News•Mar 5, 2026
Happiness Break: A Meditation For Connecting In Polarized Times
The Science of Happiness podcast released a "Happiness Break" episode featuring author Scott Shigeoka leading a guided visualization that trains listeners to approach contentious conversations with curiosity. The practice combines breathwork, mental rehearsal, and vivid imagination to reframe tense moments, encouraging open questions and compassionate body language. Shigeoka links the technique to sports‑style visualization, noting research that such rehearsal improves real‑world performance. The episode also promotes Shigeoka’s new book, *Seek*, which argues curiosity can transform personal and professional relationships.
By Greater Good Science Center (Mind & Body)
News•Mar 5, 2026
IQ Scores Are Falling but, No, We’re Not Growing More Stupid
Recent studies show a reversal of the historic Flynn Effect, with average IQ scores slipping in the United States, United Kingdom and several Nordic countries. Researchers attribute the decline to factors such as digital media consumption, AI‑driven cognitive offloading, and...
By Psyche (by Aeon)
News•Mar 5, 2026
On Her Own Terms
The piece revisits Doris Lessing’s unconventional career, from her colonial upbringing and communist activism to her 2007 Nobel Prize, emphasizing how works like “The Golden Notebook” and “The Summer Before the Dark” challenged literary norms and feminist discourse. It intertwines...
By Aeon
Blog•Mar 5, 2026
Ultion Nuki 2025 Review – Smart Lock Pro 5th Gen with Ultion Door Handle and 3-Star PLUS Ultion Lock
Ultion’s new Nuki 2025 bundles the Nuki Smart Lock Pro 5th Gen with a purpose‑built Ultion handle and a BSI‑certified 3‑star PLUS cylinder for £339. The lock features brushless motor speeds, built‑in Wi‑Fi, Thread (Matter‑compatible) and a rechargeable magnetic battery lasting up to 12 months...
By Mighty Gadget
Blog•Mar 5, 2026
Tokyo’s Bed Share New Single ‘風 | KAZE’ via 40Miles
Japanese post‑punk outfit bed has dropped their latest single “風 | KAZE” on the 40Miles imprint, following an aggressive UK tour that saw them play multiple venues in a single week. The 105‑second track fuses industrial rock, noisy distortion and...
By So Young Magazine
News•Mar 5, 2026
Middle East Crisis Hits Garment Export Routes
Rising Middle East tensions have forced major carriers such as Maersk, Hapag‑Lloyd, CMA CGM and MSC to divert vessels away from the Red Sea and Suez Canal, adding one to two weeks to Asia‑Europe apparel shipments. The disruption hits Bangladesh,...
By Apparel Insider
Social•Mar 5, 2026
Beyond Nautilus and Royal Oak: Exploring Other Perpetual Calendars
Perpetual calendars. Nautilus, Royal Oak, Overseas. The mainstays, but what else is there? 🥂🫶🏼 #piaget #jaegerlecoultre #iwc #hmosercie #perpetualcalendar
By Haute Horlogerie (Haulogerie)
News•Mar 5, 2026
How to Take R. Crumb at Face Value
R. Crumb’s solo show "There’s No End to the Nonsense" opened at David Zwirner in London, spanning two floors and works from the 1960s to 2025. The exhibition places his notorious crude, sexual imagery beside more tender, humanistic pieces, presenting the...
By ArtReview
News•Mar 5, 2026
At Tom Ford, Haider Ackermann Dresses Adult Desire
Haider Ackermann’s debut at Tom Ford presented a collection that fused sharp power suiting with transparent vinyl and lace, exposing the sensual layers beneath corporate silhouettes. The runway featured white safari jackets, double‑breasted black suits, low‑slung trousers, and clear raincoats that...
By The New York Times – Style
News•Mar 5, 2026
Mango Delivers €3.8bn in Sales with Plans to Grow UK Retail Network
Spanish fashion retailer Mango reported €3.8 billion in sales for 2025, a 13% increase over the prior year, and an EBITDA of €722 million. The company invested nearly €225 million in store expansion, technology, logistics and its new Mango Campus headquarters. In the...
By TheIndustry.fashion
News•Mar 5, 2026
Listen to the Sound of Stone-Age
Researchers led by Vialet, in partnership with Radio France, have used anatomical data to recreate the likely sounds of early hominins, tracing language’s roots from 27 million‑year‑old primate vocalisations to modern Homo sapiens. The timeline highlights key milestones: vowel‑producing capacities in...
By BBC Future
News•Mar 5, 2026
The Cambridge Companion to Electronic Dance Music
The Cambridge University Press has released "The Cambridge Companion to Electronic Dance Music," edited by Hillegonda C. Rietveld and Toby Young. The volume assembles interdisciplinary essays that map EDM’s history, production, club design, and cultural politics across continents. It highlights...
