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Kids Films Lead Theatrical Hits; Netflix Animation Lags
SocialApr 9, 2026

Kids Films Lead Theatrical Hits; Netflix Animation Lags

I found that Kids Entertainment made up the 2nd-largest share of 40 successful original/new-to-screen theatrical films (2021–2025). Meanwhile, Netflix’s original animation still struggles to break through. Given Brad Bird's talent, I'm hoping he changes that.

By Brandon Katz
Decisions, Not Luck, Bridge the Gap to Your Goals
SocialApr 9, 2026

Decisions, Not Luck, Bridge the Gap to Your Goals

The gap between where you are and where you want to be is measured in decisions. • Not luck • Not time • Not resources • Not information Procrastination is the grim reaper of your dreams and goals

By Jon Brosio
Holistic Wellbeing Fuels Values‑Driven, Satisfying Life
SocialApr 9, 2026

Holistic Wellbeing Fuels Values‑Driven, Satisfying Life

When you view your wellbeing through a more holistic, comprehensive lens, you get closer to living a more satisfying and values-connected life. Consider the ways you could integrate these components of emotional agility into your relationships, workplace, and community. https://t.co/9GdyL29KYm

By Susan David, Ph.D.
Kids Sprint Opposite Ways, Chaos Captured Live
SocialApr 9, 2026

Kids Sprint Opposite Ways, Chaos Captured Live

Live footage of me when my 4 y/o elopes in one direction & my 2 y/o takes off in the other. 🫩🤣

By Brittany Bright
Cannes 2026 Showcases Auteur Titans Farhadi, Almodóvar, Sachs
SocialApr 9, 2026

Cannes 2026 Showcases Auteur Titans Farhadi, Almodóvar, Sachs

Cannes Film Festival 2026 Lineup: Asghar Farhadi, Pedro Almodóvar, Ira Sachs, Hirokazu Kore-eda Set for Auteur-Driven Competition https://t.co/97ILZIHf3u via @variety

By Clayton Davis
Readers Crave Insider Memoir Writing Guidance, Says Free Workshop
SocialApr 9, 2026

Readers Crave Insider Memoir Writing Guidance, Says Free Workshop

Author @melissafraterrigo designed and hosted a free memoir-writing workshop for anyone who purchased her forthcoming book, and discovered that many readers were eager for an insider’s perspective on how to draft a memoir. Here's how she did it: https://janefriedman.com/teach-your-book-designing-a-class-around-your-memoir/

By Jane Friedman
Beyond T(11;14): Expanding Venetoclax Use in Myeloma
SocialApr 9, 2026

Beyond T(11;14): Expanding Venetoclax Use in Myeloma

Venetoclax in myeloma: t(11;14) and what else? {Commentary} [Apr 2, 2026] Catherine Pellat-Deceunynck @BloodPortfolio https://t.co/Zar26htoUT #mmsm #PrecisionMedicine https://t.co/zm0Fv6GY2l

By Mike Thompson, MD PhD
Choose Self-Reliance over Credentials for Real Competence
SocialApr 9, 2026

Choose Self-Reliance over Credentials for Real Competence

At some point in your life, you have to choose: credentials or self-reliance Pretty much everyone ends up choosing the credentialed path which is a big mistake. Think it’s important to understand what you’re giving up and what you’re signing up...

By The Real Estate God
Disposable Diapers Block Signals, Stalling Natural Potty Training
SocialApr 9, 2026

Disposable Diapers Block Signals, Stalling Natural Potty Training

In the 1950s, over 90% of toddlers were potty trained by 18 months. Today, that number is about 4%. Why? One reason: disposable diapers block the signals that help us learn. This isn't just about potty training. We block signals with comfort...

By Steve Magness
Gen Z Must Hear This Essential 90s Album
SocialApr 9, 2026

Gen Z Must Hear This Essential 90s Album

I know Gen Z is obsessed with the 90s now but if they haven’t discovered this album, they’re doing it wrong https://t.co/eHMdxEvlFW

By Timothy Dooner
Megan Moroney, Miranda Lambert Top ACM Nominations
SocialApr 9, 2026

Megan Moroney, Miranda Lambert Top ACM Nominations

ACM Awards Nominations Led by Megan Moroney, Miranda Lambert, Ella Langley and Lainey Wilson https://t.co/zxabQu728o via @variety

By Chris Willman
Five Surprising Facts About Jaco Pastorius on Hejira
SocialApr 9, 2026

Five Surprising Facts About Jaco Pastorius on Hejira

Jaco Pastorius was virtually unknown when Mitchell put him on 'Hejira'. The man she wrote "Coyote" about had Dylan accompanying her when she first performed it. Five surprising facts about one of Mitchell's finest. https://t.co/uT9UbeE3eb

By Eric Alper
Change Is Hard, Inevitable, and Powered by AI
SocialApr 9, 2026

Change Is Hard, Inevitable, and Powered by AI

I used to believe people wanted to change. I was wrong. Why? Because I've changed and it wasn't fun. I stepped out of my leadership role. I built a software company. I deeply explored the AI frontier. These were the changes I thought...

