Category: <span>Reading</span>

100 ways to slightly improve your life without really trying /// Simplifying Childhood May Protect Against Mental Health Issues /// /// The Official Future Is Dead! Long Live the Official Future! /// They bought a blender. Three weeks later, their cats continue to hold it hostage. /// Horseshoe crab blood: the miracle vaccine ingredient that’s saved millions of lives /// On Not Hating the Body /// How did chess pieces get their names? /// What went right in 2021: the top 26 good news stories of the year /// Returning the Gift /// The Vega Brothers from Quentin Tarantino /// Men Should Use More Exclamation Points!!! /// Being Bad at Wordle Doesn’t Mean You’re Dumb. Here’s Why /// Visualizing the Accumulation of Human-Made Mass on Earth /// Let’s Settle This /// What Does Biologically Normal Baby Sleep Look Like? /// How to plan your novel /// 100 Tips for a Better Life /// Letterle /// Five life-affirming words we should bring back into use

How an Excel TikToker manifested her way to making six figures a day /// ‘What’s the point of the LEGO Titanic?’ /// “Woke Racism”: Does modern antiracism operate as a dogmatic religion? /// ‘We were two tortured idiots trying to make TV’: The Adam and Joe Show, 25 years on /// Amazon’s race to create the disappearing computer /// The world owes Yoko an apology! 10 things we learned from The Beatles: Get Back /// Why Gambians won’t stop voting with marbles /// The Incredible Tale of the Greatest Toy Man You’ve Never Known /// The Man In Seat 61 on global train travel, hidden subsidies, and Burmese numerals /// Jingle Hell: Tariq Goddard Reviews Christmas Music Tariq Goddard , December 6th, 2021 08:22 /// ‘I spontaneously burst into tears’: How 13 songwriters felt watching the new Beatles documentary /// FANTASTIC MAN /// Inside Apple Park: first look at the design team shaping the future of tech /// “Dopamine Nation”: Why pain is crucial in an era of easy pleasures /// Hans Gruber: the author-turned terrorist who led the attack on the Nakatomi Plaza building /// What humanity should eat to stay healthy and save the planet /// Dumb presents I shouldn’t give peopleDecember 12, 2021 5:51 PM Subscribe /// My 10 Christmas food commandments /// Feel free to stop striving: learn to relish being an amateur

The Largest Autocracy on Earth /// Hannah Gadsby Full Graduation Address – 14 August 2021 | University of Tasmania /// Would You Compost Your Body to Create Life after Death? /// Why Gen Z is plugging in wired headphones and tuning out AirPods /// 9 Ways to ‘Rewild Your Attention’ /// Mindbending Lego Sculpture /// How finger counting gives away your nationality /// Alisa LiskaFlower (@liskaflower) • Instagram photos and videos /// Dave Grohl Rocks Out, Playing Drums Along to the Original Recording of “Smells Like Teen Spirit” /// How the Maestro Got His Hands Back /// There is no spiking epidemic /// Other People Don’t Think You’re a Mess /// Visualizing Auto-Tuned Vocals (Freddie vs. Bublé) /// How to be a man /// The story of my tattoo: ‘It sounds ridiculous, but it holds me to account’ /// Caroline O’Donoghue: How I imagine an annual performance review with the dog would go /// This Glasgow nightclub is turning your dance moves into renewable energy /// Singapore’s tech-utopia dream is turning into a surveillance state nightmare /// On the Internet, We’re Always Famous /// Ra Paulette’s Hand-Carved Caves /// Every Battery Is a Treasure Box /// What It Takes to Climb the World’s Most Forbidding Cliffs /// How to talk about sexual desires /// Keanu Reeves Knows the Secrets of the Universe /// I Made the World’s Blandest Facebook Profile, Just to See What Happens /// Past, Present, and Future: Use Time Perspectives to Live Better /// Why Giannis Antetokounmpo Chose the Path of Most Resistance /// How to Quiet Your Mind Chatter /// Create your account to start understanding your bias /// I write about news for a living. This is why you need to turn off news notifications

“Rewilding Your Attention” /// How Lizzie Deignan became Queen of Hell /// The Curse of Knowledge: A Difficulty in Understanding Less-Informed Perspectives /// The Gender Researcher’s Guide to an Equal Marriage /// Why philosopher Henri Bergson rejected the word “time” /// How Michelangelo’s David turned Renaissance Italy on its head /// I’m sad at work and don’t know what to do with my life /// Africa’s iconic architecture in 12 buildings /// The Art of Not Taking Things Personally /// COP26: what’s the point of this year’s UN climate summit in Glasgow? /// The K-Pop Fans Who Have Become Anti-Authoritarian Activists in Myanmar /// ‘If you focus on control, you have lost the battle’: how to win back your kids /// Why The Hell Haven’t You Deleted Facebook Yet? /// The Largely Untold Story Of How One Guy In California Keeps The World’s Computers On The Right… /// Writing “Eleanor Rigby” /// Japanese Philosophies That’ll Help You Spend Money Consciously

