Religion: Prayer as Propaganda | TIME

 Posted on August 6, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  184 words  |  Martina Birk

TIME March 17, 1941 12:00 AM GMT-5 Zions Herald, 118-year-old Methodist weekly, last week ably stated the case against praying to be seen of men: “A few days ago, at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery, a group of Massachusetts women posed for a news photographer in kneeling posture [as they] prayed publicly for the defeat of the Lend-Lease Bill. . . . What was the manifest purpose of this prayer meeting? [Read More]

Rema's 'Calm Down' becomes most played song on US Radio

 Posted on August 6, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  160 words  |  Martina Birk

After recording an incredible feat with a NO. 3 peak position on the Billboard Hot 100, Rema has continued his fine run with 'Calm Down' becoming the most played song on US radio. The smash hit reached the top of the Billboard Radio Chart after it garnered 97.68 million impressions in the United States which was sufficient for it to pip Miley Cyrus's chart-topping hit 'Flowers' to the top of the chart. [Read More]

Sebastian Junger Talks PTSD in New Book 'Tribe'

 Posted on August 6, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  587 words  |  Billy Koelling

Journalist Sebastian Junger has a new book, titled Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging. The slender volume starts out by asking why colonial settlers joined Native American societies, and concludes that modern Western life offers too few of the qualities that sustained us for most of human history. Drawing on his sometimes traumatic experiences as a war reporter — and the intense feeling of belonging that soldiers feel at the platoon level — Junger offers a provocative conclusion: So many U. [Read More]

Silicon Valley's ultimate status symbol is the sneaker here are the rare, expensive, and goofy s

 Posted on August 6, 2024  |  8 minutes  |  1598 words  |  Patria Henriques

The inhabitants of Silicon Valley are not exactly known for haute couture. It's a land where jeans, T-shirts, and hoodies reign supreme, and where sneakers are the footwear of choice. ADVERTISEMENT For many of the Valley's elite, the right pair of kicks is a trademark accessory carefully selected to convey a mix of power and nonchalance, creativity and exclusivity. With help from the team at the sneaker marketplace Flight Club, Business Insider compiled some of the most fashionable, expensive, and downright wild sneakers worn by tech founders and CEOs. [Read More]

Slash (Rock Guitarist and Songwriter)

 Posted on August 6, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  401 words  |  Billy Koelling

Full Name: Saul Hudson Profession: Rock Guitarist and Songwriter Biography: Born in England to a Black American mother and an English father, Slash moved to Los Angeles as a child. He began playing bands before joining Guns N' Roses in 1985 alongside Axl Rose, Izzy Stradlin, Duff McKagan and Steven Adler, replacing some of the band's earlier members. The heavy rock band went on to achieve phenomenal success in the late 1980s and early 90s. [Read More]

Study skills 4# Overcoming procrastination - Live & Study

 Posted on August 6, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  800 words  |  Kelle Repass

28. 10. 2021 | Student Life It seems as if procrastination became a synonym for being a student. We all postpone our tasks from time to time, it’s only natural to avoid things that are unpleasant. But what if procrastination starts ruining your life? The term procrastination comes from the Latin word pro-crastinus which means “belonging to tomorrow.” You can procrastinate anything from studying to washing the dishes. It wouldn’t be that horrible if we really did those things tomorrow as we promised to ourselves but most often than not tomorrow comes and you still don’t feel like taking action. [Read More]

Style Inspiration: Chioma Good Hair always has the audacity to make fashion statements

 Posted on August 6, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  178 words  |  Kelle Repass

Her fashion and style scream ‘notice me, I am here’ and not in a bad way. Here are five of her recent looks we love; Art Chioma ADVERTISEMENT Chioma looks like she was painted by Basquiat. The hair, makeup and fabric texture, are amazing. Flower Chioma Like a flower in bloom, there is so much to love about the outfit and her headpiece makes a statement. [Read More]

Tamir Rice Shooting: Lawmakers Tackle Deadly Consequences of Toy Guns

 Posted on August 6, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  946 words  |  Martina Birk

It’s a tragic story that is all too familiar. This one began on Nov. 22, when a 12-year-old boy named Tamir Rice was playing in a Cleveland park and waving what appeared to be a weapon. Someone called the police and reported that “a guy with a gun was pointing it at people,” but noted that the gun was “probably fake.” According to local news reports, some of that information may not have been passed on to the officers who were dispatched to the scene, who had been told to respond to “a male with a gun threatening people. [Read More]

The 50 Best Podcasts to Listen to Now

 Posted on August 6, 2024  |  30 minutes  |  6387 words  |  Tandra Barner

This is the third year in a row we’ve recommended podcasts to TIME readers. It’s a testament to the growth of the medium that we are able easily to fill a list with 50 new shows each year. Many of the pods on this year’s roundup try to explain our current political and social moment. Several miniseries from 2019 try to contextualize complicated news stories that have dominated headlines — the rise and fall of Silicon Valley phenom Elizabeth Holmes, the arrest and suicide football star Aaron Hernandez, the trial of sexually abusive gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar. [Read More]

The Push for Phonics-Based Reading Instruction in Schools

 Posted on August 6, 2024  |  17 minutes  |  3580 words  |  Patria Henriques

As a teacher in Oakland, Calif., Kareem Weaver helped struggling fourth- and fifth-grade kids learn to read by using a very structured, phonics-based reading curriculum called Open Court. It worked for the students, but not so much for the teachers. “For seven years in a row, Oakland was the fastest-gaining urban district in California for reading,” recalls Weaver. “And we hated it.” The teachers felt like curriculum robots—and pushed back. “This seems dehumanizing, this is colonizing, this is the man telling us what to do,” says Weaver, describing their response to the approach. [Read More]