By Michael Stelzner
O'Leary Warns Netflix Narnia Gamble Will Shutter Theaters
SocialApr 9, 2026

O'Leary Warns Netflix Narnia Gamble Will Shutter Theaters

Cinema United Chief Michael O’Leary on Netflix’s ‘Narnia’ Gamble and Why Paramount’s Deal to Buy Warner Bros. Must Fail: ‘Theaters Will Close’ https://t.co/27oShjrvOd

By Todd Spangler
Cultivate Happiness Through Strengths and Meaningful Contributions
SocialApr 9, 2026

Cultivate Happiness Through Strengths and Meaningful Contributions

Happiness is an emotion that comes and goes. Enjoy it while you have it. When you don't, don't fret. It will come again, if you keep using your strengths, making contributions, and working to make the world a better place. 🙏 #ThursdayThoughts #ThursdayMotivation https://t.co/CIVNc0vfGO

By Beth Frates, MD
Boost Focus with 25‑minute Pomodoro Work Bursts
SocialApr 9, 2026

Boost Focus with 25‑minute Pomodoro Work Bursts

Easily distracted? Try the Pomodoro Technique: - Work for 25 minutes - Take a 5-minute break - Repeat 4x.

By Pinkey Studio
Take Initiative: Offense Beats Defense in Life, Chess, Fight
SocialApr 9, 2026

Take Initiative: Offense Beats Defense in Life, Chess, Fight

In everything, the best defense is a good offense. Tactically, you maintain initiative. That alone forces your opponents to be on defense. Strategically, you can dictate the terms of engagement to play to your strengths. There's a reason that–generally speaking–the winner of a...

By Ed Latimore
Meaningful Relationships Drive Happiness, Health, and Longevity
SocialApr 9, 2026

Meaningful Relationships Drive Happiness, Health, and Longevity

What do the happiest, healthiest and longest living people have in common? It is not fame, intellect, fortune or status. Strong, meaningful relationships are the single most important predictor of long-term happiness, health, and a long life. https://t.co/tYbMmy2cMy

By Vala Afshar
Tap Into These 9 Immediate Grants Now
SocialApr 9, 2026

Tap Into These 9 Immediate Grants Now

Stop saying there’s no money out here. Y’all just not tapped in. Here are 9 grants you can apply for RIGHT NOW 👇🏾 ⸻ 1. Building Her Community Grant $5,000 For women building communities, memberships, or courses Apply: freelancingfemales.com/heartbeat If you’re building a community based business… this is low...

By Financial Fancy | Fractional CFO Strategist
Adults Overcoming Childhood Neglect Can't Answer Simple Emotional Questions
SocialApr 9, 2026

Adults Overcoming Childhood Neglect Can't Answer Simple Emotional Questions

4 Questions That Adults With Childhood Emotional Neglect Struggle To Answer: 1. How Do You Feel? 2. What Do You Need? 3. Do You Need Help? 4. Are You Feeling Okay?

By Hasti Afkhami, LMFT
Slayyyter Lands First Billboard #1 with ‘Wor$t Girl’
SocialApr 9, 2026

Slayyyter Lands First Billboard #1 with ‘Wor$t Girl’

Slayyyter scores her first #1 on a Billboard chart as 'Wor$t Girl in America' debuts atop Top Dance Albums, while also entering the Billboard 200 at #22. https://t.co/CWx8RbVUmf

By Eric Alper
Character, Not Intelligence, Drives True Greatness
SocialApr 9, 2026

Character, Not Intelligence, Drives True Greatness

Nvidia CEO: Greatness does not come out of intelligence, it comes from character. Character is not formed out of smart people: it is formed out of people who have suffered. Resilience is a crucial factor in achieving success. https://t.co/xQN5o0hmbn

By Vala Afshar
Too Little Salt May Spike Insulin Resistance
SocialApr 9, 2026

Too Little Salt May Spike Insulin Resistance

As a medical school professor, I taught for years that "less salt is always better." New research in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism just challenged that. In a rigorous inpatient study, researchers found that salt depletion INCREASED insulin resistance within...

