How Slow Can You Go?
Recent books and essays argue that relentless pursuit of GDP growth accelerates ecological and social crises. Authors like Timothée Parrique and Kohei Saito call for a degrowth mindset, while psychologists highlight the cultural addiction to speed. Mindfulness scholar Andrew Olendzki suggests shifting from “doing” to “being” mode, using breath control to physiologically slow the body. The piece explores how individual mindfulness can counter fast‑time pressures, though systemic change remains uncertain.
Desire Pulls, Fear Pushes: The Project Finish Line Paradox
The finish line of a big project is like a histrionic, manipulative ex-girlfriend. The desire to express attracts. ↔️ The fear of judgement repels. The desire to be done reels you in. ↔️ The fear of the unknown resists. The desire for accomplishment...
Johns Hopkins Awarded $15M to Develop Platform to Study Neurological Diseases, Screen Chemicals
Johns Hopkins received a five‑year, $15 million NIH grant to build the Drug Research Organoid Intelligence Development Platform (DROIDp). The platform will combine human brain organoids, advanced electrical sensors and AI analytics to evaluate learning, memory and neurotoxicity. It targets Alzheimer’s,...
A Place to Belong by Jennie Kermode
Irish filmmaker Liam O Mochain’s new anthology film “Abode” opens in UK cinemas on March 20, 2026. The movie stitches together five distinct stories about the many meanings of home, selected from ten concepts he developed. O Mochain self‑financed the project over four years,...
This Dad Is A Vacation Hero — Sprinting For Pool Chairs So His Family Can Actually Relax
A growing number of resort guests are sprinting for pool chairs, turning a simple leisure activity into a competitive sport. High‑priced hotels often provide insufficient loungers, forcing families to arrive before dawn or even sleep on chairs to secure a...
Eagle River Jamboree Lists 2026 Musical Guests: Robert Randolph, Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country and More
The Eagle River Jamboree returns Aug 8‑9 2026 at the Eagle County Fairgrounds, featuring more than 20 performers across four stages. Headliners include Grammy‑winning pedal steel virtuoso Robert Randolph and Daniel Donato’s genre‑blending Cosmic Country, both slated for double sets. Additional acts...
Books Our Editors Love This Week
The New York Times Book Review releases a weekly roundup of standout titles across literary fiction, nonfiction, thrillers, romance, and mystery. Editors curate the list, highlighting diverse voices and niche subjects such as culinary history. Readers can add favorites to a personal...
Bastardane (Featuring James Hetfield’s Son Castor) Release New Single “Taciturn & Morose”
Bastardane, the metal outfit fronted by James Hetfield’s son Castor, dropped a new single titled “Taciturn & Morose.” The track was produced by Gojira frontman Joseph Duplantier and arrives amid a lineup shift that sees bassist Luca Badan sharing vocal...
Jazz Aspen Snowmass Shares 2026 June Experience Lineup: Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe, The Family Stone, Christian McBride, Cory Henry and...
Jazz Aspen Snowmass has released the full lineup for its 2026 June Experience, scheduled for June 25‑28 in downtown Aspen. The festival will showcase 15 prominent artists spanning jazz, funk, blues and more across eight venues, offering intimate, walk‑able performances....
Ambition Wins, Midnight Emails Kill Your Rest
Are you guilty of this? 🙃 Burnout culture has us thinking we need to work all hours to succeed. But answering emails in bed is only killing your sleep, not growing your success. Be ambitious. Just don’t do it at...
Eat More, Get Your Cycle Back and Thrive
When a new client starts with us, the first thing we do is have them track what they're actually eating for two weeks. Almost every single one is eating far less than they think. 1,400 calories. 1,600 on a good day....
This Quick March Job Helps 'Dead' Garden Ferns Come Back Bigger and Lusher than Ever – Gardeners Just Learning It
By early March many garden ferns appear dead, but their crowns hide coiled new fronds ready to emerge. A quick cut‑back of the brown, winter‑damaged foliage redirects energy to these shoots, producing larger, lusher plants by late spring. The process...
What to Do when Running Makes Your Anxiety Worse
Dr. Rachel Selman explains why many runners feel heightened anxiety during the first minutes of a run and offers practical ways to manage it. She notes that the body’s physiological response to running—elevated heart rate and breathing—mirrors anxiety signals, causing...
The Exact Time You Should Mow the Lawn on Saturdays to Avoid Neighbour Rows, Damaged Grass and Council Fines
British homeowners often wonder when to start mowing on Saturdays without provoking neighbours or breaching council rules. Guidance from environmental health officers, a 2022 YouGov poll and lawn‑care experts converges on a 10 am start as the sweet spot. This timing...
Don't Bin Drooping Supermarket Flowers yet – This Viral TikTok Kitchen Trick Gives Them a Second Life
A TikTok creator has popularised a kitchen‑based flower‑preservation hack that combines sugar and white vinegar to revive drooping supermarket bouquets. The mixture mirrors commercial floral food by supplying nutrients while acidifying the water to inhibit bacterial growth. Scientific studies confirm...
