Why You Can't Find a Perfect Soul Mate

 Posted on August 31, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  802 words  |  Billy Koelling

“Given that you have 500,000,000 potential soul mates,” writes Randall Munroe, in the science book What If?, “you’ll only find true love in one lifetime out of ten thousand.” A cousin of mine gave a wedding toasts along these lines at his brother’s wedding: He calculated the odds of ever finding the one person “meant for you,” given the billions of people on the planet, the number of people you’re likely to meet in the course of your life, and the fact that in the scheme of human history, none of us stays in a corporeal body for very long. [Read More]

Why You're Always Late and How to Be on Time improve time management

 Posted on August 31, 2024  |  7 minutes  |  1400 words  |  Martina Birk

Before writing her book, Never Be Late Again, management consultant Diana DeLonzor was always, always late. “It didn’t matter what time I got up. I could get up at six and still be late for work at nine,” she recalls. She was reprimanded at work, lost friendships, and her timely husband was always mad at her. She couldn’t stand being late, yet she just couldn’t change.RELATED: Are Your Habits Bad for Beauty? [Read More]

With Daniel Wiffen, Ireland Has Its Own Olympics Hero Who Wears Glasses

 Posted on August 31, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  874 words  |  Martina Birk

The morning that Irish swimming star Daniel Wiffen won his country’s first-ever men’s Olympic swimming gold medal started out in typical fashion. He woke up, ate breakfast, and went for a swim. But in the hours before his 800-m freestyle final at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday, butterflies—or something like it—started to set in.  “The only difference from a normal day is that I was like, sh-tting myself, honestly,” said Wiffen after his thrilling victory at La Défense Arena in Nanterre, France on Tuesday night. [Read More]

 Posted on August 30, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  353 words  |  Patria Henriques

Alicia Vikander opened up to Harper’s Bazaar about the importance of intimacy coordinators on set, revealing she has felt unprotected on sets in the past while doing nude scenes. The Oscar winner said that intimacy coordinators “should have existed at the beginning of my career,” and she described one instance where an actor performed a nude scene and then was left naked on set “for a couple hours” because no one showed up with a robe. [Read More]

10 Bible verses on being gentle and humble

 Posted on August 30, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  332 words  |  Tandra Barner

While most people view these qualities as bad things, God wants us to embody these in spite of what people might say. Here are 10 Bible verses  that tell us why we should be gentle and humble and what we gain from possessing them. ADVERTISEMENT 1. Zephaniah 2:3; "Seek the LORD, All you humble of the earth Who have carried out His ordinances; Seek righteousness, seek humility Perhaps you will be hidden In the day of the LORD'S anger. [Read More]

10 private universities that are not owned by religious institutions

 Posted on August 30, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  541 words  |  Martina Birk

This could be because some faith-based universities are popular for their expensive school fees and are sometimes in the news because of their rules. Nevertheless, there are other private tertiary institutions in the country and for those admission seekers, who wish to attend private universities that are not run by religious institutions, here are 10 of the educational institutions you can consider for your university education. 1. Christopher University ADVERTISEMENT [Read More]

19 beautiful forests around the world everyone should visit in their lifetime

 Posted on August 30, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  915 words  |  Patria Henriques

Keep scrolling to see 19 of the world's most beautiful forests. Pa Phru Tha Pom Khlong Song Nam, Thailand ADVERTISEMENT NavinTar/Shutterstock Tsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature Reserve, Madagascar ADVERTISEMENT Dennis van de Water/Shutterstock Dragons Blood Forest, Socotra, Yemen ADVERTISEMENT Rod Waddington/Wikimedia Commons Sagano Bamboo Forest, Kyoto, Japan Flickr/Alex Chen ADVERTISEMENT In Kyoto's Arashiyama district, you'll find one of the most unique forests in the world: the Sagano Bamboo Forest . [Read More]

5 young women who embody Y2K and alte fashion

 Posted on August 30, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  268 words  |  Tandra Barner

Y2K fashion characterized the early 2000s, the days of Britney Spears and Destiny’s Child. It is made of sassy graphic tees, boots, big belts, beads, double denim, glitter, crop tops, fake fur, sparkles, and low-rise jeans. Bright colours and cartoonish aesthetics are combined with 2000 pop culture to produce an aggressively loud look. Reimagined Y2K fashion says no to minimalism and conventionality. ADVERTISEMENT In Nigeria’s subculture, there is a sect of people in music known as the alte, short for the word alternative. [Read More]

A review of Burna Boy's 7th album 'I Told Them'

 Posted on August 30, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  740 words  |  Martina Birk

"There's nothing I'm doing now that I didn't tell them," Burna Boy told Ebro before his historic London Stadium concert. He repeated this sentiment to Zane Lowe just days before the release of his seventh album 'I Told Them'. However, what Burna Boy failed to state in his gloating is the fact that at no point was there a national schadenfreude to which he was the subject. Nigerians never doubted the capacity of his talent to bring him the success he now enjoys. [Read More]

Americans Upset Pakistan in Cricket World Cup

 Posted on August 30, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  457 words  |  Patria Henriques

The U.S. cricket team toppled Pakistan, a powerhouse of the sport, in a stunning upset at the Men’s T20 World Cup in Dallas on Thursday. The U.S., which is co-hosting the tournament with the West Indies, were given just a 7% chance of winning by some bookmakers before the match. But the U.S. team, which is competing in its first T20 World Cup, pulled off what has been described as one of the biggest shocks in cricket history and now look to have a good shot at qualifying for the next round, the Super 8 stage. [Read More]