Lifestyle (UK) My wife and I are stuck in a passion-free routine – and I’m very happyThe Guardian - Romesh RanganathanWhen my wife and I promised the rest of our lives to each other, I doubt either of us suspected that life would involve quite so much TV. I am working long hours at the moment, and every day I call my
Aliens This Guy Paints the Sex He Allegedly Has with AliensVICEWhen he was 17, David Huggins says he lost his virginity to an extraterrestrial. Losing your virginity is supposed to be memorable. Most people look back on the act with affection and, probably, a little
Netflix 3 fixes for Netflix's "What to watch?" problemTechCrunch - Josh ConstineWasting time every night debating with yourself or your partner about what to watch on Netflix is a drag. It burns people’s time and good will, robs great creators of attention, and leaves Netflix vulnerable
Mumbai Eternal sunshine of the spotted mindThe Hindu - Rahul Desai For a medium that thrives on the artistic compression of time, it baffles me that “timeless” is the adjective of choice used to describe the finest …
Technology We finally know why the Instagram founders really quitThe Verge - Casey NewtonWhen your boss goes one hamburger button too far Last year, in an effort to give shape to The Interface’s coverage area, I posted a public list of questions that I hoped to investigate over time. I saved
Hacking What a scholar learned from studying the world of life-hackersThe Verge - Angela ChenFrom hacking motivation to hacking meaning Joseph Reagle’s new book about life-hacking has the word “discontents” right in the subtitle, but he wants to be clear that it’s not a screed against the practice
Schadenfreude Should you take on a turnaround job managing a broken team?Quartz - Cate HustonOne of my friends just took over a new team and found… far more of a situation than she was expecting. She faced a choice: commit to the turnaround, or switch to something that seems like a better bet.
World News US bitcoin trader may face death penalty in Thailand over 'sea home'The Guardian - Hannah Ellis-Petersen South-east Asia correspondentAn American bitcoin entrepreneur could be facing the death penalty after Thailand’s navy accused him of violating the country’s sovereignty by building a “sea home’’ off the coast of Phuket. Chad Elwartowski
Personality Networking for people who hate to networkBBC Capital - By Karen WickreDoes the thought of reaching out to people you barely know terrify you? Fear not – here are two vital tips that make networking easy for all. Networking, used as a verb, sounds a bit like a contact sport
Cardiac Arrest When you die ‘you know you’re dead because your brain keeps working’, scientist claimsFox News - The SunWe know we are dead when we die because our brains keep working to make us aware of what's happening around us, haunting new research suggests. Top medical experts have forever been at loggerheads over
Siri This is the tech hack that I used to read books fasterFast Company - Anisa Purbasari HortonThis author stumbled on a new trick that allowed him to finish more business books (and it’s not listening to audiobooks). We all need to read more. Warren Buffett spends 80% of his day reading. Bill reads
Ethics Ethics Alone Can’t Fix Big Techslate.com - Daniel Susser The New York Times has confirmed what some have long suspected: The Chinese government is using a “vast, secret system” of artificial intelligence …
Facebook Facebook's privacy crisis makes its Portal video device a tougher sell than everCNET - Megan Wollerton Commentary: We were worried about Facebook long before the Portal emerged, but the smart display is a cry for help from Mark Zuckerberg's social media monolith.
Play buttonSamsung Galaxy Fold Here's why Galaxy Fold displays are already failingandroidcentral.com - Andrew Martonik Just a couple of days after journalists, including us here at Android Central, got their hands on the Galaxy Fold for the very first time, multiple …
Long-form Journalism The Truth About DentistryThe Atlantic - Ferris JabrIt’s much less scientific—and more prone to gratuitous procedures—than you may think. In the early 2000s Terry Mitchell’s dentist retired. For a while, Mitchell, an electrician in his 50s, stopped seeking
Leadership This is why everyone thinks they are middle class (even if they aren’t)Fast Company - Pavithra MohanIt might not feel that way, but you might actually be upper middle class. For as much as politicians address the “middle class,” you’d think it would be more clearly defined. There is little consensus
Opinion The Real Enemy of Pakistani Women Is Not MenThe New York Times - By BINA SHAHKARACHI, Pakistan — On International Women’s Day in Pakistan last month, thousands of exuberant young feminists staged their second Aurat (women’s) March. Intended to build on the success of a well-received
China China’s richest man makes his employees work 72 hours a week and calls it a ‘blessing’metro.co.uk - Lucy Middleton The richest man in China said he expects his employees to do a 72-hour week, describing it as a ‘huge blessing’ for workers. Jack Ma, founder of …
Vitamin D You Need Vitamin D to Live. How Could This Woman Survive With None in Her Blood?The New York Times - By WUDAN YANIn 1992, a 33-year-old Lebanese woman had just immigrated to Canada and went to see a doctor. She was hunched over, and had limited mobility in her lower back, neck, shoulders and hips. Her doctor, Raymond
Microbiome A Look at the Trillions of Microorganisms That Live in and on YouVICE - Shayla LoveScientists are continuing to learn what the microbiome does for our health, and how certain diseases and disorders are associated with changes in your microbes. This article originally appeared on Tonic
Technology Facebook spent $22.6m to keep Mark Zuckerberg safe last yearThe Guardian - ReutersFacebook more than doubled the money it spent on top executive Mark Zuckerberg’s security in 2018 to $22.6m, a regulatory filing has showed. Zuckerberg drew a base salary of $1 for the past three years,
Indian History The Massacre That Led to the End of the British EmpireThe New York Times - By GYAN PRAKASHOn April 13, 1919, Gen. Reginald Dyer led a group of British soldiers to Jallianwala Bagh, a walled public garden in the Sikh holy city of Amritsar. Several thousand unarmed civilians, including women
Here is Uber's first pitch deckTechCrunch - John MannesOn the ninth anniversary of the founding of Uber, its co-founder Garrett Camp shared the company’s initial pitch deck via a personal Medium post. The deck, and the short post, comes off quite sentimental
Culture Here's How Disney+ Will Take Over the WorldWIRED - Adam Rogers Details first: Disney has finally revealed that its long-discussed Netflix-rival streaming service, Disney+, will launch November 12. For a scant …
Opinion Facebook Is Stealing Your Family’s JoyThe New York Times - By KJ DELL’ANTONIAMy kids have had some good news lately. Academic triumphs, hockey tournament wins, even a little college admissions excitement. They’ve had rough moments too, and bittersweet ones. There have been last
Technology As cashless stores grow, so does the backlashAssociated Press - By ALEXANDRA OLSON and KEN SWEET, AP Business WritersNEW YORK (AP) — Hembert Figueroa just wanted a taco. So he was surprised to learn the dollar bills in his pocket were no good at Dos Toros Taqueria in Manhattan, one of a small but growing number of establishments
The effectivity of motivational books and moviesnakedtruth.in - Harshita Dagha I turned the last page of my recent read, and reflected upon all that it had to say. Quite a fair bit of it resonated within me, but for most parts, …
Long-form Journalism ‘The Unthinkable Has Happened’vulture.com - Jayson Greene The brick fell from an eighth-story windowsill on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Greta was sitting on a bench out front with her grandmother. The …
Technology Nepal bans 'PUBG' over concerns kids are addictedEngadget - Kris HoltRegulators ordered ISPs and mobile providers to block the battle royale game. Authorities and parents in Nepal are worried kids and teenagers are addicted to PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds. As such, officials
SoundCloud The first four things to do if you want to make money in musicThe Verge - Dani DeahlMusicians have more ways to self-monetize than ever before, but all too often, it feels like that money is just out of reach. Putting out music yourself is not as hard as it used to be, but making money
