reviews have been good overall and RT aud score is solid 82%. https://t.co/QCLfygj16i
Different Types of Childhood Maltreatment Appear to Uniquely Shape Human Brain Development
A multinational ENIGMA mega‑analysis of 3,711 participants shows that childhood maltreatment produces distinct brain‑structure deviations that vary by sex and developmental stage. The most pronounced alterations appear in young adult women, whose abuse histories are linked to smaller hippocampal and...
Own a Bold Idea; Ditch Empty Consistency.
F*ck "staying consistent." Consistency without a sharp idea is just showing up to be ignored on a schedule You need to say something that’s helps you break through. Don’t just share ideas. Own one.
White House Proposes 23% NASA Budget Cut for FY27
The White House is proposing $18.8 billion for NASA in FY27, a 23% cut to NASA's 2026 enacted funding. Science, ISS, and education major targets of the proposed cuts. https://t.co/4PxZxpplUh
China’s Gravity-Detecting SQUID Gets Closer to Spotting US Nuclear Submarines
Chinese researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences unveiled a superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) based gravity detector that delivers world‑leading precision, reducing gravity‑gradient noise to 0.02 exavolts (E) – second only to kilometre‑scale gravitational‑wave observatories. The instrument, roughly the size...
Start Small: Tackle the Simplest Version of Challenges
One moment of incompetence and everything spirals. That feeling is the crack showing you where the work is. The answer is not to push harder. Find the smallest version of the hard thing you can actually do. Start there.
Nutrition Hacks to Boost Sleep, Recovery, Performance
Can you improve sleep with nutrition? Learn how to optimise sleep for better recovery, adaptation and performance. Early-bird rate ends soon: https://t.co/6Nswtdw8XP https://t.co/GceImySM7b
Trailer Premiere: Francesco Sossai’s The Last One for the Road
Filmmaker Francesco Sossai has premiered the trailer for his second feature, *The Last One for the Road*, a darkly comic road movie about two alcoholic petty criminals and an architecture student in the Veneto countryside. The film debuted in Cannes’...
Bat-Inspired Denoising Lets Tiny Drone Avoid Invisible Obstacles
A bat-inspired approach denoises ultrasound echolocation signals, enabling a palm-sized drone to navigate challenging environments while avoiding transparent or thin obstacles. Learn more in Science #Robotics: https://t.co/utyw7UGfJ9 https://t.co/gfE3Ehcuyy
Action Multiplies Life Quality 100x over Mere Hope
Your life gets 100X better when you take ACTION toward what you want instead of hoping for it.
‘They Are Regretting that Decision Today’: Mukesh Chhabra Reveals 3 Major Stars Rejected Akshaye Khanna’s Role in Dhurandhar
The sequel *Dhurandhar: The Revenge* opened on March 19, 2026, starring Ranveer Singh and featuring Akshaye Khanna as the antagonist Rehmaan Dakait. Casting director Mukesh Chhabra disclosed that two to three major Bollywood and South Indian stars turned down the role before Khanna...
The Crowd-Sourced Science to Save Endangered Succulents
A recent study reveals that roughly one‑third of the world’s cactus species are threatened with extinction. To combat this, researchers from the UK and Mexico have launched CactEcoDB, an open‑access database that consolidates ecological, evolutionary and conservation data for over...
Denim Sneakers Are Hardly New — but They’re Suddenly Everywhere
Denim sneakers, once a niche novelty, have become ubiquitous across the footwear market. Levi’s has accelerated its partnership with Nike, increasing collaborations from four before 2025 to multiple releases in 2025‑2026, including Air Max 95 and Air Force 3 models. Other brands...
Opinion: We’ve Talked About Rural Mental Health for Years. Why Hasn’t Enough Changed?
The article highlights a growing mental‑health crisis among U.S. farmers and ranchers, noting that while stigma is slowly receding, access to qualified care remains scarce. Intensifying economic pressures—higher input costs, labor shortages, and volatile markets—are compounding stress. A newly introduced...