A Framework for the Metaverse /// One step beyond: the ascent of mountain runner Kílian Jornet /// How to raise a boy: my mission to bring up a son fit for the 21st century /// It’s not all about racing: why the bike industry needs to take a chill pill /// ‘Lifechanging’: the scheme that offers free train travel to people fleeing abuse /// The Gospel of Consumption /// Apple’s photo scanning and our state of forced collective paranoia /// How ‘The Pet Revolution’ Unleashed A New Top Dog In America /// Survey Shows 55% Of 100 World’s Top Banks Have Exposure To Bitcoin And Other Crypto Assets /// A post about client sexual harassment /// Poo, Potholes and Park-Ups – Why Highlanders Are Tired of Scotland’s North Coast 500 Route /// The Ideology of Human Supremacy /// Whitewashed Hope: A Message from 10+ Indigenous Leaders and Organizations /// Dubai Is A Parody Of The 21st Century /// Lorde’s Work Here Is Done. Now, She Vibes. /// Why Emotionally Intelligent People Embrace the 2-Way Door Rule to Make Better, Faster Decisions /// Some kind of hell on Earth /// Comma Queen: To Whom It May Concern /// Welcome to Nestflix /// Study: Evolution now accepted by majority of Americans /// 7 Most Effective Self-Esteem Tools and Activities /// Marc Ribot Makes the Case for Loud Music /// Why it took us thousands of years to see the colour violet /// Spirituality is a brain state we can all reach, religious or not /// The Coen Brother

Finally, a Film That Understands Social Media /// We are all conspiracy theorists /// Why You Shouldn’t Use Google Maps On Your iPhone After Update /// What Makes a Cult a Cult? /// This Star Wars-Inspired E-Skin Lets Robots ‘Feel’ Objects /// The Greatest Showman | “This Is Me” with Keala Settle /// It Was All a Dream /// 10 Hip Stretches You Need In Your Life If You Sit A Lot /// The lie of “expired” food and the disastrous truth of America’s food waste problem /// The Winners Of The 2021 Audubon Photography Awards Are Breathtaking /// Giant pandas are no longer endangered, thanks to conservation efforts, China says /// Robot paramedic carries out CPR in ambulance in UK first /// The world’s best cities for mental wellbeing, according to data crunchers /// A Beginner’s Guide to Foam Rolling for Tight, Sore Muscles /// They Swore by the Diet I Created /// Earth Restored — Toby Ord /// Jason Sudeikis Is Having One Hell of a Year /// Instagram Has Become SkyMall /// Half a Life in 2 Minutes /// Shorter working week trial in Iceland hailed as an ‘overwhelming success’ /// Mystery of the wheelie suitcase: how gender stereotypes held back the history of invention /// Quarantined to Room 903 /// The artist touring the UK in an ice-cream van, to talk about grief /// Dancing With Systems /// The Best Science Fiction of 2021: The Arthur C Clarke Award Shortlist /// Podswap | Keep AirPods Alive and out of the Landfill /// OPEN LETTER TO THE GOOD GUYS /// World’s Largest Seagrass Project Proves “You Can Actually Restore the Oceans” /// When Will It Get Too Hot for the Body to Survive? /// How The Olympic Medal Table Explains The World /// Penniless: why a Victoria man has gone two decades without money

Taylor Tries Juggling From Above /// Four Laps: a Looping Video About Looping Videos /// Exit the Fatherland /// How to Negotiate with Ransomware Hackers /// The Expanse UI Design /// Welcome to the YOLO Economy /// The Tyranny Of Time /// Some medical devices don’t mean to be racist, but they are /// Why ‘quirky’ people are attractive /// The Circles of Friendship /// Simone Biles, Mesmerizing in Slow Motion /// The Minister of Chaos /// Replacement parts /// List of common misconceptions /// The World’s Most Dangerous Tree /// The Surprisingly Fun Story of How the Popsicle Was Invented by an 11-Year-Old Boy /// Riding your first Century (100 miles) – a guide for normal people. /// Stewart Lee — Le Document /// The King of the Geezer Teasers /// GB News, week 1: It takes until Tuesday to go full wingnut /// Houseguests /// ‘The water is coming’: Florida Keys faces stark reality as seas rise /// 100 Visions of Fatherhood /// A Shopper’s Heaven — Real Life /// When a Valedictorian Spoke of His Queer Identity, the Principal Cut Off His Speech /// How I Saved Enough to Buy a House With My Parents’ Money /// People Are Sharing Examples Of “Liminal Spaces” That Are Unsettling Yet Familiar At The Same Time (56 Pics) /// Notifications Off! The Distraction-Free Benefits of Five-Hour Work Days /// Amazon destroying millions of items of unsold stock in one of its UK warehouses every year, ITV News investigation finds