By Robert Lufkin, MD
Writers Condemn Jewish Book Council's Zionist Bias
SocialApr 9, 2026

Writers Condemn Jewish Book Council's Zionist Bias

Proud to have signed this letter expressing concern that the Jewish Book Council's apparent bias toward centering Israeli & Zionist voices is not only exclusionary but harmful. https://lithub.com/an-open-letter-to-the-jewish-book-council-from-a-concerned-group-of-jewish-writers/

By Maris Kreizman
Hesitation, Not Bad Decisions, Kills Momentum
SocialApr 9, 2026

Hesitation, Not Bad Decisions, Kills Momentum

A leader said this in a meeting recently: “Just tell us what you want and how you want it — and we’ll do it.” That’s what happens when decisions take too long. People stop thinking. They start waiting. Momentum rarely dies from bad decisions. It dies...

By Ron Karr
Turn School Mornings Into Calm, Organized Routines
SocialApr 9, 2026

Turn School Mornings Into Calm, Organized Routines

School mornings don’t have to be war zones. Prep checklist: ✔ Clothes ready ✔ Bag packed ✔ 10-min connection time ✔ No last-minute shouting Save this for tomorrow morning. #SchoolMorning #MomHacks #IndianParenting #RoutineMatters #CalmHome

By Parenting with Swati
Build Systems, Hire Smarter, Let Empires Grow
SocialApr 9, 2026

Build Systems, Hire Smarter, Let Empires Grow

Stop romanticizing the hustle. Build systems. Hire people smarter than you. Get out of the way. That's how small businesses become empires.

By Sam (FasterFreedom)
Own Mistakes, Learn, and Never Repeat Them
SocialApr 9, 2026

Own Mistakes, Learn, and Never Repeat Them

My dad who passed in 2011 from a quick cancer left me with 1 saying I think about every day “You’re going to fuck up, but that’s how you learn. The important thing is to just not do it again.” Agency...

By Jason Mauck
Rising RBP4 Drives Inflammation and Age‑Related Disease
SocialApr 9, 2026

Rising RBP4 Drives Inflammation and Age‑Related Disease

RBP4 in Ageing "During aging, an increase in the blood concentration of RBP4 is observed. This alteration has been associated with different effects in various organs, such as an increase in pro-inflammatory factors and an activation of macrophages toward the M1...

By David Barzilai, MD PhD
Each Project Demands Fresh Fundamentals, Not Past Lessons
SocialApr 9, 2026

Each Project Demands Fresh Fundamentals, Not Past Lessons

I'm always surprised how few lessons from one project end up applying to the next. You really have to fundamentals-first it every time

By Stew Fortier
Mixed Metastatic Sites Confound Apparent Treatment Effects
SocialApr 9, 2026

Mixed Metastatic Sites Confound Apparent Treatment Effects

Your clinical trial baseline is a mix of liver mets, lung mets, bone mets, and primary tumors. You compare it to post-treatment samples from different sites. The "treatment effects" you find will mostly be tissue site differences. https://t.co/0PyjMM2Znl

By Ming Tang
Asset Managers Embrace Philanthropy with Giving Pledge Initiative
SocialApr 9, 2026

Asset Managers Embrace Philanthropy with Giving Pledge Initiative

Philanthropy is entering the playbook for asset managers. Joel Holsinger, Co-Head of Ares’ $50B Alternative Credit strategy, on Promote Giving, his giving journey, and bringing the Giving Pledge to investment firms. https://t.co/OEAxCOYMHD

By Ted Seides
ABBA's “Knowing Me, Knowing You” Penned While
SocialApr 9, 2026

ABBA's “Knowing Me, Knowing You” Penned While

ABBA wrote "Knowing Me, Knowing You" — one of pop's great divorce songs — while both couples were still married. Five surprising facts about 'Arrival', 50 years on. https://t.co/Q1omGCrr6I

By Eric Alper
Boundaries and Love Can Coexist, Not Conflict
SocialApr 9, 2026

Boundaries and Love Can Coexist, Not Conflict

Say it with me: I can hold a boundary AND offer love at the same time. Those two things are not opposites.

By Dr. Jazmine (The Mom Psychologist)
Shift Your Mindset, Unlock Financial Success Today
SocialApr 9, 2026

Shift Your Mindset, Unlock Financial Success Today

For whoever needed to read this today, you are destined for great things. ✨⭐💛 👉 If you’re ready to shift your mindset and actually change your financial reality, grab your copy of "Make Money Easy" today 🌿

By Lewis Howes
Patience and Consistency Beat Rush for Elite Performance
SocialApr 9, 2026

Patience and Consistency Beat Rush for Elite Performance

One of the keys to elite performance is staying in the game long enough to allow your talent to fully express. A rush to be great can often impede our development Be patient Focus on consistency over heroic efforts Play the long game Keep and...

By Steve Magness
Trap Bar Deadlift Priming
SocialApr 9, 2026

Trap Bar Deadlift Priming

Monday / Wednesday for one of my Golf Pro's. We used to put the order the other way around. But this player perfers the priming effect, Trapbar Deadlift with bands gives him on wednesday leading into thursday. https://t.co/rwqGSDM6Mi

By William Wayland
It's Okay to Say No without Explanation
SocialApr 9, 2026

It's Okay to Say No without Explanation

A little reminder from a convo I had with @byholliearnett yesterday: it's okay to say no. And, it's okay not to explain.

