‘New Trick’ at 50: Fiction. And Now, Raves.
Harvard epidemiologist Janet Rich‑Edwards debuted her novel "Canticle" after a Radcliffe Institute lecture on medieval nuns’ liturgical books sparked her imagination. The story follows a 13th‑century Bruges woman who joins the beguines and experiences mystical visions, exploring faith, doubt, and women’s autonomy. Rich‑Edwards, a 2018‑2019 Helen Putnam Fellow, began writing fiction at age fifty, turning a research‑focused career toward storytelling. "Canticle" has earned praise from outlets such as The New York Times and People magazine.
How the Strappy Sandal Became a Timeless Oscars Accessory
Strappy high‑heel sandals have been a staple on the Oscars red carpet since the 1920s, evolving from modest ankle straps to dramatic multi‑strap stilettos. Iconic designers such as Stuart Weitzman, Christian Louboutin, Giuseppe Zanotti and Jimmy Choo have cemented the shoe’s status as a...
One-Day The Work Retreat in Ojai, March 27
Join me in Ojai, California for a one-day event at the Center for The Work on Friday, March 27, 2026. xoxo bk Register at thework.com/center-event/2026-03-27 theworkofbyronkatie #byronkatie #innerwisdom #selfhelp #selfinquiry #retreat #ojairetreat #mindfulness #TheWork
Bacterial Strain Breaks Decades-Old Bottleneck in Chemotherapy Drug Manufacturing
An international research team has engineered a bacterial strain that boosts doxorubicin output by 180% compared with current industrial methods, overcoming three long‑standing bottlenecks—insufficient redox partners, drug‑binding “sponge” proteins, and suboptimal enzyme positioning. The findings, published in Nature Communications, detail...
Lola Young Dazzles in Heartfelt Performance at Rolling Stone’s Future of Music Showcase
Lola Young, the British Grammy‑winning pop vocalist, opened Rolling Stone’s Future of Music showcase at SXSW 2026 with a high‑energy 14‑song set. The performance marked her first U.S. appearance since a September collapse at the All Things Go festival and...
Race‑pace Simulation Reveals True Distance Readiness
How to know you're "ready" for a specific distance: Complete a ~2/3 (Metric) simulation at race-pace as a regular training session with... - Minimal decoupling between pace/HR - No extended recovery needs beyond that of a regular loading day. For a marathon, I think...
Calm, Steady Leadership Is a Competitive Advantage. Here’s Why Presence Beats Pressure in the Long Run.
The article argues that calm, deliberate leadership outperforms relentless urgency for lasting growth. While pressure can spark short‑term results, it often creates a productivity illusion that sacrifices strategic depth and morale. Sustainable performance hinges on psychological safety, reflective thinking, and...
The ‘Insecure’ Move Sammy Hagar Pulled to Protect Van Halen From Being Overshadowed by Alice in Chains
Sammy Hagar, then front‑man of Van Hallen, feared the rise of grunge would eclipse the band’s glam‑rock image in the early 1990s. To counteract that anxiety, he invited Alice in Chains—grunge’s heaviest act—to open Van Hallen’s tour. The move not only assuaged...
University of Calgary Researchers Use AI to Hunt New Treatments for Cattle Parasites
University of Calgary researchers have secured a $1.4 million NSERC grant to apply AI‑driven genomics in the hunt for new anti‑parasitic drugs targeting roundworms in beef cattle. By sequencing helminth genomes and screening large chemical libraries, the team has already identified...
EXODUS's GARY HOLT: 'I'm Not Rich, But I Make A Living Playing Guitar, And That's A Gift In Itself'
Gary Holt marks over four decades with Exodus, emphasizing that playing guitar remains his livelihood and passion. He reveals eclectic musical influences, from Adele to Prince, while staying rooted in classic rock. Exodus’s twelfth studio album, “Goliath,” drops on March 20...
Bimatoprost Implant Reduces IOP, Improves Vision at 12 Months
SpyGlass Pharma’s Bimatoprost Drug Pad‑IOL System demonstrated significant intra‑ocular pressure (IOP) reductions and vision gains in a phase 1/2 trial of 104 patients with open‑angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension undergoing cataract surgery. At 12 months, the 78 µg dose lowered mean IOP 34%...
