https://www.wsj.com/articles/first-republic-bank-collapse-swag-free-umbrellas-b46fc45f? First Republic Bank Will Be Missed…For Its Free Umbrellas The coveted giveaway for clients was the forest-green umbrella. Carrying it around ‘makes me feel like a proper Englishman.’ A First Republic umbrella F. MARTIN RAMIN/THE WALL STREET JOURNAL By AnnaMaria Andriotis and Ben Eisen May 5, 2023 5:31 am ET Ed Beardsworth got a tall box in the … Continue reading Biggest loss from First Republic Bank disappearing into Chase
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Another amazing Ukraine feat as Russia tries to wipe its people out
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/feb/24/how-ukraine-railways-keeps-people-and-presidents-moving ‘Rail Force One’: how Ukraine railways got Joe Biden safely to Kyiv Alexander Kamyshin, head of the service, doesn’t get much sleep, but his team coordinated the president’s visit without a single leak Peter Beaumont in Kyiv @petersbeaumont1Fri 24 Feb 2023 06.00 EST Alexander Kamyshin, the head of Ukraine’s railway company Ukrzaliznytsia, doesn’t get much … Continue reading Another amazing Ukraine feat as Russia tries to wipe its people out
Will Gen Z and younger be unable to read handwritten materials from the past?
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2022/10/gen-z-handwriting-teaching-cursive-history/671246/? GEN Z NEVER LEARNED TO READ CURSIVE How will they interpret the past? By Drew Gilpin Faust SEPTEMBER 16, 2022SHARE It was a good book, the student told the 14 others in the undergraduate seminar I was teaching, and it included a number of excellent illustrations, such as photographs of relevant Civil War manuscripts. But, … Continue reading Will Gen Z and younger be unable to read handwritten materials from the past?
Spring-clean your life — 20 ways
http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/apr/10/spring-clean-your-life-20-ways-to-discard-the-emotional-baggage-thats-holding-you-back Spring-clean your life! 20 ways to discard the emotional baggage that’s holding you back From creating a proper support network to practising saying no, experts suggest their best tips for a healthier, happier life Lizzie CernikMon 10 Apr 2023 05.00 EDT Learn something new Life changes can make us feel unsettled, taking away our … Continue reading Spring-clean your life — 20 ways
I’m not the only one who can’t understand Generation Z’s slang
http://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/12/12/gen-z-work-emojis/ Gen Z came to ‘slay.’ Their bosses don’t know what that means. Gen Z’s use of emojis, slang and punctuation is confusing older colleagues as workplace communications are increasingly online. By Danielle Abril Updated December 13, 2022 at 4:42 p.m. EST|Published December 12, 2022 at 5:00 a.m. EST When 24-year-old Mary Clare Wall read a message that … Continue reading I’m not the only one who can’t understand Generation Z’s slang
Is Judaism a younger religion than previously thought?
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/is-judaism-a-younger-religion-than-previously-thought-180981118/? Is Judaism a Younger Religion Than Previously Thought? A new book by an Israeli archaeologist makes the stunning claim that common Jewish practices emerged only a century or so before Jesus Andrew Lawler, Correspondent, November 15, 2022 8:15 a.m. If Yonatan Adler's theory proves correct, then Judaism is, at best, Christianity’s elder sibling and … Continue reading Is Judaism a younger religion than previously thought?
Parts of Mars were once habitable
ww.vice.com/en/article/4ax8wb/nasa-mars-rover-finds-very-very-strange-chemistry-and-ingredients-for-life NASA Mars Rover Finds ‘Very, Very Strange Chemistry’ and Ingredients for Life A trio of new studies using data from NASA's Perseverence rover confirm that Jezero Crater on Mars was once habitable. By Becky Ferreira November 23, 2022, 2:00pm IMAGE: NASA NASA’s Perseverance rover has been searching for signs of life on Mars since it landed … Continue reading Parts of Mars were once habitable
To warm the cockles of your heart (related to “Banshees of Inisherin”)
*The term warm the cockles of one's heart dates back to the mid-1600s, a time when scientific texts were often written in Latin. The Latin term cochleae cordis means ventricles of the heart, and most probably, the word cochleae was corrupted as cockles. https://grammarist.com/idiom/warm-the-cockles-of-ones-heart/I absolutely love what I grew up calling Aran Isle sweaters and have … Continue reading To warm the cockles of your heart (related to “Banshees of Inisherin”)
Chatting online with an A(rtificial) I(ntelligence) — how close to reality?
http://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/10/science/character-ai-chatbot-intelligence.html A.I. Is Becoming More Conversational. But Will It Get More Honest? At a new website called Character.AI, you can chat with a reasonable facsimile of almost anyone, live or dead, real or (especially) imagined. By Cade Metz Jan. 10, 2023 On a recent afternoon Jonas Thiel, a socioeconomics major at a college in northern Germany, … Continue reading Chatting online with an A(rtificial) I(ntelligence) — how close to reality?
9 more ways to show friends you love them (as recommended by NPR listeners)
https://www.npr.org/2022/10/07/1126786470/9-more-ways-to-show-your-friends-you-love-them-recommended-by-npr-listeners 9 more ways to show your friends you love them, recommended by NPR listeners by MALAKA GHARIB, published October 7, 2022 8:50 AM ET Malaka Gharib/NPR How do you communicate love and appreciation to your friends? We asked NPR's audience to share the ways they show affection in their platonic relationships. It's a follow-up to … Continue reading 9 more ways to show friends you love them (as recommended by NPR listeners)
“I quit showering, and life continued”
With more people working remotely, fewer people felt the need to shower every day (or even more often). This is an older article on what actually happens if you don't use all those products and all that water. https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2016/06/i-stopped-showering-and-life-continued/486314/? I Quit Showering, and Life Continued We spend two full years of our lives washing ourselves. … Continue reading “I quit showering, and life continued”
Good news story — voluntary repatriation of appropriated antiquities
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2022/nov/11/man-repatriates-19-antiquities-after-reading-guardian-article Heritage Man repatriates 19 antiquities after reading Guardian article Exclusive: John Gomperts returned ancient objects worth up to £80,000 he had inherited from his grandmother One of the Cypriot vases that John Gomperts inherited from his grandmother. Photograph: handout Dalya Alberge, Fri 11 Nov 2022 01.00 EST An American man has returned 19 antiquities to … Continue reading Good news story — voluntary repatriation of appropriated antiquities
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