Tricia Asselin was enjoying a night off at bowling alley Just-in-Time Recreation in Lewiston, Maine —an establishment that her family had frequented for years –when she heard a shot ring out on Wednesday night. Asselin, 53, had been standing with her sister Bobbi, and at first, neither registered the noise …
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What is a mushroom, exactly? Ask the average consumer and they’ll likely reply that mushrooms are short stems with lid-like caps on the top, found in the produce section as well as growing in the wild. But defining exactly what constitutes a mushroom has become a contentious debate among supplement …
Read More »New House Speaker Blamed School Shootings on Teaching Evolution and Abortion
Newly elected House Speaker Mike Johnson is a hardcore Christian nationalist who has a history of spouting extreme right-wing views — including on mass shootings. The Louisiana Republican’s record on guns has come under scrutiny in the wake of a shooter killing at least 18 people in Maine on Wednesday, …
Read More »2023 Just Became the United States' Second Worst Year for Mass Killings
So far, 2023 has become the second worst year for mass killings in the United States on record, according to The Associated Press. On Wednesday, a shooter in Lewiston, Maine, killed at least 18 people and injured 13 more at a bowling alley and local restaurant. A manhunt for a …
Read More »Re-Patterning Through Reverence and Cannabis
We are people of patterns, many of us have good and bad traits that can continue to repeat themselves over the course of our lives. Psychedelics, when used in a safe container with an intentional mindset, can give us the bravery to peer into dark areas of our lives or …
Read More »11 Money-Saving Tips You May Not Have Considered for Your Business
As the cost of doing business rises, more and more business leaders are looking for ways to save money across their operations. Whether it’s quick fixes like eliminating unused subscriptions and tech or more long-term plays like retaining loyal talent, there are seemingly limitless cost-cutting measures you can employ to …
Read More »The Horror, the Pain, and the Guilt of Watching the War From Tel Aviv
We no longer ask “How are you?” Within a matter of days, those three little words of courtesy have gone from an empty greeting to a rude, un-answerable question. How the hell can anyone be? Being fine now in Israel means that the people you know that were murdered are …
Read More »'Doona!': Inside Netflix's K-Pop Romance Sensation
Netflix’s latest South Korean hit Doona! opens in a dream. A sequined Lee Doo-na (Bae Suzy) falls into deep water, sinking into the darkness below. The light filtering through the water’s shimmering surface displays distorted memories of her past as the lead vocalist of Dream Sweet, a K-pop sensation that …
Read More »MAGA Messianic Rabbi Blames Hamas Violence on Israeli Indifference to Jesus
The Israel-Hamas conflict has launched an armada of bad takes. Jonathan Cahn —an influential “messianic rabbi” who once prayed over Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago— is late to the party, but has uncorked one of the most bizarre rants since the beginning of the bloodshed. In a new “prophetic” video, Cahn …
Read More »Fears About Computers Taking Over the World Goes Way Back to the Beginning
Tom Watson Jr. was CEO of IBM during the period when that company created the modern computer industry and launched the digital age. More than Vanderbilt, Rockefeller, Ford or even Gates, Jobs, and Bezos, he had a transformational and enduring impact on today’s society, work, and each of our lives. …
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