A Q+A with Ido Portal, Conor McGregor’s movement coach, about the cons of “fitness,” facing fears, and the power of weakness. Three years ago, I went to California to interview Conor McGregor. I found him in a strip mall gym, engaged in a series of unconventional movements. Instead of sparring or doing intense cardio, he...
Psychologists can’t seem to agree on what technology is doing to our sense of well-being. Some say digital devices have become a bane of modern life; others claim they’re a balm for it. Between them lies a shadowy landscape of non-consensus: As the director the National Institutes of Health recently told Congress, research into technology’s...
Lots of people were consuming marijuana long before it was legal to do so. But aside from the occasional pot brownie, that consumption nearly always meant inhaling smoke, whether from a joint, a pipe, or a bong. Now legalization has unleashed entrepreneurial innovation resulting in countless new products catering to marijuana consumers and, more importantly for...
The box office king and Trump golf antagonist beat a crack addiction to build a film career unrivaled in modern stardom, and the 70-year-old ‘Glass’ actor aims to work well into his 80s — if Marvel and the rest of Hollywood can afford him: “I’m a gunslinger now.” He arrives exactly on schedule, not a...
Just another example of how much you gain by listening. Music isn’t just a means of entertaining ourselves: it can also encourage creativity and help us become more productive. Listening to music can also be therapeutic, relieving feelings of stress so you can concentrate better. Research has found that certain types of music can be...
Don’t pay more than you need to: savvy strategies for tax planning, income taxes, tax credits and deductions, business taxation, charitable giving – plus updates on tax-law changes. The chance you underwithheld on your taxes in 2018 may be higher than you think. A 2018 report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) suggests that 21%...
At this point many people have watched LIFE Times ‘Surviving R. Kelly’ and the internet and social media are trending #RKelly and #SurvivingRKelly. Robert Kelly aka R. Kelly self proclaimed himself as the ‘Pied Piper of R&B’. For those who don’t know the story of the Pied Piper or haven’t heard it in a long...
Sunniva, a North American provider of cannabis products and services, announced it has secured more than $2.4 million in future sales of Sunniva branded cannabis products through one of the Company’s existing retail relationships to be completed in the first four months of 2019. This marks Sunniva’s first cannabis product sales in the state of...
Show me a person who sees uncertainty as opportunity, and I’ll show you a person who has mastered the new world of work. A person like Juliet (not her real name), for example, who described a stressful stretch of her career as “disgustingly exciting.” Juliet had left full-time employment in the public sector to pursue...
Before writing the first chapter of Harry Potter, J. K. Rowling planned for seven years at Hogwarts. Harry Potter is one of the most read books of all-time. Before creating the first Stars Wars movie in the 1970s, George Lucas planned for at least six films and started at episode four, rather than episode one....