By Cambridge University Press – Blog
Blog•Mar 5, 2026
Base Your Story Structure on Principles, Not Systems
The article argues that writers should base story structure on underlying principles rather than rigid systems. It outlines three core functions of structure: advancing the plot, reflecting the character’s journey, and shaping the reader’s experience. Real‑world examples—from *White Mulberry* to...
By Jane Friedman (blog)
News•Mar 5, 2026
Pan Dulce Is a Sweet Morning Treat and a Symbol of Latino Culture
A masterclass in San Antonio taught home and professional bakers how to make pan dulce, the iconic Mexican sweet bread, while sharing personal stories of cultural heritage. Led by Los Angeles chef Alex Pena, participants crafted conchas, nubes, and other varieties, emphasizing...
By NPR – Food
News•Mar 5, 2026
Review of Kalpana Karunakaran’s A Woman Of No Consequence
Kalpana Karunakaran’s new book *A Woman of No Consequence* weaves her grandmother Pankajam’s life into a broader portrait of India’s early post‑independence era. Drawing on letters, poems, and family archives, the narrative follows three generations of Tamil women confronting caste,...
By The Hindu – Books
News•Mar 5, 2026
2026 Women’s Prize for Fiction Longlist ‘Examines the Messy Business of Being Human’
The Women’s Prize for Fiction announced its 2026 longlist on March 4, featuring sixteen titles that grapple with climate change, artificial intelligence, identity and migration. Former Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard chairs the judging panel, emphasizing fiction’s power to explore the...
By The Hindu – Books
News•Mar 5, 2026
Rise Above It: John Rivas @ François Ghebaly New York
François Ghebaly New York presents John Rivas' second solo show, "Rise above it," marking his debut at the gallery’s Lower East Side space. The exhibition features eleven mixed‑media sculptures that extend Rivas' signature assemblage practice into hand‑carved, painted wood, inspired...
By Juxtapoz
News•Mar 5, 2026
Gloria Don’t Speak by Lucy Apps Review – Tender Portrait of a Woman with a Learning Disability
Lucy Apps’s debut novel *Gloria Don’t Speak* follows 19‑year‑old Gloria, a woman with a learning disability living in east London in the summer of 1999. The narrative captures her sensory‑rich perception, a fraught friendship with a controlling young man named...
By The Guardian – Books
Blog•Mar 5, 2026
Bassma Sheikho’s ‘Scream’
Bassma Sheikho’s poem “Scream,” translated by Maisaa Tanjour and Alice Holttum, appears in the spring 2026 issue *SYRIA: Fall of Eternity*. The piece, written in 2016, portrays a war‑torn Syrian household through stark, fragmented imagery, culminating in a cry for...
By ArabLit
News•Mar 5, 2026
Extreme Climber Alex Honnold Says ‘Backyard Travel’ Is for Everyone
Alex Honnold’s new series *Get a Little Out There* takes viewers on a ground‑level tour of Nevada’s public lands, from Great Basin stargazing to turquoise mining and UFO museums. The show underscores that adventure doesn’t require distant peaks, emphasizing free,...
By Adventure.com
News•Mar 5, 2026
Lyla Lane on the Charm and Challenges of Setting Cozies in Small Towns
Lyla Lane explains how she crafted the small‑town setting of Sarsaparilla Falls for her new cozy mystery, The Best Little Motel in Texas. She emphasizes that the town itself must feel lived‑in, using personal memories of her grandparents’ hometown and...
By CrimeReads
Blog•Mar 5, 2026
Writer and Entrepreneur Glory Edim on Cultivating Talent in Yourself and Others
Glory Edim founded the Well‑Read Black Girl platform while working at Kickstarter, using a modest Kickstarter campaign to launch a book club that evolved into a literary conference, publishing imprint, and three authored books. After leaving Kickstarter in 2018, she...
By The Creative Independent
News•Mar 5, 2026
We Tried the Entire H&M Studio Collection—These 6 Spring Jackets Are the Ones Worth Buying
H&M Studio’s spring 2024 collection debuted online and in stores, spotlighting six outerwear pieces that blend luxury styling with affordable pricing. Editors tested each jacket, from a peplum‑cut leather coat to a technical shell, and highlighted fit, versatility, and trend...
By Marie Claire (UK) – Fashion
News•Mar 5, 2026
Tales of the Suburbs by John Grindrod Review – Queer Goings on Behind the Curtains
John Grindrod’s *Tales of the Suburbs* offers a tragicomic social history of LGBTQ life across Britain’s suburbs, from commuter belts to rural villages. Drawing on archives, newsletters, and original interviews, the book intertwines political, architectural, and cultural analysis with witty...
