AvatarRobert LoucksAvatarAvatarWant to know one surefire way to live longer? It's not what you thinkverified_publisherFox News - By J. Warner Wallace ,The Journal of Social Psychological and Personality Science (SPPS) released a study last month demonstrating that religious people live longer. The study observed that “self-reported religious service attendance has been linked with longevity,” and confirmed this by examining obituaries from 43 U.S. …
AvatarRobert LoucksAvatarAvatarJohn McWhorter: Trump first president to give statements he hasn’t thought aboutMSNBCDonald Trump’s speeches and speech pattern are analyzed by Columbia linguistics professor John McWhorter, who calls him, ‘the first president who …
AvatarRobert LoucksFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoIs this the US president most like Trump?bbc.co.uk - By Jude SheerinMillard Fillmore is one of the most obscure US presidents, but there is plenty about him that may seem uncannily familiar. Asylum seekers and economic migrants are flocking to the United States. Nativism spreads like a prairie fire, fuelled by warnings that these foreigners will drive up crime, drive …
AvatarRobert LoucksAvatarAvatarReaders React: When do we know we’re on the slippery slope to fascism?verified_publisherLos Angeles TimesTo the editor: It’s a fine line between Santayana’s dictum, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it,” and the complaint, “Bah, another slippery slope into fascism argument.” But we must remember that descending into fascism is indeed a slippery slide into a hell unimaginable …
AvatarRobert LoucksAvatarAvatarA Senior White House Official Defines the Trump Doctrine: ‘We’re America, Bitch’verified_publisherThe Atlantic - By Jeffrey GoldbergThe president believes that the United States owes nothing to anyone—especially its allies. Many of Donald Trump’s critics find it difficult to ascribe to a president they consider to be both subliterate and historically insensate a foreign-policy doctrine that approaches coherence. A Trump Doctrine …
AvatarRobert LoucksAvatarAvatarPerspective | Hints From Heloise: Give your plants a peel!verified_publisherThe Washington Post - HeloiseDear Heloise: Take a banana peel, cut it up into small chunks and place the pieces around the roots of a plant. The phosphorus and potassium will help feed the roots of the plant. Roses in particular will benefit from the nutrients. Jackie A., Herndon, Va. Dear Heloise: I seem to kill nearly …
AvatarRobert LoucksAvatarAvatarPhilip Roth once explained the 'most terrifying' thing about Trumpverified_publisherBusiness Insider - Pat Ralph• Novelist Philip Roth, who passed away at the age of 85 on Tuesday, called President Donald Trump a con artist in a 2017 interview.• Many believe that Roth's 2004 novel, "The Plot Against America," serves as a foreshadowing of the current political climate in the US. Novelist Philip Roth, who passed …
AvatarRobert LoucksAvatarAvatarHere’s a pint-size, yet feature-packed integrated amp from PS Audioverified_publisherCNET - Steve GuttenbergPS Audio revised their popular little integrated amp and rechristened it the Sprout 100.
AvatarRobert LoucksAvatarAvatarTen Job Interview Rules You're Allowed To Break NowForbes - Liz RyanDear Liz, I'm job hunting. I'm frustrated because I get a lot of interviews, but I haven't gotten a job offer yet. My interviewing skills are the weakest part of my job search game. I can do the job if I get the job, I know it. I just need to get the job first! I show up at interviews and I kind of …
AvatarRobert LoucksFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo3.4 million households have ditched cable since 2012bgr.com - Chris MillsCord-cutting has gone from a whispered industry nightmare to a very present reality, with over a million people killing their traditional pay TV …
AvatarRobert LoucksAvatarAvatar'Babylon 5', The Most Important '90s Sci-Fi Show, Hits Amazon Prime in JuneInverse - Ryan BrittThe most important science fiction TV series of the Nineties wasn’t a Star Trek series or The X-Files. Instead, that little space station that could — …
AvatarRobert LoucksAvatarAvatarHow the 50-mm Lens Became ‘Normal’verified_publisherThe Atlantic - By Allain DaigleIt’s often called the optic that best approximates human vision, but approximation is relative. An Object Lesson. It was the curved shape of the lens that led to its name being borrowed, in the late 17th century, from the Latin name of the lentil plant, lens culinaris. In French, another word for …