Eli Lilly’s Triple‑Agonist Retatrutide Cuts A1C 2% and Weight 17% in Phase III
Eli Lilly announced top‑line results from the Phase III TRANSCEND‑T2D‑1 trial, showing its investigational triple‑hormone agonist retatrutide reduced HbA1c by up to 2 percentage points and produced an average 16.8 % weight loss over 40 weeks. The data position retatrutide as a potential breakthrough for metabolic biohacking and diabetes care.
Schiaparelli Gala Dazzles London with Star‑studded Fashion Revival
The Victoria & Albert Museum’s Schiaparelli: Fashion Becomes Art gala in South Kensington attracted a parade of celebrities, including Elizabeth Debicki, Daisy Edgar‑Jones, Vick Hope and Calvin Harris. The event marks the UK’s first dedicated Schiaparelli exhibition, running March 28‑November, and...
Art Basel Hong Kong 2026 Opens with Record Picasso Sale and Digital ‘Zero 10’ Debut
Art Basel Hong Kong 2026 kicked off at the Hong Kong Convention Centre with more than 290 leading galleries showcasing works by over 4,000 artists. A Picasso painting sold for roughly €3.5 million ($4.05 million), while the fair debuted its Zero 10 digital...
Netflix Wins Bidding War for Bestseller 'Strangers' And Casts Gwyneth Paltrow
Netflix has acquired the film rights to Belle Burden’s No. 1 New York Times bestseller *Strangers* after a heated bidding war involving six offers. The streaming giant attached Oscar‑nominated actress Gwyneth Paltrow to star and executive‑produce, with Stacey Sher producing and...
Trading Results Mirror Habits, Not Intelligence
Your P&L is feedback from your trading habits, not your intelligence. Profitable trading is psychology and behavior management. Fix your bad habits and you fix your unprofitable results.
Atossa Therapeutics Posts Q4 2025 Results, Secures Rare Disease Designations for (Z)-Endoxifen
Atossa Therapeutics released its fourth‑quarter 2025 earnings and announced that the FDA granted Rare Pediatric Disease and Orphan Drug designations to its lead candidate (Z)-endoxifen for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. The company said the designations accelerate its rare‑disease strategy while it...
From Homelessness to 1,000 Rental Units: Terrica Lynn Smith’s $1B Real Estate Empire
Terrica Lynn Smith, who lived under a bridge after Hurricane Katrina, now owns and manages more than a thousand rental units and has participated in nearly $1 billion of real‑estate transactions. Her rise from a $5,000 first purchase to a multi‑hundred‑million‑dollar...
The Chilling True Story Behind Netflix Hit ‘Nuremberg’: Author Jack El-Hai on the Minds of History’s Worst War Criminals
Netflix’s new drama *Nuremberg* dramatizes the first of the post‑World War II trials, focusing on U.S. Army psychiatrist Douglas M. Kelley, who was the first military doctor to interview Nazi war criminals such as Hermann Göring. Author Jack El‑Hai, whose book *22 Cells in...
BAIC Unveils 11‑Minute Charge Sodium‑Ion EV Battery with 450 Km Range
Beijing Automotive Group’s R&D unit announced a sodium‑ion battery prototype that can fully charge in about 11 minutes and deliver a CLTC range of 450 km. The pack boasts over 170 Wh/kg energy density and operates from –40 °C to 60 °C, positioning...
Ring Unveils Battery-Powered 4K & 2K Video Doorbells Starting at $99
Ring announced battery-powered versions of its 4K and 2K video doorbells, with the base Battery Doorbell (2nd gen) priced at $99. The new lineup includes a $250 4K Pro, a $180 2K Plus and a $79 wired 2K model, all available...
England Sewage Spills Nearly Halved in 2025 Due Mostly to Drier Weather
England's sewage spills fell nearly 50% in 2025, driven largely by an unusually dry summer. The Environment Agency reported 14,700 dry spills in 2024, highlighting ongoing illegal discharges. Water companies cite a tripling of investment, with Ofwat approving about £104 bn...
