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Best of Architecture [Monday July 9, 2018]

5. Yukon Shopping Mall by Dmitriy Kuznietsov 4. Garden Apartments 3. Geometrical Pyramid by https://www.instagram.com/youknowcyc_/ 2. Lit Patio 1. Resort in West Praya, Indonesia by What The Fox Stud…

Optimizing For Vibes Instead of Money

Conventional language is static. Life is dynamic. Therefore, pursuing static definitions is frustrating and deadly. We seek because we are insecure. We believe we need more security because our defin…

The first social media suicide

‘I’ve seen people die,” Océane said, during one of the online broadcasts she made just before her end. “Frankly that’s not what shocks you. A woman came in to the retirement home where I work and she…

A Stoic’s Key to Peace of Mind: Seneca on the Antidote to Anxiety

“The truth is, we know so little about life, we don’t really know what the good news is and what the bad news is,” Kurt Vonnegut observed in discussing Hamlet during his influential lecture on the sh…

This Is Why Janet Yellen's Jackson Hole Speech Could Destroy the Stock Market

The stock market is up well over 200% from its low in March 2009. How did we get this kind of rally? It turned out the Federal Reserve had some tricks up its sleeve. The flashiest trick - the one you…

5 Habits You Can Start Right Away to Build Unwavering Self-Discipline

First, you learn to take full ownership of your day, which will give you the necessary time you need to work on your goals. Second, you learn to prioritize what's relevant so that your brain can focu…

A Total Solar Eclipse Leaves a Nation in Awe

CHARLESTON, S.C. — The United States basked in the glory of a total eclipse on Monday, as the moon’s shadow swept from the rocky beaches of Oregon to the marshes of South Carolina. Over an hour and a…

IS MINDFULNESS MEDITATION A CAPITALIST TOOL OR A PATH TO ENLIGHTENMENT?

IT’S HARD TO put your finger on the point when the Western stereotype of Buddhist meditation flipped. It was sometime between the 1950s, when Zen Buddhism seeped into the beat generation, and the ear…

Death toll continues to rise in Duterte's war

Twenty-five criminals were killed, including 14 in anti-drug operations, overnight in the Philippine capital Manila in a second night of heavy bloodshed this week as President Duterte's fierce war on…