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. Most people are in the pursuit of happiness. There are economists who think happiness is the best indicator of the health of a society. We know that money can make you happier, though after your basic needs are met, it doesn’t make you that much happier. But one of the biggest questions is how…
THE FIRST LARGE-SCALE STUDY OF HOW MILLENNIAL ATTITUDES AND ACTIONS VARY ACROSS THE GLOBE, AND THE IMPLICATIONS FOR EMPLOYERS. Welcome to the Millennial Series Universum joined forces with INSEAD Emerging Markets Institute and the HEAD Foundation to investigate and question what has become conventional wisdom about Millennials. By conventional wisdom we mean the statements (even…
In the absence of a common narrative shared by the U.S. and China, the two nations are likely to drift more rapidly apart. Trust builds on itself just as distrust builds on itself as well, compounding into deep enmity over time. BEIJING — I have watched carefully the evolution of China’s concept of a “New…
Alabama state troopers swing nightsticks to break up the “Bloody Sunday” voting march in Selma, Ala., on March 7, 1965. John Lewis, front right, of the Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee, is put on the ground by a trooper. Rep. John Lewis knows how to assess ‘Selma.’ He was there… ‘Selma’ is a work…
For better or for worse, we Americans have some very unique habits. Baseball caps and fanny packs aren’t the only giveaways. So Yahoo Travel found out what foreigners think are our top tells. Here are 13 ways to spot an American anywhere in the world. 1. We’re the only ones wearing white athletic socks….
RUN DEEP 12.29.14 The Attack on the Hidden Internet Could a group of just-for-kicks hackers take down the world’s most important network for staying anonymous online? It’s the network of choice for democracy activists, online drug dealers, and an estimated two million folks every day who would just rather get on the Internet…
Goodbye to one of the best years in history It might not feel like it, but we are safer, richer and healthier than at any time on record Record numbers reach retirement age as baby boomers turn 65 We are living longer, healthier lives than ever before Photo: Alamy By Fraser Nelson6:20AM…
The Huffington Post | By Nina Bahadur Posted: 12/18/2014 Photographer Victoria Janashvili has set out to celebrate women’s bodies — especially bodies that are sizes society doesn’t consider conventionally beautiful. A new photography project, CURVES, will feature stunning fine art images of so-called “plus size” models like Denise Bidot and Marina Bulatkina. The…
Sex on screen: No longer taboo? (Sundance Selects) Blue Is the Warmest Colour and Nymphomaniac have attracted attention for their graphic sexual content. But what does the explicit trend mean for films? Nicholas Barber reports. The most talked-about eight minutes in cinema last year were in the French film, Blue is the Warmest Colour. The…
Sigmund Freud once told a female colleague: “The great question that has never been answered, and which I have not yet been able to answer, despite my 30 years of research into the feminine soul, is ‘What does a woman want?’” Female sexuality has long confounded researchers and eluded popular understanding. We have spent decades…