In today’s hyperconnected digital age, the option to “opt out” has become an indicator of privilege. To deliberately disconnect — whether as a celebrity, consumer or brand — is to signal a level of financial and emotional freedom that no longer seeks validation through visibility, but rather finds value in curated absence and controlled access….
By Alexandros Sainidis Have you watched Akeelah and the Bee, the spelling bee movie? I stumbled upon this movie on TV when I was a kid and it was the piece of media that introduced me to using flashcards. Flashcards are based on some very simple mechanisms. You see a hint or a prompt on…
Armored knights vanished when gunpowder weapons made them ineffective, and cavalry vanished when motorized transport and tanks arrived on the battlefield. I believe infantry will likely be the next category of warriors to disappear. History shows that survival, cost-effectiveness, and competitive advantage dictate military force composition—not tradition. The lessons are clear: when a combat role…
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Mireya Sandia was lying on the bed with her eyes wide open. Her skin was pale, her white hair nearly gone. She had been diagnosed with breast cancer years earlier, and more recently…
Toronto is about to become the epicentre of pop culture as Fan Expo Canada 2025 takes over the Metro Toronto Convention Centre from August 21 to 24. This year’s event promises to be unforgettable, offering fans an extraordinary opportunity to connect with some of the biggest names in entertainment. Star-Studded Guest Lineup Every year, Fan…
trillions of dollars that appear to be economic growth are just borrowing from the future — a debt that will eventually have to be repaid with taxes or inflation. Both will kill growth. Consumers are in the same boat. Families have depleted their savings and gone deeply into debt to meet today’s stratospheric cost of…
August 19, 2025 Across the country, rural hospitals will close, and the empty towns will mirror the quiet halls where doctors and nurses once rushed to heal. Ad Policy North Valley Hospital in Whitefish, Montana, was moved to a new location in 2007 and the building was left abandoned. It was demolished in 2015.(Elizabeth W….
The development came as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and a group of European leaders arrived in Washington to meet President Donald Trump, who held talks on a possible peace deal to end the war with President Vladimir Putin of Russia last Friday. “More young lives lost and devastated in brutal attacks in Ukraine,”UNICEF said in…
May 28, 2025 Image Description: An abstract, vibrant illustration of a light-skinned person with long curly black hair wearing gold earrings, an orange sweater with purple flowers, and bold pants with square patterns in different colors. They are surrounded by giant leaves and flowers. By Alona Savchuk via Unsplash+. “When the music is strong, the…
0:37 Intro. [Recording date: July 23, 2025.] Russ Roberts: Today is July 23rd, 2025, and my guest is author, podcaster, life-hacker extraordinaire, Tim Ferriss. His podcast, The Tim Ferriss Show, has over 1 billion–with a B, billion–downloads since he began in 2014. His books, which include The Four-Hour Workweek, Tribe of Mentors, and Tools of…