By Savannah (Operations Manager + Consultant)
Nasal Anti‑CD3 Cuts Neuroinflammation in Long‑COVID Mice
SocialApr 9, 2026

Nasal Anti‑CD3 Cuts Neuroinflammation in Long‑COVID Mice

Our new preprint by @peowenlu @SaefIzzy @weinerlabhms and colleagues shows that nasal anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody treatment can reduce neuroinflammation in a mouse model of Long COVID, even when administered at 4 weeks after infection 🧠 https://t.co/P8FZA2XA37

By Akiko Iwasaki
Rappers Demand Masters, Ignore Cash Realities
SocialApr 9, 2026

Rappers Demand Masters, Ignore Cash Realities

Why these rappers say they want their masters back? They don’t know how to get no cash for that….. https://t.co/UEbwt9QEwF

By Ebro Darden
Helium: The Irreplaceable Lifeline for High-Tech Industries
SocialApr 9, 2026

Helium: The Irreplaceable Lifeline for High-Tech Industries

MRI machines, EUV lithography, fiber optic cable manufacturing, deep sea diving: none of them work without helium. This week on Construction Physics, I look at why helium is so hard to replace. https://t.co/rSbzbhoF2j

By Brian Potter
Tomato Blooms Thrive While Spinach Seeds Disappoint
SocialApr 9, 2026

Tomato Blooms Thrive While Spinach Seeds Disappoint

Rats, I thought I saw a teeny spinach sprout this morning. Not to be...I must have done something wrong when planting the seeds or else the weather has not worked out for them. But, on the plus side, I have...

By Cathy Morrow Roberson
Accountability Beats Knowledge: Coaching’s Real Value
SocialApr 9, 2026

Accountability Beats Knowledge: Coaching’s Real Value

Hired a coach for $18k once Didn't teach me anything I didn't already know But he held me accountable to do what I knew I should Now, more than ever... Knowledge isn't your problem Accountability is

By Jon Brosio
Wealth Creation Is a Moral Duty, Not a Sin
SocialApr 9, 2026

Wealth Creation Is a Moral Duty, Not a Sin

It is your moral responsibility to get rich. I grew up the poorest kid at my school. So I spent my entire 20s rewiring my financial mindset. And I learned that building wealth comes from creating value for the world and capturing a...

By Dickie Bush
Your Grocery Cart Shapes Athletic Performance and Recovery
SocialApr 9, 2026

Your Grocery Cart Shapes Athletic Performance and Recovery

Parents, coaches, and athletes your grocery cart is part of your game plan. 🛒🏆 The foods you keep on hand directly impact: • Energy at practice • Recovery between sessions • Lean muscle development • Consistency on game day 🔗 Join the system or grab the...

By Wendi Irlbeck, MS, RDN, CISSN
Control Low-Grade Inflammation to Cut Aging Disease Risk
SocialApr 9, 2026

Control Low-Grade Inflammation to Cut Aging Disease Risk

Chronic, low-grade inflammation helps create an internal environment where many of the major diseases of aging are more likely to develop. Manage it well, and you can lower your risk across the board.

By Ollie Whitby | Health Scientist
Just 15 Minutes Weekly Slashes Dementia and Diabetes Risk
SocialApr 9, 2026

Just 15 Minutes Weekly Slashes Dementia and Diabetes Risk

As a medical school professor, I tell my students: intensity matters more than duration. A massive 7-year study of 96,000 adults just proved it. Published in the European Heart Journal, the findings are striking: People who did just 15-20 minutes of vigorous activity...

By Robert Lufkin, MD
Raye's Sophomore Album Lands Top 10 on Multiple Billboard Charts
SocialApr 9, 2026

Raye's Sophomore Album Lands Top 10 on Multiple Billboard Charts

Raye’s sophomore album 'THIS MUSIC MAY CONTAIN HOPE.' debuts across four Billboard charts, including #8 on Top Album Sales, while also reaching #11 on the Billboard 200 and landing in the top 10 on multiple genre charts. https://t.co/uaeonDF699

By Eric Alper
Secure Early Bonds Shape Future Trust and Cooperation
SocialApr 9, 2026

Secure Early Bonds Shape Future Trust and Cooperation

The first emotional bond a child experiences at home becomes the blueprint for their future relationships. When children feel heard, respected, and emotionally safe, they naturally become more open, cooperative, and trusting. Connection first… discipline next. Parenting Pathways with Komali. #RaisingConfidentKids #MindfulParenting #ParentingSupport #TeenParenting #PositiveParenting

By ParenTeen with Komali