England Sewage Spills Nearly Halved in 2025 Due Mostly to Drier Weather
England's raw sewage releases fell 48% in 2025, dropping to 1.9 million hours from 3.6 million the previous year. The Environment Agency attributes most of the improvement to a 24% decline in rainfall rather than infrastructure upgrades. Water companies are investing heavily,...
Netflix’s Kerri Strug Biopic ‘Perfect’ to Star Millie Bobby Brown to Begin Filming in June 2026
Netflix is developing the sports biopic "Perfect," chronicling Olympic gymnast Kerri Strug’s heroic 1996 vault. Millie Bobby Brown will write, produce and star as Strug, with filming slated for June 8‑July 29, 2026. The project is still under negotiation, and a release is expected...
Books to Break Free From Middle-Class Limiting Beliefs
10 Books That Help You Escape The Middle-Class Mindset That Most People Stay Stuck In https://t.co/QhsDLahvwu
Multi-Year Project Aims To Identify Water Supply Vulnerabilities At National Parks
The National Park Service has partnered with Colorado State University to launch a multi‑year assessment that maps water‑supply vulnerabilities across western parks. Early findings highlight aging pipelines at Big Bend, a $208 million waterline overhaul at Grand Canyon, and projected 30% aquifer...
European Audiovisual Market Hits €142 B in 2024, Led by Streaming and Box‑Office Growth
The European Audiovisual Observatory reported that the continent’s audiovisual industry produced €142 billion ($164.7 billion) in 2024. Consumer spending on streaming, pay‑TV, cinema tickets and home video accounted for over half of that total, underscoring the sector’s reliance on subscription‑based models.
The Bestselling Books of the Week, According to All the Lists
The weekly roundup identifies titles that dominate multiple bestseller charts, with Andy Weir’s *Project Hail Mary* and Allen Levi’s *Theo of Golden* appearing on all five major lists. New entrants include Lucy Score’s sequel *Mistakes Were Made* and the unexpected...
Google Says Quantum Computers Could Break RSA by 2029, Raising Security Alarm
Google announced that a quantum computer with just one million noisy qubits could factor a 2048‑bit RSA key in under a week, shifting the industry‑wide “Q‑Day” deadline to 2029. The warning accelerates calls for rapid adoption of post‑quantum cryptography across...
The Mice Had Unlimited Food, No Predators, and No Disease. They All Died Anyway.
The post recounts John Calhoun’s 1968 “Universe 25” mouse experiment, where abundant food, water and shelter failed to stop a colony’s collapse once social roles became saturated. Mice entered a “beautiful” phase, losing reproductive drive and social behavior, leading to extinction...
Nutrients for Headaches and Migraines
Headaches and migraines affect a sizable share of the U.S. population, with 20% of women and 9.7% of men reporting severe episodes in 2018. The blog highlights seven key nutrients—such as magnesium, riboflavin, omega‑3 fatty acids, coenzyme Q10, vitamin D, L‑tyrosine, and...
Chinese Startup Demonstrates Flexible Robotic Arm for On‑Orbit Refueling
A Beijing‑based startup successfully tested a flexible, reconfigurable robotic arm capable of handling multiple fuel line geometries in micro‑gravity. The demonstration marks the first on‑orbit refueling trial of a flexible manipulator and could accelerate satellite servicing and deep‑space logistics. Details...
A Conversation With Diana Butler Bass
In this episode, award‑winning author and religious historian Diana Butler Bass recounts her journey from an evangelical college student to a professor who was fired in the early 1990s, a turning point that led her to mainstream mainline churches and...
Corcept Therapeutics Stock Jumps 19.7% After FDA Approves Lifyorli Combo
Corcept Therapeutics saw its shares climb almost 20% after the U.S. FDA gave the green light to Lifyorli in combination with nab‑paclitaxel for platinum‑resistant ovarian, fallopian tube and primary peritoneal cancers. The approval, based on a 381‑patient Rosella trial, validates...
Sauces, Spreads, Sprinkles – and Cocktail in a Can: Whose Fridge Is This?
Chef and author Helen Graham opens her refrigerator to reveal a curated mix of sour condiments, homemade infusions and convenient ready‑meals. She highlights Iraqi amba sauce, tamarind concentrate, confit vegetable oil and stem‑ginger syrup as flavor anchors, while also keeping...
