“Price” of eating ultra-processed food is vastly underestimated

http://www.wsj.com/articles/ultra-processed-people-review-the-problem-with-irresistible-cdacc45b ‘Ultra-Processed People’ Review: The Problem With Irresistible Processed foods are stripped of nutrients and loaded with ingredients that contribute to disease. They’re made to be addictive too. By Matthew Rees, published June 19, 2023 5:35 pm ET PHOTO: ALAMY STOCK PHOTO Nestlé is the world’s largest food company, with sales of more than $105 billion last … Continue reading “Price” of eating ultra-processed food is vastly underestimated

2 Gmail inbox features that will change your life for the better

bgr.com/tech/these-2-gmail-inbox-features-youre-not-using-will-probably-change-your-life-for-the-better/ These 2 Gmail inbox features you’re not using will probably change your life for the better By Chris Smith Published Apr 12th, 2023 10:40AM EDT Image: Fabian Sommer/picture alliance via Getty Images If you buy through links on BGR, we may receive an affiliate commission. Learn more. Gmail is one of the most popular email apps … Continue reading 2 Gmail inbox features that will change your life for the better

Could daily ice cream be a health benefit?

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2023/05/ice-cream-bad-for-you-health-study/673487/? NUTRITION SCIENCE’S MOST PREPOSTEROUS RESULT Studies show a mysterious health benefit to ice cream. Scientists don’t want to talk about it.By David Merritt Johns Levi Brown / Trunk Archive APRIL 13, 2023, 7 AM ETSHARE SAVED STORIESSAVE This article was featured in One Story to Read Today, a newsletter in which our editors recommend a … Continue reading Could daily ice cream be a health benefit?

Can a museum embody environmental justice?

http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2023/feb/08/storm-king-museum-new-york-accessibility-environment Can a museum embody environmental justice? Menashe Kadishman, Suspended, 1977. Photograph: Storm King Art Center / Jerry L Thompson Storm King, the celebrated outdoor sculpture collection in upstate New York, is overhauling itself in a bid to improve accessibility and landscape protection Megan Mayhew BergmanWed 8 Feb 2023 03.01 EST Founded in 1960, Storm King’s … Continue reading Can a museum embody environmental justice?

Books suggested by a woman who sounds like she could be your bestie

https://www.buzzfeed.com/hannahloewentheil/best-books-i-read-2022 These Are The Absolute Best Books I Devoured This Past Year, According To Someone Who Reads Just About Every Single Day If you need recommendations for the new year, I've got you covered. by Hannah Loewentheil, BuzzFeed Staff Hi, I'm Hannah, and I absolutely love to read. Every year I make a goal to read … Continue reading Books suggested by a woman who sounds like she could be your bestie

The case against pet ownership

http://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2023/4/11/23673393/pets-dogs-cats-animal-welfare-boredom The case against pet ownership Why we should aim for a world with fewer but happier pets. By Kenny Torrella, @KennyTorrella  Apr 11, 2023, 7:00am EDT Kenny Torrella is a staff writer for Vox’s Future Perfect section, with a focus on animal welfare and the future of meat. This story is part of a group of stories … Continue reading The case against pet ownership

Best Apple Watch bands for workouts

https://appleinsider.com/inside/apple-watch/best/best-apple-watch-bands-for-working-out These are the 10 best Apple Watch bands for working out in 2023 Lila Riesen | Feb 22, 2023 AppleInsider may earn an affiliate commission on purchases made through links on our site. Whether you're looking for a durable, sweat-proof, or waterproof Apple Watch band for working out — or something comfortable and stretchy for yoga class, we've … Continue reading Best Apple Watch bands for workouts

Readers’ Top 100 romances from the past 3 years on Goodreads

Readers' Top 100 Romances of the Past Three Years Posted by Sharon on from Goodreads on February 7, 2023 Since the dawn of publishing—of storytelling itself, really—people have been drawn to romance. As a culture, we seem to appreciate the idea of people falling in love with other people (or, occasionally, vampires). Sometimes the love is … Continue reading Readers’ Top 100 romances from the past 3 years on Goodreads

Opinion:  This blue-state election compact could create a constitutional crisis

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/06/11/democratic-electoral-alliance-potential-constitutional-crisis/ Opinion:  This blue-state election compact could create a constitutional crisis By Jason WillickColumnist, published June 11, 2023 at 6:30 a.m. EDT Imagine a Jan. 6-style crisis, only this time with serious (as opposed to politically manufactured) disagreements over whether the presidential candidate who won a key state is entitled to its electoral votes. That disturbing scenario just became a … Continue reading Opinion:  This blue-state election compact could create a constitutional crisis

Wearable tech — helpful even if not exact

http://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/12/technology/personaltech/vo2max-smartwatches-fitness-accuracy.html What Good Are Wearable Computers if the Data Is Wrong? An Apple Watch or a Garmin can draw incorrect conclusions about your health, but the broad trends may be more valuable than the numbers. Credit...Derek Abella By Brian X. Chen Brian X. Chen is The Times’s lead consumer technology writer and the author of Tech Fix, … Continue reading Wearable tech — helpful even if not exact

12 Books to make you ugly cry

https://bookriot.com/books-to-make-you-ugly-cry/ 12 BOOKS TO MAKE YOU UGLY CRY Susie Dumond Nov 10, 2022 Hello, my name is Susie, and I’m obsessed with books that completely emotionally wreck me. Some people seek out books with uplifting themes and tidy, happy endings. I seek out books about death and grief and loss and heartbreak and tragedy. I don’t … Continue reading 12 Books to make you ugly cry

Links between acceptance of climate catastrophe and the hard right are impossible to ignore

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jun/15/hard-right-climate-catastrophe-extreme-weather-refugees The hard right and climate catastrophe are intimately linked. This is how George Monbiot As climate policy is weakened, extreme weather intensifies and more refugees are driven from their homes – and the cycle of hatred continuesThu 15 Jun 2023 03.00 EDT Round the cycle turns. As millions are driven from their homes by … Continue reading Links between acceptance of climate catastrophe and the hard right are impossible to ignore