Demi Danka: Co-Authored Terrains
Demi Danka’s solo exhibition “Co‑Authored Terrains” opens at Gillian Jason Gallery in London, running May 21‑June 27, 2026. The show presents cameraless works where light‑sensitive paper is treated with light, salt, water, air and pressure, turning photographic emulsion into a volatile painting surface....
How You Sound?
Meshell Ndegeocello’s 2024 Blue Note release *No More Water: The Gospel of James Baldwin* is a sonic‑theatre album that translates James Baldwin’s essays into avant‑garde jazz, gospel, and spoken‑word. The eight‑year project features a rotating cast of musicians, including Justin...
2026 HWA Specialty Awards
The Horror Writers Association announced its 2026 Specialty Awards, highlighting Bad Hand Books as the Specialty Press Award recipient for outstanding horror publishing. Marc L Abbott earned the Richard Laymon President’s Award for exemplary volunteer service, while Sarah Read received...
Sales Success Demands Facing Fear, Not Perfect Scripts
Sales isn’t about scripts, tactics, or AI. It’s about confronting every fear you’ve been avoiding. The best salespeople aren’t the ones with the best pitch, they’re the ones who can hear no a hundred times and still pick up the phone. What fear...
Brooklyn Electronic Music Festival Returns With Crossbow, Benny Soto, Hiroko Yamamura, Benny Soto, Mizz Softie
The Brooklyn Electronic Music Festival (BEMF) is back after a seven‑year hiatus, celebrating its 18th anniversary with a single‑day, all‑night event on March 28. Hosted at the sprawling 314 Scholes complex in East Williamsburg, the festival will feature seven lineups...
Squale Goes Back to Its Roots, Unveiling the New 37mm SUB-37 Legend
Squale has unveiled the SUB‑37 Legend, a 37 mm retro‑styled dive watch that blends vintage proportions with modern specifications. The model offers 300 metres of water resistance, a K1 glass bezel insert, and a box‑shaped sapphire crystal, all housed in a stainless‑steel...
Self-Doubt: Why Pausing To Reflect Helps Some But Hurts Others (M)
The article examines how taking time for introspection can alleviate self‑doubt for some individuals while exacerbating anxiety for others. It outlines psychological mechanisms such as rumination versus constructive reflection, and cites research showing divergent outcomes based on personality traits and...
Threaded Docs Let AI Staff Remember Every Project Detail
People ask me how my AI chief of staff remembers everything about what I'm working on. The answer: He keeps project docs that we call threads Here's what we capture: 1. Current state — What's built, what's live, what's half-done. 2. Decisions made...
The Tunnel of Bonaparte in Madrid, Spain
On January 20, 2026, Madrid reopened the historic Villanueva Tunnel—also called the Bonaparte Tunnel—after a careful restoration. Commissioned by King Joseph I in 1810, the 50‑meter underground passage linked the Campo del Moro gardens with the Casa de Campo and...
When Did Plate Tectonics on Earth Begin? New Research Finds some of the Earliest Clues
Researchers have identified the oldest direct evidence of plate motion, dating to about 3.48 billion years ago, by analyzing magnetic signatures in rocks from Western Australia and South Africa. The study shows the Australian craton drifted northward while the South African...
A New Study Questions when People First Reached South America
A new study led by Todd Surovell argues Monte Verde in Chile was occupied only 4,200‑8,200 years ago, far younger than the previously accepted 14,500‑year date that supported a pre‑Clovis presence in South America. The researchers base their claim on...
The Orielles: In Contrast
British indie trio The Orielles have released their fourth album, Only You Left, a project split between a Hamburg industrial warehouse and the Greek island of Hydra. The contrasting environments shape the record’s tight, mechanistic grooves and its languid, reverberant...
Earth’s Continental Plates Were Moving 3.48 Billion Years Ago
Researchers analyzing magnetite crystals in Western Australia’s Pilbara region have identified definitive plate movement dating back 3.48 billion years. The rocks show a 2,500‑kilometer poleward drift over a few million years, moving at roughly 47 cm per year—about six times faster than...
99% of People Use AI Wrong—How I Use AI to Do 10+ Hours of Work in Minutes
The post argues that most people misuse AI by limiting it to simple text tasks, while a small elite leverage advanced workflows to automate entire processes. It highlights Claude’s new capability to generate interactive charts and diagrams from raw data...
First Surrogate Endpoint in Osteoporosis Clinical Trials with FNIH’s Dr. Tania Kamphaus — Episode 247
On December 2025 the FDA officially qualified dual‑energy X‑ray absorptiometry (DXA) bone density scans as the first surrogate endpoint for fracture outcomes in osteoporosis trials involving post‑menopausal women. The qualification, achieved through a request from the Foundation for the National...
Nike’s New Low-Profile Double-Laced Sneaker Reissue Is Being Compared to Miu Miu
Nike is reissuing the 1979 women’s track shoe Sprint Sister as a low‑profile lifestyle sneaker for 2026. The flagship Ridgerock colorway features paneled suede, a patterned Swoosh and a distinctive double‑lace system that mirrors the recent Miu Miu × New Balance collaboration. Priced at...