World-First Living ‘Robots’ Develop Functional Nervous Systems
Researchers at the Wyss Institute have created the first living robots, called neurobots, that develop functional nervous systems from implanted neuronal precursor cells. The neurobots, built from frog embryonic cells, self‑organize neural networks that reshape their morphology, boost motility, and...
Memory Shapes Identity; Forgiveness Prevents Loneliness
Two thoughts from Stephen Elliott "What we remember, and how we order and interpret what we believe to be true, are what shapes who we are." "If you never forgive you'll always be alone."
Depression Is Linked to a Genuine Pessimistic Bias Rather than a Realistic View of the World
A new study in Behaviour Research and Therapy shows that individuals with elevated depressive symptoms consistently predict fewer positive life events than actually occur, confirming a genuine pessimistic bias rather than realistic optimism. Researchers tracked 372 adults over three months,...
This L.A. Play Wants You to Feel the Story Viscerally — by Keeping You Blindfolded
Theatre Obscura L.A. launched "Poe: Pulse & Pendulum," a blindfolded, seated production that reimagines Edgar Allan Poe’s "The Pit and the Pendulum" and "The Tell‑Tale Heart" through sound, scent and limited tactile cues. Audiences sit in a dark, red‑lit room...
Don't Want to Miss the Bloom? This L.A. Scientist Created a Poppy Forecast
Los Angeles biologist Steve Klosterman has launched an AI‑driven wildflower forecast for the Antelope Valley, using deep‑learning on satellite imagery and weather data to predict poppy and goldfield blooms up to five days ahead. The model scans 10‑meter squares, correlating...
Born to Live Longer? Inside the Genetics and Biology of Centenarians
In this episode, Dr. Paola Sebastiani explains how the genetics of extreme longevity are far more complex than a single "longevity gene," highlighting the growing list of genetic variants—such as APOE, chromosome 9 loci, and inflammation‑related regions on chromosome 6—that...
El Born Loft / Roman Izquierdo Bouldstridge
Roman Izquierdo Bouldstridge transforms an 85 m² former commercial unit in Barcelona’s El Born into a minimalist loft slated for 2026. The design treats the space as a series of voids, articulated through four dimensions: time, space, material and program. A decade‑old...
The Soft Power of BTS
BTS has re‑emerged after a four‑year military hiatus with the new album “Arirang,” released alongside a Netflix‑streamed concert and documentary. The record signals a deliberate return to Korean cultural roots while showcasing the members’ evolution into their late twenties and...
Amal El-Mohtar on SEASONS OF GLASS AND IRON
In this episode of Poured Over, Barnes & Noble bookseller Isabel McConville chats with author Amal El‑Mohtar about her upcoming short‑story collection Seasons of Glass and Iron. Amal shares the chaotic lead‑up to the March 24 release—including a D&D podcast...
9 Tracks That Live in the Same Neighbourhood as Khruangbin
The article curates ten tracks that share Khruangbin’s laid‑back, psychedelic funk vibe, ranging from 1970s soul to 2024 global‑fusion releases. It highlights songs by Cymande, Skinshape, Orions Belte, LA LOM, Glass Beams, Kikagaku Moyo, YĪN YĪN, BALTHVS, and a Khruangbin...
In Atoms, Electrons Arrange Themselves in Quantum Levels Known by Which Name?
Slate’s daily science quiz asks readers to name the quantum levels where electrons arrange themselves, a fundamental concept in atomic physics. The question highlights the term “electron shells” or “energy levels,” though the article itself is locked behind a Slate...
One of Metal’s Biggest Bands Soundtrack a Fist-Fight Featuring Bruce Campbell as Satan in the New Episode of Invincible, and...
Amazon Prime’s animated series *Invincible* featured Slayer’s iconic 1986 track “Raining Blood” during a climactic Hell‑level fight, with Bruce Campbell portraying Satan. The episode, titled “Hurm,” introduces an original storyline not found in the comic source material, expanding the show’s...
Parents of Singaporean Babies Born From 1 April 2026 to Get up to 10 Weeks’ Shared Parental Leave Under Enhanced...
