I don’t want to feel shamed into playing this party-scorekeeping game when I create my guest list.
Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt probably has become a pretty unpopular guy among teenagers over the last few weeks. His new book, “The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness,” essentially calls for a revolution in how parents administer smartphones and social media to their teens. Put simply, Haidt writes that kids should have little to no access to either until they turn 16. While some have questioned the science behind Haidt’s...
High levels of plastic pollution can kill the embryos of a wide range of ocean animals, new research shows.
By Clifford Ndujihe THE African Democratic Congress, ADC, has called for a coalition of political parties and patriots to wrestle Nigeria from the grips of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in 2027. National Chairman of the ADC, Chief Ralphs Nwosu, yesterday said his party was willing to join forces with patriotic Nigerians to salvage […]
Iowa House legislators recently proposed a bill that would pay Iowans to kill raccoons using taxpayer dollars. The bill, House Study Bill 636, is intended to help control the raccoon population and the trouble they can cause for farmers and property owners by creating a raccoon bounty program. If this bill becomes law, however, it
An AI program can learn from smartphone users' behaviours in order to send timely pop-up reminders about when to close attention-grabbing apps. The system effectively reduced how often people opened apps such as TikTok
PHOENIX -- It was déjà vu all over again. Again. Last September, the Cubs visited Arizona for a series of wild, consequential games. In one, Chicago nearly rallied from down six runs in the ninth inning. In another, the two teams traded extra-inning blows until Arizona finally prevailed in the
There's one reason we still know the name Molly Ringwald 30-plus years after her first burst of fame. John Hughes. Ringwald co-starred in the writer/director's 'The Breakfast Club' (1985) and headlined both 'Sixteen Candles' (1984) and 'Pretty in Pink' 1986), three seminal films from the Reagan Era. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRLQUGq8eE8 The now 56-year-old actress has been trashing the Hughes canon ever since. What makes it worse is that Hughes can no longer defend himself or his signature...
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By Amanda Mannen Published: April 12th, 2024
“It really is the Met Gala for us,” said Alaa Hashim Balkhy, cultural editor at Harper's Bazaar Saudi Arabia. [ more › ]
Authorities said they believe there was some type of altercation between the juvenile victim and the suspect that led to the shooting. No suspect information has been announced, and the victim’s name has not been released.