RPE: The Simplest, Most Honest Gauge of Cycling Effort
Rating of perceived exertion is the simplest metric in cycling. It requires zero equipment and little understanding. It’s the simplest and most honest way to ride in a sport that keeps getting more and more complicated. When your power meter...
Smorgasburg Returns To Brooklyn With 22 New Vendors
Smorgasburg, Brooklyn’s flagship food market, launches its 16th season in April, adding 22 new vendors to more than 50 returning stalls. The expanded lineup features Korean shaved ice, Mexican tacos, Fuzhounese dumplings, and Colombian asado, underscoring the city’s multicultural palate....
Rediscover Forgotten Neo‑Gothic Gems Worth Reading
Reposting this because I really think there are many people who would love to read this if they knew it existed. There are so many books that are forgotten and I can just feel they could find a new audience...
3 New Hip-Hop and R&B Songs You Must Hear This Week (3/13/26)
Vice’s Noisey column spotlights three fresh hip‑hop and R&B tracks for the week of March 13, 2026, aiming to cut through the streaming overload. The picks include La Reezy’s socially‑charged “Respect Da Yungin,” the Michigan‑centric collaboration “The Big 3” by Rio Da Yung...
René Caovilla Channels Las Vegas for 2026 Bridal Collection
René Caovilla’s 2026 bridal footwear line draws on Las Vegas’s vibrant wedding culture, delivering a mix of daring and delicate designs. The collection spotlights the 100 mm Belle pump with leather, tulle and hand‑applied crystals, alongside the silk‑satin Cleo pump featuring the brand’s...
Earlier Cholesterol Testing Can Reduce Heart Attacks and Strokes, New Guideline Says
The American Heart Association, the American College of Cardiology and nine other medical groups released new guidelines urging cholesterol testing as early as age ten and aggressive LDL reduction beginning around age thirty. The recommendations aim to lower lifelong LDL...
SIX FEET UNDER, SABATON, DEVIN TOWNSEND & More Added To Metal Injection's Top Tracks Of The Week
Metal Injection released its weekly Top Tracks playlist, featuring twelve new songs from a mix of veteran and emerging metal acts. Highlights include Six Feet Under’s “Unmistakable Smell Of Death,” Sabaton’s historically themed “Yamato,” and Devin Townsend’s “Enter The City.”...
Austrian Glaciers Disintegrating Due to Climate Change, Say Scientists
Scientists report Austrian Alpine glaciers are not only shrinking but entering structural disintegration due to climate change. The Austrian Alpine Club measured 94 of 96 glaciers shrinking, with Alpeiner Ferner losing 114.3 m and Stubacher Sonnblickkees 103.9 m in length. The largest...
Inkaterra Opens Luxury Retreat in Peru
Inkaterra has launched Inkaterra Cabo Blanco, a luxury eco‑resort on Peru’s northern Pacific coast featuring 13 ocean‑view suites with private terraces and plunge pools. The 1,000‑sq‑ft suites open onto a curved main pool and beachfront dining venues, offering high‑end amenities...
Solo Play Shows Your Child’s Hidden Confidence
Signs your child is MORE secure than you think: They can play alone and completely disappear into it. Self-directed play requires a child who is comfortable in their own company. That's a gift.
After Her Baby Keem Breakout, Momo Boyd Is Ready for Her Solo Moment
Singer‑songwriter Momo Boyd, fresh from a high‑profile feature on Baby Keem’s “Good Flirts” with Kendrick Lamar, has dropped her solo single “Strong.” The track explores uneven “situationship” dynamics and mixes shoegaze‑style drums with 90s‑era alt‑rock influences inspired by The Cranberries. Boyd wrote...
Mimi So Marks 30 Years With One-of-a-Kind $1.5 Million Necklace
Mimi So commemorates three decades in fine jewelry by unveiling the one‑of‑a‑kind Cotton Candy Necklace, a $1.5 million piece that showcases an ombré cascade of untreated pink gemstones set in 18‑karat rose gold. The necklace incorporates rare padparadscha sapphires, neon spinels, imperial...
