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Wellness
fromBusiness Insider
4 weeks agoI became friends with a stranger on vacation. Despite living on separate continents, we're still close 5 years later.
A brief retreat encounter and shared challenges led to a durable, cross-continental friendship maintained through pandemic lockdowns and regular contact.
Psychology
fromFast Company
1 month agoIs having too much money immoral? Research shows it depends on your values and where you live
Cultural context and moral intuitions—especially equality and purity—shape whether people view extreme wealth as immoral, producing polarized attitudes toward billionaires.
fromTasting Table
2 months agoThis Is The Only Acceptable Name For The End Of A Bread Loaf - Tasting Table
And right there, at the very end of the loaf, facing you as you look in the bag, is...what? Is that the end of the loaf? The butt? The crust? The answer is none of those. It's the heel - the heel of the bread. It's OK if you used to call it something else, but heel is the correct term.
Food & drink
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months agoThe energy is infectious': why Bride and Prejudice is my feelgood movie
A cross-cultural, British-and-Bollywood-meets-Hollywood take on Austen's most famous novel, the film is pure joy a riot of original musical numbers, colourful costumes, chaos, culture clashes and, of course, romance. You may think it wouldn't work, but it does. Released after the huge success of Bend It Like Beckham, Chadha spent two years filming Bride &Prejudice across three continents. It's a homage to the Bollywood films she grew up watching with a modern, western twist a cinematic expression of her hybrid identity.
Film
Humor
fromBusiness Insider
3 months agoI work in advertising during the day and stand-up comedy at night. The jobs are surprisingly similar.
Embracing a Cantonese-speaking, Hong Kong-raised, American identity fuels comedy and advertising work through cultural remixing, cross-cultural insight, and finding common ground.
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