The Richest Man in the World
By Larry Romanoff, November 20, 2022 The purpose of this essay is threefold: (1) to bring to the attention of readers the existence of a long-standing conspiracy about the identification…
Sunday Firesides: Everyone’s Just Trying to Make It in the World
When someone shares too-private information on Instagram in the search for likes. When someone does any kind of dance on TikTok. When someone excitedly joins a multi-level marketing scheme. When…
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Putin’s Conundrum
https://www.unz.com/mwhitney/putins-conundrum/ The primary purpose of the Nuclear Posture Review(NPR) is to deceptively “rebrand” the offensive use of nuclear weapons as a justifiable act of defense. The new criteria for using…
Your gut bacteria may influence how motivated you are to exercise
Grace Wade in New Scientist: Motivation to exercise may come from the gut in addition to the brain. A study in mice finds that certain gut bacteria can increase the…
Molly Ringwald And Godard
Molly Ringwald at The New Yorker: Before we started filming, I asked someone from the production team when I would meet makeup, hair, and wardrobe, and was told that I…