Smart Home Tech for Seniors Is Finally Getting It Right
Smart home manufacturers are shifting focus to senior‑friendly solutions, embedding voice‑first interfaces, health monitoring, and simplified setup. Devices such as Echo Show 8, Nest Hub Max, smart lighting, video doorbells, and wearable medical alerts now target independence and safety for the...
Great South Bay Festival Unveils 2026 Artist Lineup: Gov’t Mule, My Morning Jacket, Little Feat, Sublime and More
Great South Bay Music Festival announced its 2026 lineup, scheduled for July 23‑26 at Patchogue’s Shorefront Park. The four‑day event will feature 28 acts across jam, indie, roots‑rock, ska and reggae, headlined by Gov’t Mule, My Morning Jacket, Sublime and...
On This Day in 2006, These Punk Legends Issued a Two-Finger Salute to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame—Accompanied...
On March 13, 2006 the Sex Pistols were slated for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame but deliberately skipped the ceremony. Instead they faxed a profanity‑laden letter denouncing the institution, which co‑founder Jann Wenner read to the audience. The band’s refusal underscored...
Ultrasound-Based Approach to Delivering Potent Drugs Into Cancer Cells Shows Promise in Benchtop Experiments
Duke engineers introduced SonoPIN, an ultrasound‑driven platform that bursts cancer‑targeted microbubbles to create temporary pores in cell membranes. The technique allowed large PROTAC drugs to enter tumor cells, killing 50% of them while sparing 99% of healthy cells in benchtop...
Russia Aims to Reclaim Soviet Space Glory with 2036 Launch of Ambitious Venus Mission
Russia's Roscosmos announced the Venera‑D mission, a multi‑vehicle Venus probe slated for launch in 2036. The mission will deploy a lander, a balloon, and an orbiter to study the planet’s surface and atmosphere, including a search for microbial life in...
The Seasonal Shift: 10 Pieces To Take You From Spring to Summer
The article spotlights ten curated pieces that bridge spring and summer wardrobes, emphasizing versatile, high‑quality items that integrate with existing clothing. Highlights include a vivid orchid double‑breasted blazer, wide‑leg wool‑twill trousers, and Japanese‑crafted Auralee linen‑blend blazer, alongside accessories like square‑frame...
The Designers and Brands That Defined the Season
In this episode Imran Ahmed and veteran fashion critic Tim Blanks review the latest fashion season, noting a shift from the hype of debut collections to a more revealing focus on designers' evolving visions and their commercial rollout. They highlight...
Director Amy Wang Reveals the Job That Keeps Filmmakers Working After Film School
Director Amy Wang discusses her debut feature Slanted, which premiered at SXSW 2025, won the Grand Jury Prize, and secured a theatrical release for 2026. She credits her AFI education and the Los Angeles creative community for providing the discipline and...
Strength Alone Isn’t Fitness—Become a Complete Athlete
I deadlifted 190kg, squatted rhe same, and benched 125kg But I could barely run a mile I was coaching people every day and while i looked like I walked the walk, my fitness told a different story ‘Be an instrument, not an ornament’...
Shiyan and CZ-2D Upper Stages Cataloged; Others Untracked
Shiyan 30-03, 30-04 and the CZ-2D upper stage cataloged in 587 x 593 km x 35.0 deg orbits following their launch on Mar 12. No orbit data yet for SatNet-LEO12 or Tenkoh-2.
How to Treat Lice without Losing Your Mind (From a Mom Who’s Been There)
Cartwheel CEO Joanna Shu explains why lice still trigger parental panic and introduces the company’s non‑chemical treatment kit, Nit Happens. Traditional pesticide‑based lice products face growing resistance, prompting demand for safer, mechanical solutions. Shu emphasizes that lice spread through close...
Father and Son Show True Masculine Bond
This man knows how to be a father, and this boy knows how to be a man. https://t.co/qqHVdE1NOT
Stevia Boosts Muscle Metabolism and Prevents Loss
If avoiding sugar, consider stevia. A stevia plant extract (from Pharmingen, Korea) improved muscle metabolism, mitochondrial function, and attenuated muscle loss in obese mice while activating SIRT1. Non-ultraprocessed stevia resembles matcha powder 🍵 https://t.co/tWvBmZzk2g
Calf Tightness Plagued My Runs for Months. Here’s How I Finally Found Relief.
