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In this episode, host John interviews Dr. Kelly Flanagan, a clinical psychologist and author of "The Road Less Triggered," about turning conflict into connection. They explore how the small percentage of moments when we react defensively can sabotage relationships, and Kelly shares personal stories—from a COVID‑era breakdown to a broken collarbone—that led him to develop practices for keeping the heart open and setting healthy boundaries. The conversation highlights the importance of self‑awareness, emotional regulation, and community support (like Front Row Dads) for fathers striving to be better partners, parents, and leaders.
Claire Wilson Metcalfe, a midwife with 14 years experience, posted on TikTok a simple technique to settle newborns who cry when placed in a cot. The method involves comforting the baby, then laying them back down while keeping a hand...
The article argues that most weekly reviews are superficial and proposes a 15‑minute, question‑driven framework that actually changes behavior. It outlines three prompts: identify commitments you should have declined, pinpoint one high‑leverage task for the coming week, and expose any...
A child psychologist trick: what to say before correcting an ADHD child so a meltdown doesn’t start
Sun People’s All Things imprint releases “Endophyte,” a four‑track EP co‑produced with fellow Graz DJ Other Worlds. The record fuses experimental techno with Warp‑era aesthetics, highlighted by the Aphex Twin‑reminiscent opener “Sunnyview.” Tracks such as “Psychicemotus” and “June” push the...
Iceage, the Danish alt‑rock quintet, released "Star," their first new song in nearly five years following 2021’s *Seek Shelter*. The track features gritty vocals, jangling guitars, and an animated video directed by Thinh T. Petrus Nguyen. Frontman Elias Rønnenfelt, who...
A recent early‑access study published in npj Science of Food reports that oral matcha consumption reduced sneezing in mice engineered to exhibit allergic rhinitis. The mice received matcha tea two to three times weekly for over five weeks and a...
Touch Girl Apple Blossom is set to drop their new single "Graceful" on May 15, released through K Records in partnership with Perennial Death. The track marries bright, dueling guitars with Olivia’s lush vocal contrast, creating a dance‑floor‑ready yet tension‑filled...
The Phoenix Symphony announced that Chilean‑Italian conductor Paolo Bortolameolli will become its Virginia G. Piper Music Director beginning in the 2027‑28 season, after serving as Music Director Designate for 2026‑27. He was chosen from a three‑year, 100‑candidate search, emerging as the clear...
The Overlook Film Festival marks its 10th anniversary in New Orleans, running April 9‑12 with a first‑wave lineup of 47 films—including 21 features and 26 shorts. Highlights feature the opening night film *Obsession*, centerpiece *Leviticus*, and closing night *Hokum*, alongside...
California startup Crop Diagnostix has launched an RNA‑sequencing based early‑warning system that reads plant gene expression to flag nutrient, water, pathogen and disease stress weeks before visual symptoms appear. Leveraging a proprietary biomarker library and AI models trained on thousands...
A study by LMU and the Max Planck Institute shows that moons orbiting free‑floating planets can retain liquid oceans for up to 4.3 billion years thanks to dense hydrogen atmospheres and tidal heating. The research demonstrates that collision‑induced absorption in high‑pressure...
Researchers at UC Irvine examined the fasting hormone asprosin in more than 4,000 postmenopausal women from the Women’s Health Initiative. They found that women with the highest baseline asprosin levels gained significantly less weight over three years compared with those...
On March 16, 1926 Robert Goddard launched the world’s first liquid‑fuel rocket, lifting 12.5 meters before crashing after 2.5 seconds. Despite early successes and funding from the Guggenheim family and the Smithsonian, Goddard’s distrust of collaboration kept his work isolated. The...
INXS will reissue their 1987 breakthrough album *Kick* on 180‑gram vinyl on May 1, limited to 5,000 numbered copies. The record is cut from the original master tapes and remastered by Kevin Gray, with new gatefold packaging and liner notes by...
