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Kim Riter's Third Cookbook Blends Farm-to-Table Recipes, Design and Color-Based Health Tips
Cookbook author Kim Riter mixes farm-to-table cooking, design advice and the health benefits of colorful produce in The ...
A Singapore Team Built a Wearable Spider-Man Web Shooter That Fires and Retracts
HeroTech's forearm-mounted replica fires a web-like line and spools it back automatically, with build files released for...
Independence Day Has Become a Consumer Holiday—and the Cure May Be Local
A personal essay from The Economic Times traces how August 15 shifted from spontaneous post-Partition celebration to fla...
Why the Return to School Hits Children Harder Than Parents Expect
The switch from summer freedom to September's grades, social scrutiny and screen habits is a major adjustment for childr...
Experience Economy: Why Spending Is Shifting From Things to Memories
Global spending on travel, concerts and cultural events is outpacing purchases of goods, with growth reported from China...
TOUCHBeauty Japan Opens Instagram Giveaway for LIFT2 Multi-Esthetic Device
The Tokyo beauty-device maker will give three winners a LIFT2 facial device, priced at ¥27,280, in an Instagram campaign...
Yoshikazu Yasuhiko on Gundam's 20th Anniversary: THE ORIGIN, SEED and Tezuka's Influence
The veteran Gundam character designer reflects on the parallel rise of Gundam THE ORIGIN and SEED, the IP business aroun...
A Summer Reading List for People Who Take Eating and Drinking Seriously
From a rum importer’s memoir and the global history of spices to wine-tour guides and a pastry master’s autobiography, t...
Two Habits That Look Reckless but Can Accelerate Career Growth, According to Psychology
Research suggests leaving things that still work and accepting challenges before you feel ready can open professional op...
Handelsblatt's Weekend Edition: Walking Holidays, AI Tests and a Vegan Ice Cream Challenger
The German business daily's weekend newsletter pairs a local walking holiday in North Rhine-Westphalia with reads on AI ...
A Missouri Couple Rebuilt a 200-Year-Old Barn From Three Historic Frames
Jim and Mary Dierberg spent years researching German farm heritage before assembling a stone-and-timber barn in Hermann,...
Singapore's 24/7 supper spots are holding out — here's the logic
A quieter nightlife and rising costs have thinned Singapore's late-night dining scene, but a few eateries still keep the...
Venus Takes Over Bulgaria's Evening Sky This Weekend
Venus reaches greatest eastern elongation on 15 August, appearing low in the west beside a young crescent Moon. Here is ...
Retired Steelworkers Guard the Memory of Uckange's Last Blast Furnace
More than thirty years after the final cast at the Lorfonte works, a small group of former steelworkers is preserving th...
Forbes CZ Weekend Digest: China Eyes Yachts, a 150-Unit Aston Martin and a Diabetic Pro Cycling Team
A short tour of the weekend selection: Chinese yacht ambitions after EVs, a limited-run Aston Martin, a professional cyc...
Rocim x Emersivo to Pair Alentejo Cante, Literature and Wine at Herdade do Rocim
The August 15 event at Herdade do Rocim unites traditional Alentejo singing, contemporary Portuguese music, literature, ...
When Les Echos Warned France Could Not Build Marinas for Every Boat
A 1976 Les Echos report traced the surge in French pleasure boating and a dry-stack storage idea for small boats as bert...
Kazakhstan's Art Market: Supply Is Growing, But Demanding Buyers Are Not
A Kazakh gallery veteran argues that stronger authentication standards—not just higher prices—will decide whether the co...
A Bloody 1870 Battle Lives On as a Weekend Reenactment Near Metz
The annual Gravelotte reenactment returns near Metz on 15–16 August, keeping alive a Franco-Prussian War battle whose me...
GoDaddy Founder Bob Parsons on Psychedelics, Veterans and a $1 Million Golf Club
GoDaddy founder Bob Parsons credits the Marines for his success and says psychedelic therapy helped him 'come home' from...
August 15 Horoscope Points to Career Gains and Spending Cautions Across Zodiac Signs
A syndicated horoscope for India's Independence Day holiday frames August 15, 2026 as a day to slow down, review money c...
How a Small Slovak Team Built Piešťanské Zábaly Into a Summer Theatre Draw
The third Piešťanské Zábaly festival runs 21–23 August 2026 in Piešťany, bringing Goran Bregović, 31 comedies and a larg...
Gen Z Is Drinking as Much as Older Americans—but Spending More Per Drink
New IWSR data shows 74% of US Gen Z adults drank in the past six months, up from 66% three years ago and nearly matching...
How Vivian Tu Turned Wall Street Spite Into a Millionaire Brand by 27 — Then Redefined Success
Your Rich BFF founder Vivian Tu used competitiveness, a mentor's timely push and a TikTok side project to leave banking ...
Medical Social Roundup: Vaccine Volumes, 'Kinda Chic' Colonoscopies and Resident Life
Clinicians and health groups used social media this week to correct vaccine misinformation, normalise colonoscopy and sh...
Why Teams Need 'Super Facilitators' More Than Star Performers
Manager Magazin's Lead Forward podcast examines Stanford psychologist Jamil Zaki's concept of 'super facilitators' and w...
Manager Magazin Podcast: The New Toughness Expected of Today's CEO Hires
A new manager magazin INSIDE episode examines how four external hires — at rail, Bayer, Puma and Voith — are leading tur...
Jimmy Ghione Opens Eco-Friendly Padel Club Oasj Near Venice, Plans B&Bs
The long-time 'Striscia la notizia' correspondent has bought three hectares in Noale to create Oasj, combining padel wit...
Paul Graham: Family Is the Problem Top YC Founders Most Want Help Solving
Y Combinator cofounder Paul Graham says family time is one of the most common issues raised by established startup found...
MiiR Pourigami Review: A $35 Pocketable Pour-Over for Camping
CNET's coffee reviewer found MiiR's stainless-steel Pourigami tough, pocket-friendly and reliable for medium-roast camp ...