At first, it might have sounded like manna from heaven. Chinese authorities announced they would be distributing more than $1 million to a select number of citizens, as part of a test of its new currency: a digital yuan that could be easily spent almost anywhere. Reports out of China showed happy recipients using “digital…
At this point in life, our personality cheese has aged to the point of actively *not* seeking a cannabis smoke sesh that might risk getting us baked beyond belief and sending us into a free-falling case of the Weed Scaries. Taxes? Healthcare? The shadow in that one corner that looks like Meghan McCain’s cursed hair?!?…
For people like me, who have social anxiety, videoconferencing can be easier than in-person interactions.Olga KhazanApril 16, 2021Adam Maida / The AtlanticIf there’s a villain of the pandemic, other than COVID-19, it’s probably Zoom. The videochatting platform is making people tired, it’s making people awkward, and it’s making people sick of their own faces. Zoom…
Bad bosses, crazy co-workers, and low morale — they’re all parts of what psychologists call a “toxic” workplace. Everyone has a bad day on the job now and then, but the people and practices in some workplaces can make you dread Monday mornings and feel defeated at the end of each workday.If that describes you,…
Picture this: your perennially shy seven-year-old asks you to invite a friend over on a random afternoon. Or, perhaps, you might find yourself pleasantly amazed by a series of loving notes left around your home, addressed to all the members of your family by your usually despondent and inattentive child. Those are the sorts of…
By GameSpot Staff on April 13, 2021 at 10:48AM PDTOur Favorite Zelda GamesIt’s impossible to deny the influence that The Legend of Zelda series has had on the gaming industry. Next to Mario, it’s one of Nintendo’s most enduring, well-loved franchises, touching the lives of countless people across multiple generations in its now 35-year history.…
Trauma is an event that overwhelms the mind, body, and soul. Traumatic events can result from natural disasters, wars, accidents, sexual assaults, and abusive experiences, just to name a few. COVID-19 is a traumatic event, a seismic global crisis that continues to shake the core of our safety and wellbeing. COVID-19 is categorized as a…
Soon Chung Park, Daoyou Feng, Xiaojie Tan, Eric Talley Suzanne Fountain, Rikki Olds. Those are just some of the names of the 22 people who have been killed recently in mass shootings in the U.S. Four people died, including a child, in a mass shooting in Orange County on Wednesday.On March 16, eight people were…
At 25 years old I thought I could teach myself how to ride a bicycle. My first attempt: scooting up and down a dead-end Brooklyn street on a Citi Bike one late August morning. With the exception of a few delivery trucks, the streets were empty, just as I’d planned. There I was, a grown…
Irritation over innocculation — The waiting is the hardest part—but there are steps you can take to manage the anxiety. WIRED – Mar 27, 2021 9:46 pm UTC Michael Ciaglo | Getty ImagesIt’s late on a Tuesday night, and you’re running through your usual routine. You go through your social media, blocking everyone who has…