SXSW 2026’s documentary lineup showcases a wide spectrum of stories, from Mandy Horvath’s record‑breaking climb in *The Ascent* to the cultural excavation of zombies in *Black Zombie*. The slate also includes a portrait of rock‑critic Robert Christgau in *The Last...
Urbain Le Verrier, born March 11, 1811, was a French astronomer who mathematically identified the cause of Uranus’s orbital irregularities. By applying Newtonian mechanics, he predicted the position of an unseen planet, later confirmed as Neptune in September 1846. His calculations, sent to Johann Galle, led...
TikTok announced a partnership with Apple Music that lets Apple Music subscribers play full tracks directly within the TikTok app via a new “Play Full Song” button. The integration uses Apple’s MusicKit, so playback occurs in Apple Music and streams are counted as...
Why I think it’s important to practice fueling well before your marathon. It’s common to get cramping, nausea, or just have a hard time taking down a gel at race pace. Some might taste fine at room temp in the...
As a medical school professor, I teach students that vitamin D does far more than build bones. This new study shows just how much more. Researchers found that vitamin D supplementation significantly improved glucose tolerance, lowered fasting blood sugar, and reduced...
The Tefaf Maastricht fair is complemented by a slate of high‑profile exhibitions across the Netherlands and Belgium, including the Mauritshuis’s “Birds” show, the Rijksmuseum’s “Metamorphoses”, Museum Ludwig’s Yayoi Kusama retrospective, and the Bonnefanten Museum’s “Four Times Two”. Each exhibition pairs historic...
David Garland, former host of WNYC’s Spinning on Air, curates a personal Bandcamp Daily roundup that showcases his eclectic taste. He highlights his own 2018 four‑CD set Verdancy alongside a mix of folk, acoustic, electronic, and experimental releases from artists such...
Researchers introduced a thin indium tin oxide (ITO) interlayer at the back contact of Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 (CZTSSe) solar cells to tackle interdiffusion and absorber defects. The ITO acts as a diffusion barrier during early selenization, then self‑sacrifices to release Sn and...
Tefaf Maastricht returned this March as a premier art fair blending 7,000 years of objects with a pronounced 20th‑century emphasis. The show hosted 276 exhibitors, spotlighting photography, modern prints and newly restituted Old Master works, while maintaining its classic Old Masters...
Neuhaus has launched the NOVA32, a 32‑inch rigid mountain bike built on a quad‑butted 4130 steel frame with a carbon fork and Maxxis Aspen 32×2.4" tires. Frames are in limited stock and ship now, with three size options (M/L, L,...
On March 10, 2026, Kīlauea volcano erupted for its 43rd episode, sending lava fountains up to 1,300 feet and generating hazardous tephra. The National Park Service closed the summit area and Highway 11 between mile markers 24‑40 as football‑sized volcanic fragments rained...
Luxury wardrobes demand careful care, and experts from London Laundry Club and Nimble outline precise methods for washing delicate fabrics. They recommend hand washing or gentle machine cycles at 30 °C or lower, using pH‑neutral, plant‑based detergents such as Ecover, Nimble,...
Andy Gray and Lee Alan Donaldson discuss their horror‑action short Dead Zero, which will premiere at the Southend Film Festival’s Horror Takeover. The film follows an elite mercenary squad confronting illegal experiments and zombie threats in an English research compound. Developed...
Leaving a plastic water bottle in a hot car triggers polymer chain expansion, causing the container to soften and release chemicals such as DEHP, BDCM, and chloroform into the water. A Water Filter Guru study measured these leachates at up...
Calling out “fear” this Wednesday morning ☀️ it’s insane to me how much people weaponize rhis human trait for their own good and how many people’s nervous systems are conditioned to find it and see it out and allow it...
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International Living’s latest report identifies Albania, Bulgaria, Romania, Latvia and Lithuania as Europe’s most affordable retirement spots, where a $1,200 monthly budget can cover rent, utilities and groceries. Rents in Albania and Bulgaria often fall below $700, with smaller towns...
