Malaysia’s Durian Tourism on the Rise, Fueled by Social Media and Chinese Demand
Malaysia's durian tourism is accelerating as Chinese visitors and other international travelers plan trips to coincide with peak harvests, a trend amplified by social‑media platforms like Douyin. The BMI report notes that while Malaysia shipped only $37.2 million of durian last year, its fruit commands a premium price of $12,138 per tonne, far above Thai and Vietnamese averages. Orchard operators such as Bloopy Durians host up to 180 guests per day, and the government aims to reach 47 million arrivals by 2026 by promoting niche experiences. Visa‑free entry for Chinese and Indian nationals further fuels demand.
Pretty Dashboards Hide Procrastination; Do the Work
⚠️ There’s a productivity trap that looks like progress… but quietly steals your time. Perfectly organized dashboards. Aesthetic task lists. Color-coded everything. It feels productive. It looks impressive. But here’s the truth: you might just be procrastinating… beautifully. Real work? It’s messy. Chaotic. Screenshots everywhere....
Poor Sleep Increases Runner Injury Risk
Sleep profiles predict injury in runners 🩼💤 This new study profiled 425 recreational runners based on their sleep habits including… ⏰ Sleep duration ☑️ Sleep quality 🚨 Sleep problems Investigating associations with injury history, whilst controlling for factors including training volume 🔍 Results 📊 Runners were...
From Airports To Resorts: The Ultimate Travel Guide For Navigating Autism
Traveling with autistic passengers demands specialized planning, as sensory overload, routine disruptions, and communication barriers can turn airports, flights, and hotels into stressful environments. The guide outlines practical steps—researching autism‑friendly carriers, creating visual schedules, securing early boarding, and assembling sensory...
Montreal, My Beautiful Review (BFI Flare 2026)
Montreal, My Beautiful, directed by Xiaodan He, premiered at BFI Flare after a successful Canadian run, starring Joan Chen as Feng Xia, a mid‑fifties Chinese‑Canadian mother confronting menopause and a same‑sex relationship. The film follows her affair with younger Quebecoise...
Dhurandhar 2: Pinda, Jaskirat Singh’s Childhood Friend, Was Inspired a Real-Life Gangster; How Aditya Dhar Weaved in a Chilling Detail
Aditya Dhar’s 2025 spy thriller Dhurandhar concludes with a Shakespeare‑inspired betrayal, while its 2026 sequel Dhurandhar 2: The Revenge pits spy Jaskirat Singh against his childhood friend‑turned‑gangster Pinda. The Pinda character is directly modeled on real‑life terrorist Harwinder Singh Sandhu, known as...
Forget Trending Trainers—This Timeless Style Looks Chic With Every Type of Jeans
Minimal trainers are enjoying a resurgence this season, with their slim silhouettes and logo‑free designs positioning them as a timeless alternative to louder sneaker trends. The cream suede version, highlighted by Sarah Michelle Gellar’s Oxford Street appearance, demonstrates how these shoes pair...
Exaggeration Makes Kids Take Things Too Literally
The drawback to being prone to exaggeration is that sometimes your kids take you literally and brush their teeth five times back to back
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I've Lived in Texas for 20+ Years—This Is the Most Underrated Hill Country City Everyone Should Visit Once
Boerne, Texas—just under an hour northwest of San Antonio—has emerged as a surprisingly vibrant Hill Country destination. Founded by German settlers in 1849, the town blends historic charm along its Hill Country Mile with natural attractions like Cascade Caverns and the...
Bomb Bomb Bar: South Philly’s Must‑Try Italian Feast
A must-taste in South Philly: Bomb Bomb Bar for old-school Italian-American cooking and hospitality. Pro tip: Go with a group and order … everything. bombbombbar thechefassembly
Bob Sorensen, Chief Quantum Analyst, Hyperion Research
In this episode, Bob Sorensen, Chief Quantum Analyst at Hyperion Research, explains how HPC centers should approach quantum computing by first identifying their most pressing workload pain points and quantifying the cost of inaction. He stresses building a business case...
John McLaughlin – ‘Music For Abandoned Heights’
John McLaughlin completed a twelve‑track soundtrack for the unreleased film “Abandoned Heights,” recorded in 2020‑21 and now issued on vinyl (ten tracks) and SACD (including two bonus cuts). The music, written with full artistic freedom, showcases collaborations with jazz veterans...
