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In this Together
Nakia Almond holds the hand of Erin Corner, after they prayed while meeting for the first time just after viewing the body of George Floyd during a memorial in the town where he was born, in Raeford, North Carolina. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake
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1980s Metalhead Kids Are Alright: Scientific Study Shows That They Became Well-Adjusted Adults
In the 1980s, The Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC), an organization co-founded by Tipper Gore and the wives of several other Washington power brokers, launched a political campaign against pop music, hoping to put warning labels on records that promoted Sex, Violence, Drug and Alcohol Use.
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Middle age may be much more stressful now than in the 1990s
A new Penn State study found that life may be more stressful now than it was in the 1990s, especially for people between the ages of 45 and 64.
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Millions of baby boomers are getting caught in the country’s broken retirement system
The large bulge of Baby Boomers is heading to retirement with little to support them. It's not their fault, and the country will have to bear the burden.
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I Thought Silicon Valley Burnout Couldn’t Happen to Me, But Then It Did
And I worry my friends in San Francisco are on the same path
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The Importance of Kindness
Being kind can strengthen your relationships and sense of satisfaction in life.
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Thinking Small about the Ideal Society
Brian Kogelmann on living better by living more apart
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My Restaurant Was My Life for 20 Years. Does the World Need It Anymore?
Forced to shutter Prune, I’ve been revisiting my original dreams for it — and wondering if there will still be a place for it in the New York of the future.
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Thomas Nagel On Why Humor is the Best Response to Life's Absurdity
Life is absurd — but that's no reason for despair, argues contemporary philosopher Thomas Nagel. This article discusses why he believes humor to be the best way to cope with being human.
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Life in the Norwegian Town Where the Sun Doesn't Rise
I spent a year in Tromsø, Norway, where the “Polar Night” lasts all winter—and where rates of seasonal depression are remarkably low. Here’s what I learned about happiness and the wintertime blues.
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The unlisted: how people without an address are stripped of their basic rights
The long read: Without a street address you have no access to credit or bank accounts, a pension or voting rights. But large parts of the world’s population still live off the map
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Calm also has a coefficient
Panic loves company. And yet calm is our practical, efficient, rational alternative. If you’re on a crowded plane and one person is freaking out about turbulence, the panic will eventually pe…
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Controversial New Theory Suggests Life Wasn't a Fluke of Biology—It Was Physics
Take chemistry, add energy, get life. The first tests of Jeremy England’s provocative origin-of-life hypothesis are in, and they appear to show how order can arise from nothing.
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The invisible city: how a homeless man built a life underground
The long read: After decades among the hidden homeless, Dominic Van Allen dug himself a bunker beneath a public park. But his life would get even more precarious
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A 95-year-old man has been 'working' at his local 7-Eleven for decades. He's paid in coffee.
"Mr. G" isn't paid with money but with bananas and coffee. He comes six days a week, Monday through Saturday, whenever he can.
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Why Blue Whales Don't Get Cancer
- Peto's Paradox
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14 Unique Productivity Tips: How to Be More Productive with Less Effort
We want to help you with your productivity by sharing 14 science-backed strategies for getting more done in less time. Let's get started!
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Nearly 40% of Europeans in their late 20s still live at home
Economists blame the phenomenon on the 2008 recession and the following European debt crisis.
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Enjoy The Extra Day Off! More Bosses Give 4-Day Workweek A Try
The notion of a shorter workweek might sound crazy to overworked Americans, but around the world, companies and even governments are starting to embrace it. The key is fewer meetings and distractions.
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Living Off-Grid Seemed Like Fun Until I Tried it
We emerged like miners rescued from the dark pits of the earth and vowed: never again.
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