Runner Mallory Creveling battled chronic calf tightness while training for a marathon and sought physical‑therapy guidance. The therapist prescribed two daily static stretches—straight‑leg and bent‑leg—held for two minutes each, targeting the gastrocnemius and soleus. She also added seated and standing...
Luxury Lodge & Dining at Pendle Hill’s Base
Fence Gate Lodge & Inn: Luxurious Stay and Dine At The Foot Of Pendle Hill https://t.co/D7aHeL9xa7
2025 Oscars Best Picture: All Ten Nominee Highlights
Recap: 10 Nominees from 2025 - The Oscars Best Picture Showcase https://t.co/kdoHKSc3Fw #BestPicture #Oscars #ILoveMovies #AcademyAwards #sleepyskunk https://t.co/iu0URlhiUL
Standard Model 5: Spin-1/2 Particles
John C. Baez explains why a spin‑½ particle yields only +½ or –½ angular momentum along any measurement axis. He shows that each quantum state maps to a point on a sphere of radius ½, creating a one‑to‑one correspondence between...
Morning Sun & Exercise Boost Cortisol, Reduce
Resilience is physiological & actionable: Spiking your morning cortisol increase (which is what wakes you up & is healthy) with bright sunlight & exercise, shortens the duration and the amplitude of the cortisol response to afternoon and night time stressors,...
Geroscience Hypothesis Now as Outdated as Flat Earth
The once bold idea that treating aging will treat chronic diseases (which some refer to as the Geroscience Hypothesis) is about as innovative today as the round Earth hypothesis
Senators Whitehouse and Schumer Call for ‘Proactive Measures’ to Protect Philip Guston and Ben Shahn Murals
Senators Sheldon Whitehouse and Chuck Schumer sent an open letter to GSA administrator Ed Forst demanding proactive measures to protect New Deal-era murals by Philip Guston and Ben Shahn in the Wilbur J. Cohen Federal Building. The building, a National...
Syringic Acid Shields Rodents From Neurotoxicity and Inflammation
Syringic acid is a naturally occurring molecule in grapes, olives, pumpkins & herbs with antiinflammatory, anti-microbial & anticancer properties. New study finds it prevents rodent neurotoxicity & inflammation. Not yet sold widely but will be I expect https://t.co/3XtSesFb9I https://t.co/C3RqjvK6NY
Your Week Reveals Whether You’ll Achieve Your Goals
“Tell me what you say you want. Show me one week of your life and I will tell you if you will get it.” – Patricia Fripp #powerfulpresentations #publicspeaking #successtips
Book More Women: The Data-Driven Initiative Pushing Music Festivals Toward Gender Equity
Book More Women, the music‑festival gender‑parity watchdog, is relaunching as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit after 2025 data revealed a drop in female representation to just 22% of booked acts, the first decline in a decade. The organization launched a crowdfunding campaign...
Discover Oregon Trail History at Scotts Bluff
A Beacon on the Prairie: Retracing the Oregon Trail at Scotts Bluff National Monument https://t.co/tLFX7G0haf
Howler Monkeys Began Eating Leaves 13 Million Years Ago, Changing Primate History
Researchers at Johns Hopkins have identified the extinct howler monkey relative Stirtonia victoriae as the earliest known leaf‑eating primate in South and Central America, dating back 13.3‑13.6 million years. Dental and mandibular analysis reveals adaptations for folivory that allowed the...
Director Nakayama Reveals Street Fighter Movie Featurette
Making Of Feautrette for 'Street Fighter' Movie with Director Nakayama https://t.co/mtJ6K9JWdN #StreetFighter #TakayukiNakayama #behindthescenes #KitaoSakurai https://t.co/mqO5Dcph08
Loïc Jouannigot
Loïc Jouannigot is a French illustrator celebrated for his charming children’s‑book style, blending precise line work with a loose, sketchy feel. His illustrations feature richly detailed cut‑away scenes populated by multiple animal characters, rendered in a balanced palette of muted...