When I Held Up a Mirror, Hate Was Staring Back
The author, still mourning his wife and daughter, confronts a sudden, explosive reaction to a terse message from his brother, exposing lingering guilt and anger. A somatic experiencing therapist guides him through shadow work, revealing that the hatred he felt...
Under a Watchful Gaze: The Paintings of Muslum Teke
Muslum Teke’s solo exhibition "In‑between Spaces" opened at Versus Arts in East London from March 7‑14, showcasing paintings that hover between figurative portraiture and abstract expressionism. The canvases feature fragmented faces and stacked eyes, obscuring identity while emphasizing raw emotion. Critics...
Scent of Pho (2026) by Minh Beta Film Review
Minh Beta’s debut feature "Scent of Pho" is a family dramedy set in Vietnam’s pho heartland, starring veteran comedian Xuan Hinh as the aging noodle‑shop patriarch. The film showcases authentic Northern Vietnamese cuisine and culture, blending traditional folk music with...
Publicis Health and Talkspace Partner to Improve Treatment Adherence and Real-World Outcomes
Publicis Health announced a strategic partnership with Talkspace to embed Wisdo Health’s AI‑driven peer‑support platform into life‑sciences patient engagement programs. The collaboration adds personalized community groups and guided coaching to address social health gaps that drive medication non‑adherence. By detecting...
The Salzburg Crisis: An Idiot’s Guide
The Salzburg Festival faces leadership turmoil as artistic director Markus Hinterhäuser missed a deadline to extend his contract, prompting the board to claim his term has expired. Hinterhäuser, who has led the festival for a decade and is praised for...
Live Science Today: Earth Hits Record Energy Imbalance, Hawaii Floods and NASA Prepares for Artemis II Launch
The World Meteorological Organization reported that 2025 set a new record for Earth’s energy imbalance, with roughly 91% of excess heat absorbed by the oceans and the remainder heating land, ice and the atmosphere. This accelerated warming manifested in unprecedented...
These Are The 16 Best Italian Restaurants In New York City
Gregory Lee’s guide ranks the 16 best Italian restaurants across New York City, from Brooklyn’s intimate pasta houses to Queens’ classic red‑sauce joints and Manhattan’s upscale trattorias. The list balances historic family‑run spots like Bamonte’s and Gene’s with modern innovators such...
Oryon Cell Therapies Reports Phase 1b/2a Data Showing Sustained Motor Improvements in People with Parkinson’s Disease
Oryon Cell Therapies presented interim Phase 1b/2a data showing that its autologous dopaminergic neuron‑replacement therapy produced sustained motor improvements in Parkinson’s patients. Five participants experienced 29‑62% reductions in OFF‑state MDS‑UPDRS Part III scores over 6‑18 months, with continued gains beyond six months....
Kat Matthews Prioritizes Sleep Above Training. You Should Too
British triathlete Kat Matthews secured the $200,000 Ironman Pro Series prize by pairing rigorous training with disciplined sleep habits, aiming for at least eight hours nightly. She adjusts workouts when rest falls short, a strategy echoed by fellow elite athletes...
A Play About the Play Becomes the Thing: Hamnet Onstage in D.C.
Maggie O'Farrell's bestselling novel *Hamnet* has been transformed into a stage play that opened this week at Washington’s Shakespeare Theatre Company after a successful Chicago run. The production, adapted by Lolita Chakrabarti, centers on Agnes Shakespeare as she battles to...
Ifrah F. Ahmed Has the Spice Plug
Chef‑author Ifrah F. Ahmed is gearing up for a national press tour to promote her debut cookbook, *Soomaaliya: Food, Memory, and Migration*. The book blends Somali recipes with personal narratives of displacement and cultural identity. Ahmed also runs Milk & Myrrh, a traveling pop‑up...
February’s $30M+ Home Sales Cluster in Florida and NYC—Including Two in the Same Barrier Island Enclave
Florida and New York led February’s ultra‑luxury home market, with ten properties selling above $30 million. A never‑listed oceanfront estate in Manalapan, Florida fetched $68.3 million, the month’s highest price, while four Central Park‑adjacent condos in New York each exceeded $50 million. Only...