You Don’t Need a Big Budget for a Great Family Vacation. You Need a Vision Board.
Families are moving away from destination‑first vacation planning, opting for vision boards to map desired experiences. Pinterest’s first Parenting Trend Report shows searches for “family trip vision board” up 545% year‑over‑year, with road‑trip setups and snack ideas also surging. Vision...
Embrace Non‑Competition: The Let Them Theory Review
My weekly newsletter is out. The book of the week is The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins. Read online here: https://readswithravi.beehiiv.com/p/the-let-them-theory-non-competition-and-books
Arcane Producer Partners With Iwot Studios On Various New Wheel of Time Adaptations
Arcane producer Thomas Vu, through Initiate Entertainment, has teamed up with iwot Studios—owner of the Wheel of Time IP—to develop a suite of new adaptations, including a PC/mobile video game, an animated feature film, and an animated TV series. The...
Trust in Healthcare Is Already Eroding in the UK.
A Somali doctor warns that the UK’s hostile‑environment policies and NHS‑Home Office data‑sharing are eroding trust among Somali migrants, prompting avoidance of primary, mental health and vaccination services. The letter cites stark disparities: only 14% of Somali respondents accessed needed...
Sand Bathing: The Ancient Wellness Ritual Making a Global Comeback
Sand bathing, an ancient therapeutic practice that involves lying in heated sand, is experiencing a resurgence across luxury spas and wellness retreats worldwide. Modern practitioners cite benefits such as improved circulation, muscle relaxation, and stress reduction, while recent studies highlight...
2026 PEN America Finalists
PEN America released the finalists for its 2026 literary awards on Jan 29, naming works across fiction, poetry, essay, and translation. The ten awards will distribute nearly $350,000, with the PEN/Jean Stein Book Award offering $75,000 to the winner. Notable finalists...
PNNL: Robotics and AI Power Biotechnology Advances
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has merged AI with high‑throughput robotics to speed microbial biotechnology development. Researchers adapted the open‑source BacterAI platform to model continuous growth‑boundary conditions, then paired it with a Tecan Fluent liquid‑handling system that can execute thousands of...
Energy Needs Direction, Not Just Effort, to Succeed
When youthful energy directs itself toward productive paths it’s amazing what can be achieved. When directed toward the wrong paths it’s amazing how tons of hard work and enthusiasm can produce nothing of value. Trying hard and having a...
ICE at Work: Increased Mental Health Benefits Are Critical Amidst Raids
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids have surged, with 68,289 people in custody and 39,694 new bookings in January 2026, heightening anxiety among U.S. workers. A recent EMCI Wireless survey shows nearly 40% of employees feel less safe at work...
Triggers Aren’t Failure; Healing Means Choosing Conscious Responses
Being Triggered Does Not Signify A Failure In Healing. True Healing Is The Ability Pause And Choose A Different, More Conscious Response.
Li‑ion Batteries Now Last Decades, Not Just Thousands of Cycles
Amazing. Lithium ion batteries were once good for maybe 1,000-2,000 full discharge cycles. Now we're reaching multi-decade lifespans.
Tahoe Winter Triathlon: Ski, Bike, Wake‑Surf in One Day
My Tahoe friends are doing the Tahoe triathlon this week: Snow ski in the morning, bike to the lake, wake surf in the afternoon. This is usually a June or July activity.
Melania Docs Pulls 747k Views, Ranks Fourth
MELANIA generated 747,157 views on Prime Video in its debut week, big for a documentary but only 4th place on the Luminate streaming movies chart.
Leaders Must Model Change, Not Just Talk About It
Leaders, you can drive change – lasting change – when you do a few simple, yet often forgotten, things >> Leaders Need to Show, Not Just Say - CX Journey™ https://t.co/9GgsXW8eLN #change #leadership https://t.co/0pVU68ZkNV
Spider‑Man Trailer Shatters 24‑Hour View Record
Webheads on the move: The SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY trailer sets a record for most views in 24 hours with 718 million (!) views. Via @AaronCouch https://t.co/h2lCExppLb
Stress Triggers Skin Inflammation via Newly Identified Neural Circuit
New @ScienceMagazine Discovery of a circuit that connects stress and skin inflammation https://t.co/Dkmmcs96JT https://t.co/chrXyKrG2N https://t.co/7nOPn9fCoU
Paul Greengrass Eyes High‑octane TEST DRIVE for 20th Century
EXCLU: After driving the LOST BUST, Paul Greengrass has found his next high octane vehicle to maneuver as he is in negotiations to direct TEST DRIVE for 20th Century https://t.co/HmLW2huy6v
Mulch Around Mailboxes, Trees, AC Units for Benefits
Experts agree that you’re missing out if you don’t mulch around mailboxes, trees, AC units, and other opportune spots. https://t.co/sQczonO1gd
Agentic AI Is Cool; Unplugged Moments Matter More
Agentic AI is 🆒 but so is -Going for a walk outside with no headphones -Reading a physical book -Sitting in a hammock in the sun -Letting your mind wander