Effective 1 April 2026 Singapore will expand its parental‑leave framework, allowing eligible parents up to 10 weeks of shared parental leave (SPL) on top of 16 weeks of government‑paid maternity leave and four weeks of paternity leave. The total paid leave entitlement rises to...
Ranking Paul McCartney's 'Wings at the Speed of Sound' Songs
Paul McCartney’s *Wings at the Speed of Sound* arrived on March 26, 1976, marking the only full‑lineup Wings record. The album produced two major singles—"Silly Love Songs" and "Let ’Em In"—with the former dominating the Billboard Hot 100 for five non‑consecutive weeks. McCartney deliberately spread...
Hyped Sandwich Shop Dal Fiorentino Is Opening a New Location in West London This Weekend
Dal Fiorentino, the cult‑favorite sandwich shop known for its Florentine‑style schiacciata, is opening its fifth London outlet on March 28 at 38 Westbourne Grove in Notting Hill. The new venue takes over the former Made in Little France space and...
Symphonies From Destruction: Kinshasa in Action by KinAct
KinAct, a Kinshasa‑based street art collective, released their debut LP *Kinshasa in Action* on Nyege Nyege Tapes, turning discarded city materials into a full‑blown industrial soundscape. The album was born from a 2022 residency in Kampala, where the group transformed...
Why Traction Beats Perfection: Unveiling the Power of HerPlay
Karolina Pelc, a former casino dealer turned iGaming executive, founded the SaaS firm BeyondPlay and sold it to FanDuel in February 2024. She now mentors founders and has released her debut book, Her Play, which argues that luck is a...
Frank Zappa, Captain Beefheart & The Mothers Of Invention’s Bongo Fury Reviewed: Deluxe Reissue of the Pair’s Impromptu Tour of...
The 50th‑anniversary edition of Frank Zappa and Captain Beefheart’s 1975 “Bongo Fury” arrives as a six‑disc, 57‑track box set, presenting the complete two‑night Austin concerts and a trove of unreleased studio outtakes. New material includes the vocal session “Born To...
Hitachi Rail to Build a Premium Dining Railcar in Japan
Hitachi Rail will build Seibu Railway’s new premium dining car, the Fine Dining Train “vies,” slated for service in March 2028. The design draws on Hitachi’s Laview express train platform, leveraging large windows, spacious interiors, and advanced control systems. The project...
Don’t Try to Change Your Habits. Change What You Build.
The author argues that trying to reshape personal habits often stalls productivity, so instead he builds tools that work with existing behaviors. He illustrates this by creating an email alias that captures a keyword, note, and link, automatically populating a...
Stella Donnelly, Live in Manchester: A Masterclass in Pink
Stella Donnelly brought her third album, Love and Fortune, to Manchester, delivering a one‑hour set that mixed early classics, under‑appreciated tracks from Flood, and fresh songs from the new record. The pink‑lit stage and multi‑instrumental band created a dynamic atmosphere, highlighted by...
Joe Liemandt: Alpha School and the Future of Education
Serial entrepreneur Joe Liemandt, founder of Trilogy Software and ESW Capital, has launched Alpha School with a $1 billion investment in AI‑driven learning. The model delivers two hours of personalized AI instruction each day, allowing students to master material before moving...
Move Like a Man: Exercise as a Natural Testosterone Booster
Exercise, especially resistance training and high‑intensity interval work, has been shown to raise testosterone levels in men both acutely and over the long term. Declining hormone levels are linked to obesity, stress, and sedentary lifestyles, prompting a shift toward natural,...
Indian Music Stars King and Zaeden to Make Acting Debuts
Amazon Prime Video India’s 2026 slate introduces music stars King and Zaeden as acting newcomers. King will headline the rap‑infused drama *Lukkhe*, while Zaeden leads the youthful romance *Dono Mile Iss Tarah*. Both series are tailored for Gen‑Z streaming audiences...
Golden Village to Close Tiong Bahru Cinema After 32 Years
Golden Village announced that its Tiong Bahru multiplex will shut its doors on 29 March 2026, ending a 32‑year run in the historic neighbourhood. The closure stems from the decision not to renew the cinema’s lease, prompting the company to consolidate operations...