Allegro Non Troppo Is a Raunchy Fantasia Parody — and a an Excellent Animated Film on Its Own Merits
GKIDS is unveiling a 2K restoration of Bruno Bozzetto’s 1976 adult‑oriented animated satire *Allegro Non Troppo* to mark its 50th anniversary. The restored version will debut with a limited engagement at New York’s Metrograph from March 27 to April 2. While parodying...
Microbes Dictate Soil Carbon: Wet Soils Store, Drought Releases
Soil microbes play a critical role in regulating carbon storage, with wetter soils promoting carbon retention and drought accelerating carbon loss, highlighting the need to factor microbial activity into climate projections. soilscience
IQC Showcases Research and Innovation During Defence Minister Visit
Canada’s Minister of National Defence, David J. McGuinty, toured the Institute for Quantum Computing’s Quantum‑Nano Centre at the University of Waterloo, underscoring a federal commitment to fund quantum technologies for defence. The visit highlighted direct government financing aimed at accelerating research,...
Awake NY and Gap’s New Collab Is a Love Letter to ’90s New York
Awake NY and Gap have unveiled a collaborative collection that pays tribute to 1990s New York street style. The line blends Awake NY’s bold graphics with classic Gap pieces such as logo hoodies, heavyweight fleece, reimagined denim, and graphic tees. Priced between $18...
The Parasite That Garbles the Mating Calls of Male Tree Frogs
Researchers examined how tongue‑worm parasites affect the mating calls of American green tree frogs. They found that heavy parasite loads lower call frequency but also shorten call duration, creating mixed signals for females. Playback experiments showed females avoided heavily infected...
Passive Solar Design in Old Houses: What Builders Already Knew
Pre‑1940 homes, especially Victorian houses, were built with passive solar principles that captured, stored, and redistributed sunlight without mechanical systems. Features such as south‑facing bay windows, thick masonry walls, deep eaves, and attached conservatories acted as solar collectors and thermal...
Yas Waterworld Yas Island, Abu Dhabi Expands with 11 New Slides and Attractions
Miral announced that Yas Waterworld on Abu Dhabi’s Yas Island will unveil an expansion on April 4, 2026, adding eleven new slides and attractions. The upgrade introduces eight new slides, two jump platforms and a leisure pool, pushing the park’s...
AFI Announce UK Headline Tour
AFI announced a UK headline tour that runs alongside their appearances at Outbreak Fest and All Points East in London. The dates mark the band’s first UK shows since supporting Deftones in 2017 and their first proper headline run since 2010. The itinerary...
‘Thala Meets Thala’: AR Rahman’s Video with MS Dhoni at CSK’s ROAR 2026 Takes over the Internet
AR Rahman performed at CSK’s ROAR 2026 fan event in Chennai and posted an Instagram video showing a brief, friendly encounter with captain MS Dhoni. The clip, captioned “Thala meets Thala,” quickly went viral, highlighting the shared nickname that links the city’s music...
Joseph Spent Thirteen Years in a Pit. God Was With Him the Whole Time. That's the Problem.
The post argues that biblical periods of hardship—Joseph’s thirteen‑year pit and Moses’ forty‑year desert—are intentional divine timing, not punishment. By highlighting verses such as Jeremiah 29:10 and Romans 8:28, it shows that delays have precise lengths and destinations. The author urges readers...
Photon-Counting CT Better than Conventional CT in Lung Cancer
A prospective study of 200 adults compared low‑dose photon‑counting CT (PCCT) with conventional energy‑integrating detector CT for lung cancer imaging. PCCT reduced effective radiation dose by 66% (1.36 mSv vs. 4.04 mSv) and iodine load by 27%, while adverse reactions fell to...
Emma-Jean Thackray at Ronnie Scott’s
Emma‑Jean Thackray headlined two back‑to‑back Friday nights at London’s iconic Ronnie Scott’s, marking the 100th anniversary of Miles Davis’s birth. Her quartet opened with a reinterpretation of "Will o’ the Wisp" from Davis‑Gil Evans’s *Sketches of Spain* and progressed through...
Who Is Madhurjeet Sarghi? Ranveer Singh’s Mother in Dhurandhar 2 Has a Surprising Connection to Border 2 and Deepika Padukone
Actor Madhurjeet Sarghi appears as Ranveer Singh’s mother in the upcoming action‑thriller Dhurandhar 2. The Delhi‑born talent, whose father is a Punjabi filmmaker and mother a retired professor‑lyricist, has previously featured in films such as Agneepath, Kesari, Chhapaak, and the National...
