The article questions whether humanity’s endless pursuit of power, wealth, ambition and recognition reflects wisdom or folly, arguing that history repeatedly shows greed, jealousy and conflict bringing destruction without lasting gain, despite
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A new artificial intelligence-powered fashion tool from Google is drawing attention for its ability to let users virtually try on clothing, offering a glimpse into the future of online retail. The feature,
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It’s a snowy morning in east Berlin, but inside a tidy workshop tucked within modern offices, the hum of innovation is palpable. Tobias Zegenhagen, the 45-year-old product director of the Lovehoney Group,
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On the morning of October 2, 2025, Jonathan Gavalas, a 36-year-old executive vice-president at a Floridian debt relief company, was exhausted, paranoid, and armed. For four days, he had been driving around
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The Pentagon spent an unprecedented $93.4 billion on grants and contracts in the final month of the last fiscal year, according to a new report by government spending watchdog Open the Books.
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by Durga In recent years, the global market for spiritual self-improvement literature has been crowded with books promising resilience, clarity and self-mastery. Into this crowded field enters Shi Heng Yi’s Shaolin Spirit:
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In a dimly lit bar in Shanghai, customers don’t begin their evening by scanning a liquor menu. Instead, they extend their wrists across a wooden counter for a pulse diagnosis, an age-old
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Nearly five decades into one of the most influential literary careers of the modern era, Haruki Murakami still begins every novel the same way: without a plan. As he explained in a
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May I never not be frisky,May I never not be risqué.May my ashes, when you have them, friend,and give them to the ocean,leap in the froth of the waves,still loving movement,still ready,
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by Durga Chris Moore’s The Power of Guilt opens with a confession so extreme that it dares the reader to refuse him moral authority. “We had hit a group of fellow students
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Michael Jackson is impossible to escape. His music pulses through shopping centres, weddings, TikTok clips and jukebox musicals, while his image — white glove, tilted fedora, frozen moonwalk — remains one of
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Stellan Skarsgård, one of European cinema’s most enduring presences, is experiencing an unexpected career crescendo at 74. After six decades of work across theater, arthouse cinema, and Hollywood blockbusters, the Swedish actor
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Alex Honnold, the world-renowned free solo climber, has completed what is being described as the highest urban climb in history after scaling Taipei 101 without ropes or safety equipment. Wearing only a
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The Academy Awards nominations announced Thursday delivered a blend of record-setting dominance, surprise contenders, and a fresh wave of recognition for non-English performances and women directors, while introducing a new category that
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