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From racing to answer before the fourth ring to stretching that curly cord around corners for privacy, the landline era created communication rituals that shaped entire generations—rituals that vanished so gradually, we barely noticed what we were losing.
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Donald Trump threatened that there would be "consequences" for Netflix if it didn't fire board member Susan Rice. Rice served in both the Obama and Biden administrations, and recently appeared on Preet Bharara's podcast, where she said corporations that "take a knee to Trump" are going to be "caught with more than their pants down. […] Read more ›
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Peripheral maker G’AIM’E brings the lightgun back to the living room, with a bang. Celebrating 30 years since Time Crisis was out in the arcades, Richard Miller is back and ready to mow down hordes of bad guys in this officially licensed release. Read more ›
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A sweeping new scientific review suggests that pecans — America’s native nut — may pack more heart power than many people realize. After analyzing over 20 years of research, scientists found consistent evidence that eating pecans can improve key markers of cardiovascular health, including total cholesterol and “bad” LDL cholesterol, while also supporting antioxidant defenses. Read more ›
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Lockheed Martin's F-35 combat aircraft is a supersonic stealth "strike fighter." But this week the military news site TWZ reports that the fighter's "computer brain," including "its cloud-based components, could be cracked to accept third-party software updates, just like 'jailbreaking' a cellphone, according to the Dutch State Secretary for Defense." TWZ notes that the Dutch defense secretary made the remarks during an episode of BNR Nieuwsradio's "Boekestijn en de Wijk"... Read more ›
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The elderly are practically begging us to stop obsessing over the very things keeping us awake at night—yet most of us won't listen until it's too late. Read more ›
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In an era where every good deed seems to need documentation, psychologists have discovered that the rare individuals who quietly pick up trash when nobody's watching share seven remarkable traits that reveal why they might be among the last guardians of a disappearing moral code. Read more ›
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While most people worry about having enough money for retirement, psychologists are discovering that the habits we form decades before leaving work determine whether we'll spend our golden years surrounded by friends or devastatingly alone. Read more ›
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While the rest of us scramble through parking lots and send "running 5 minutes late" texts, there's a subset of people who've quietly mastered something profound—and psychologists say their habit of arriving everywhere 10 minutes early is just the visible tip of a much deeper psychological iceberg. Read more ›
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NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#brand–INVNT®, the innovation-led global brand storytelling agency, today announced a record-breaking financial year in 2025, achieving 60% year-over-year growth. This milestone validates a major strategic integration designed to expand upstream and downstream capabilities, allowing the agency to deliver holistic, turnkey experiential solutions for partners worldwide, including category-defining brands such as Amazon, Microsoft, Oracle, ... Read more Read more ›
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The golden years he'd saved for turned into an existential nightmare when he discovered that forty years of defining himself through work had left him completely unprepared for who he'd be without it. Read more ›
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That look your parent gets when you try to show them a new app isn't confusion — it's the same face people make when they realize a room full of people has moved on without them. Read more ›
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While everyone else drowns in information overload, emotionally intelligent people have discovered a counterintuitive superpower that explains why they seem so peaceful despite knowing less about certain things. Read more ›
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While returning a shopping cart might seem trivial, this simple act serves as a surprising psychological litmus test that reveals everything from someone's capacity for empathy and self-discipline to their likelihood of success in relationships and careers. Read more ›
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