By The Guardian – Books
News•Mar 5, 2026
I've Researched and Tested the Best Smart Hubs to Simplify Your Home Automation – These Are My Top 6 Recommendations
The article evaluates six leading smart‑home hubs, ranking the Homey Pro as the overall winner and highlighting the Apple HomePod for Apple ecosystems, IKEA Dirigera for app design, Philips Hue Bridge Pro for mid‑range lighting, Samsung SmartThings for budget‑conscious users,...
By Homebuilding & Renovating (UK)
Social•Mar 5, 2026
Project Hail Mary: Visually Spectacular, Hopeful IMAX Must‑See
#ProjectHailMary is a beacon of happy, feel-good hope when we all need it the most. Might be the most visually spectacular film this year. A towering achievement & a must see in IMAX. Greig Fraser’s cinematography & Daniel Pemberton’s score...
By Courtney Howard
Blog•Mar 5, 2026
Empathy (2025), by Bryan Walpert
Bryan Walpert’s novel *Empathy*, longlisted for the Ockham NZ Book Awards, follows marketing executive Alison Morris and game‑developer husband Jim as they attempt to commercialise empathy through a perfume and a video‑game called *EmPath*. The story intertwines their idealistic ambitions...
By ANZLitLovers
News•Mar 5, 2026
Rachel Roddy’s Recipe for Apple, Honey and Poppy Seed Cake | A Kitchen in Rome
Rachel Roddy shares a one‑bowl apple, honey and poppy‑seed cake that blends Polish miodo wnik with Italy’s tortino di mele e papavero. The recipe relies on honey’s humectant properties and natural fructose to keep the crumb moist and enhance caramelisation. Roddy...
By The Guardian – Food
Blog•Mar 5, 2026
Across the Vanishing Sky by Catherine Cowles
Catherine Cowles’s debut novel *Across the Vanishing Sky* follows single mother Braedyn Winslow as she returns to the Oregon town of Starlight Grove to investigate her best friend’s disappearance. The story intertwines a slow‑burn romance with Dex Archer, a tech‑savvy...
By The Bookishelf
Podcast•Mar 5, 2026•45 min
459-Garden for Life: How to Keep Gardening Joyfully at Any Age
In this episode, host Joe Lample chats with award‑winning garden writer and photographer Rhonda Fleming‑Hayes about her new book *Garden for Life*, which offers strategies for aging gardeners to keep their hobby joyful and sustainable. Rhonda emphasizes "right‑sizing" gardens—focusing plantings...
By joe gardener®
News•Mar 5, 2026
Bill Gates Awards $7M Grant to Belgian Startup Using AI to Develop Climate-Resilient Crops
Belgian agtech startup Rainbow Crops received a $7 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to scale its AI‑powered Trait Foundry platform. The technology combines multiplex genome editing, precision breeding and high‑throughput phenotyping to develop climate‑resilient varieties of corn,...
By Green Queen
News•Mar 5, 2026
Rising Voices: Contemporary Art From Asia, Australia and the Pacific to Open at the V&A
London’s V&A, in partnership with QAGOMA, will open the "Rising Voices" exhibition in May, showcasing more than 70 works by over 40 contemporary artists from 25 Asia‑Pacific countries. The show pulls from three decades of the Asia Pacific Triennial, presenting...
By ArtsHub (AU)
News•Mar 5, 2026
The Backcountry Skis Worth Your Turns
The article is a comprehensive guide to backcountry touring skis for the 2025‑2026 season, breaking down categories by waist width and explaining how length affects performance. It reviews ten standout models—from the lightweight Armada Locator 104 to the powder‑focused 4FRNT Renegade—detailing...
By WildSnow
Social•Mar 5, 2026
Success Comes From Easy, Gradual Running, Not Overtraining
Running improvement isn’t complicated. But most beginner runners make the mistake of doing too much too soon. Running every session hard. Increasing mileage too quickly. Ignoring strength training. The best runners build fitness the opposite way. Mostly easy running. Gradual progression. Consistent training. Do that long enough and performance...
By Lewis Horenko | 1609 Coaching
Social•Mar 5, 2026
Sweat Sodium Varies Beyond Salt Intake: Diet, Rate, Acclimation
Is the sodium in your sweat simply a reflection of how much salt you eat? This blog explores why sweat sodium concentrations vary between and within individuals, and how factors such as diet, sweat rate and heat acclimation influence losses....
By Asker Jeukendrup, PhD
News•Mar 5, 2026
Parrtjima Festival’s Extraordinary 2026 Program Revealed
Parrtjima Festival returns to Alice Springs from 10‑19 April 2026 for its 11th edition, centering on the theme “Language.” The free, all‑ages event will showcase more than 36 First Nations artists and over 50 performers across light installations, workshops, music and storytelling....