China Bestsellers, January 2026: The Future with AI and a Resurgence of Classics
OpenBook’s January 2026 sales report shows Chinese readers gravitating back to timeless titles while embracing fresh releases. Liu Zhenyun’s new novel *Salty Jokes* captured the top spot on the fiction list, and Liu Cixin’s *Three‑Body* trilogy re‑entered the top ten...
Lauren Auder – Whole World as Vigil | Album Review
Lauren Auder’s sophomore album *Whole World As Vigil* drops on March 27, 2026, building on the introspective foundation of her debut *The Infinite Spine*. The record weaves brooding lyricism with bright choruses, merging electronic, classical, and underground hip‑hop influences across...
Meteorite Tears Into Texas Woman’s Home After Fireball Seen Over Houston Area (VIDEO)
On Saturday afternoon, a meteorite fragment crashed through the roof of a two‑story home in northwest Harris County near Houston, Texas, creating a hole and striking the interior before coming to rest on the floor. NASA estimates the original rock...
Gut Health Research Is Changing Patient Care Models
Gut health research has moved from niche science to a core component of healthcare delivery. Recent FDA approval of Seres Therapeutics' Vowst and the rise of bioactive‑based microbiome products signal a shift toward industrialized, reproducible therapies. Companies across biotech, nutrition...
Continuous Learning Boosts Leadership, Elevates Parenting Coaching
“Learning never stops " Today I completed a Leadership Skill Assessment. As a Parenteen Coach, improving my leadership helps me guide parents and teens better. 🌱 Small learning → Big impact. — Komali | Parenteen Coach #achievement #ProudMoment #positiveparenting #mindfulparenting #digitalmahila
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Lenalidomide + high-dose dexamethasone (RD) vs lenalidomide + low-dose dexamethasone (Rd) as initial therapy for newly diagnosed multiple myeloma: an open-label RCT [10/22/2009] @VincentRK et al. @TheLancetOncol https://t.co/hXxlFINejC #NCT00098475 #EAonc E4A03 #mmsm #caxtx #ctsm https://t.co/3Pa2TRMntk
Personalized Therapy Improves Outcomes in Residual TNBC
BRE12-158: A Postneoadjuvant, Randomized Phase II Trial of Personalized Therapy Versus Treatment of Physician's Choice for Patients With Residual Triple-Negative Breast Cancer [Dec 15, 2021] Schneider et al. Radovich @JCO_ASCO https://t.co/oJm6BJrMtA #bcsm #PrecisionMedicine
Genetic Links to Aromatase Inhibitor Musculoskeletal Side Effects
Genome-Wide Associations [GWAS] and Functional Genomic Studies of Musculoskeletal Adverse Events in Women Receiving Aromatase Inhibitors [Sep 20, 2010] Ingle et al. @DrWeinshilboum @JCO_ASCO https://t.co/1NJcXkWy8c #bcsm #Supponc
Circulating DNA/Cells Predict Recurrence Post‑Chemo in TNBC
Assoc of Circulating Tumor DNA & Circulating Tumor Cells After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy w/ Disease Recurrence in Pts w/ Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: BRE12-158 RCT [Jul 9, 2020] Radovich et al. @JAMAOnc https://t.co/XxH9kTT9d5 #bcsm #cactc #NCT02101385 https://t.co/kgV0yM2I1f
Fritz Vahrenholt Predicted Cooling Despite RWE Ties
One of our main German climate deceivers, Fritz Vahrenholt, actually has predicted cooling in a 2012 book - see the blue curve. He worked for RWE, the largest CO2 emitter of Europe. https://t.co/Dcf8aFmOG6
Pfizer's Lyme Phase 3 Cut by One‑Third Over Contractor Issues
Pfizer's phase 3 for its Lyme trial was supposed to be 18k patients -- but issues with a contractor at the start of the trial cut the size by a third, and @ky_lahucik + I reported a long time ago...
P7C3 Boosts NAD Enzyme, Improves Mouse Alzheimer Model
P7C3 is an activator of an enzyme that makes NAD called NAMPT. Cool that it’s working in a 🐁 model of AD 👏