Calling out “fear” this Wednesday morning ☀️ it’s insane to me how much people weaponize rhis human trait for their own good and how many people’s nervous systems are conditioned to find it and see it out and allow it...
The Fall 2026 season spotlighted three high‑profile creative director debuts across the major fashion weeks. Rachel Scott launched her solo tenure at Proenza Schouler in New York, emphasizing lived‑in silhouettes while still steering her label Diotima. In Milan, Demna took the helm...
Sometimes a mental health problem keeps coming back because the work did not identify deeper, less conscious cognitive schema networks. Let's dive in.
@andrew_mcutchen ‘s Tudor Pelagos FXD GMT “Zulu Time”. First time seeing one in the flesh, and it’s 🔥
University of Queensland and University of Minnesota researchers identified distinct ATP patterns in the brains and blood cells of young adults with major depressive disorder. The study found that resting cells produce higher ATP levels but cannot increase energy output...
In 2025 the author completed a Calendar Year Triple Crown, hiking roughly 8,500 miles across the United States while using a largely unchanged gear set from the previous year. The core kit featured a Pa’lante Ultraweave Desert Pack, Zpacks Plex...
excited to publish our annual loud & clear report today, sharing troves of 2025 royalty data. 5+ years in, we're still the only streaming service that shares transparent $$ data like this — including exactly how many artists are generating different...
The article outlines the top spring bass fishing lures, featuring expert insights from Derek Brundle, Sam Strech and Chris Mitchell. It highlights glidebaits, frogs and stickbaits, and swimming worms as the most effective options for targeting aggressive, spawning bass in shallow, structured water....
The Forever Workshop hosted a panel of literary editors from The Sun, Ploughshares, and Okay Donkey to dissect story pacing. Senior editor Derek Askey, poet‑editor Rachel Dillon, and fiction editor Steve Chang shared actionable techniques for moving narratives forward. Participants...
In this episode, host Peter Johnson interviews Dr. Clarence Swanton, Professor Emeritus at the University of Guelph, about groundbreaking research showing that early‑season weed pressure can reduce crop yield before the crop even emerges. Swanton explains that weeds reflect red...
19 inconvenient truths I keep stapled to my desk (I wish I had learned these sooner in my 20s):
Certainly not the most important issue with the current situation in the Middle East, but there is a new Iran shaped hole in our surface weather observation network. In this example, measurements of surface pressure fed into operational weather forecasts on...
British‑American designer Harris Reed announced his departure as creative director of Nina Ricci, ending a three‑and‑a‑half‑year tenure. During his time, Reed introduced an inclusive femininity narrative and launched the Vénus fragrance, revitalising the house’s perfume portfolio. His final runway show...
Everyone obsesses over VO₂max. But this paper found heart rate recovery to be more strongly tied with metabolic health metabolites than VO₂max. Peak capacity is nice. But how well you recover after a hard effort may tell us more about your metabolic health.
This is very good advice. Especially the "you're prepared to train 6-8 hrs/wk" part. Personally, I would double it... 6hrs run + 6hrs cross-train But I am aware I have particular biases 😊
Creator Camp, a digitally native media company, is reshaping film production by converting online creator followings into theatrical audiences. Its debut feature, *Two Sleepy People*, generated 2.5 times its production budget within a week, driven by an organic campaign that...
We'll be playing at Wacken Open Air this year, on the wasteland stage, also VIP-premiering quantum guitar for the press. https://t.co/qcK6o3mKJS https://t.co/78O11MGCQ9
A four‑CD compilation titled *CBGB OMFUG: A New York City Soundtrack 1975‑1986* curates studio tracks from 102 bands that got their start at the iconic Bowery club. The set spotlights the "Big Five"—Patti Smith, Blondie, Talking Heads, the Ramones and...
Paris Fashion Week Fall 2026 showcased a shift from traditional neck ties to dramatic bows, while funnel‑neck coats emerged as the season’s outerwear staple. Designers revived plaid in vibrant 90s‑inspired hues and introduced oversized facial graphics as the new floral motif....
