Managing our emotions is said to be one way of improving the quality of our life. How much we really know about ourselves, according to psychologists, is a measure of our personal
When Sunita Chauhan wed brothers Pradeep and Kapil Negi in July, videos of the wedding in Shillai, a remote village in India’s Himalayan state of Himachal Pradesh, quickly went viral. The ceremony,
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I was born in Colombo, Sri Lanka, in a modest suburb called Dematagoda, a town whose rhythms, smells, and voices are etched in the deepest grooves of my memory. There was nothing
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by Nil Shunryu Suzuki’s Becoming Yourself: Teachings on the Zen Way of Life, curated by Jiryu Rutschman-Byler and Sojun Mel Weitsman, constitutes a limpid yet provocative compendium of Soto Zen teachings, distilled
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by Eric In contemporary society, the widespread availability and consumption of pornography, particularly through the internet, have become a significant cultural and social phenomenon. With millions of users accessing explicit material daily,
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by Eric Life often teaches us its deepest lessons only after we’ve had the chance to use them. The irony is that many of these truths are simple—so simple, in fact, that
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In a vision that sounds more like science fiction than architecture, Icelandic architect Arnhildur Pálmadóttir is proposing a radical rethink of urban construction: using molten lava as a sustainable building material. As
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In a rare and revealing interview with The Times UK, philanthropist Melinda French Gates opened up about the emotional and professional metamorphosis she has undergone since her high-profile divorce from Microsoft co-founder
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Once whispered about in hushed tones and exoticised through rumours of extended intimacy and esoteric rituals, Tantra has resurfaced in the Western mainstream — not as a salacious secret but as a
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Jeff Bezos, the billionaire founder of Amazon, has chosen Venice as the destination for his wedding to journalist Lauren Sanchez, reportedly influenced by renowned fashion designer Domenico Dolce of Dolce & Gabbana.
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Vivian Jenna Wilson, Elon Musk’s 20-year-old daughter, has once again lashed out at her father, calling him a “pathetic man-child” in a new interview with Teen Vogue. Her comments reflect a growing
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