By ArtsHub (AU)
Social•Mar 5, 2026
Supaspinal CNS Fatigue Key to Optimal Strength Training
Understanding how supaspinal CNS fatigue works during exercise is essential to optimal strength training programming. See more in this week's free Patreon article. https://t.co/s5U5Z5gR8G
By Chris Beardsley
Social•Mar 5, 2026
Kundera Explores Life’s Ambivalence and Love’s Uncertainty
How do we know what we want – Milan Kundera on the central ambivalences of life and love https://t.co/YiTk12J73j
By Maria Popova
News•Mar 5, 2026
Cultural Institutions in Beirut Suspend Operations Amid Escalating Conflict
Several major cultural venues in Beirut, including the Sursock Museum and Beirut Art Center, have halted public programming as the Israel‑Hezbollah confrontation intensifies. The conflict, sparked by Hezbollah’s March 1 rocket launch, prompted Israeli airstrikes that have killed at least 72...
By ArtAsiaPacific
News•Mar 5, 2026
Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers Returns Toronto Film Critics Award, Says Support for Palestine Cut From Speech
Canadian actor‑filmmaker Elle‑Máijá Tailfeathers is returning her Toronto Film Critics Association (TFCA) award after the organization cut the portion of her acceptance video that expressed support for Palestine. TFCA president Johanna Schneller said the edit was for timing but announced...
By CBC
News•Mar 5, 2026
The 50-Mile Floor
A seasoned trail runner suffers a rib fracture just weeks before a Boston‑qualifying marathon. Despite severe pain, she continues high‑volume training, opting to lower intensity but keep mileage in Zone 2. The essay reveals how running has become a mental‑health lifeline,...
By UltraRunning Magazine
News•Mar 5, 2026
Ursula’s Paddington Announces Closure in Late May
Chef‑owner Phil Wood announced that Ursula’s Paddington will close on Saturday 23 May as its lease expires. The colourful venue opened in 2021, blending Australian flair with European bistro style. Wood cited the growing difficulty of running a small independent restaurant...
By Hospitality Magazine (Australia)
Podcast•Mar 5, 2026•0 min
Ep 368 - Sheffield 2025 Champ Kjell Bakkelund
Powerlifter Kjell Bakkelund, the 2025 Sheffield champion, details his 19‑year journey, focusing on strategic weight cuts and performance longevity. He describes the challenges of cutting weight, the use of tactical deception to gain a competitive edge, and how refined nutrition...
By Iron Culture presented by MASS
News•Mar 5, 2026
Inside Niihau, Hawaii’s ‘Forbidden Island’ That Tourists Can Finally Visit
Niihau, Hawaii’s privately owned "Forbidden Island," has been closed to outsiders for over a century but now permits limited, helicopter‑only day tours. The Robinson family, who own the island and much of Kauai, strictly control visitor access, allowing only three‑hour...
By Surfer
Blog•Mar 5, 2026
Albert Camus on the Source of Strength and How to Save Our Sanity in Trying Times
Albert Camus, Nobel laureate in literature, penned the 1940 essay “The Almond Trees,” famously declaring that an “invincible summer” lies within us even in the deepest winter. The piece urges readers to reject despair, cultivate virtues such as strength of...
By The Marginalian
Social•Mar 5, 2026
Introduce High Schoolers to Aging Careers Early
Is it time to start exposing high schoolers to the aging/longevity field: basic reasons it's important & a worthy potential career area? High schools have career days where adults jobs & careers. I just did a 1hr intro to aging &...
By Karl Pfleger, PhD
Social•Mar 5, 2026
Ackermann Reimagines Business Suit with Playful Contrast Collars
Haider Ackermann was cooking with these contrast collar dress shirt and tie combos A genuinely fun riff on a business suit classic without being too literal https://t.co/sm92AqPlK6
By Jake Woolf
News•Mar 5, 2026
New HIV Cure Approach Forces Hidden Virus Into Tripping Immune Sensor
Researchers have unveiled a novel HIV‑cure strategy that forces dormant virus particles to reveal themselves to the body’s innate immune system. The method employs a STING‑pathway agonist to coax latent proviruses into producing viral RNA, which then triggers a potent...
By Science (AAAS) News
News•Mar 5, 2026
Mezcla Raises the Plant-Based Protein Bar with $9.5M in Series B Funding
New York‑based Mezcla closed a $9.5 million Series B round led by Bluestein Ventures to accelerate product development and broaden distribution. The funding brings total capital to $16.5 million and follows a 128 % compound annual growth rate since 2022. Mezcla’s plant‑based bars, built...
By Green Queen
Blog•Mar 5, 2026
Menopause Hormone Therapy: The Myths, the Medicine, and the “Why Didn’t Anyone Tell Me?” Moment
The article debunks long‑standing myths about menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) by highlighting how the 2002 Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) trial was misapplied to all women. It explains that the WHI tested an older cohort using a specific estrogen‑progestin combo, leading...
By Dr. Gabrielle Lyon — Blog