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Relationships
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week agoMy petty gripe: tempted to start a conversation with the stranger in the elevator? Please don't
Observe unspoken elevator etiquette: avoid blocking doorways, refrain from conversation or phone use, and position yourself along walls to maximize comfort for others.
fromInsideHook
2 weeks agoA Nasty Phone Habit We All Need to Retire This Year
You can find them anywhere there are people and inclines: train platforms, gyms, grocery stores. They come in different shapes and sizes, they represent every age and demographic, but they all move in the exact same way - slow-motion shuffle, scroll, lift foot, poke screen, land foot, repeat. The worst ones get to the top (or bottom) of the stairs and suddenly stop. This would be justifiable if they received notification of a nuclear warhead careening towards the city. But it's usually just a Slack they have to read extra carefully.
Digital life
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month agoIs Trump mentally OK? A look back at the president's unusual behavior in 2025
Donald Trump exhibited increasingly erratic and unfocused behavior throughout 2025, raising questions about his mental acuity and prompting repeated defenses from the White House.
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months agoDoctor Lays Out Concerning' Case About Trump's Health, From Incoherent' Rambling to He's Confused a Lot'
The fact that he's, you know, mobilizing and starting his day at 12:08, per reporting from the New York Times, is concerning, Gupta said. Gupta also pointed to Trump's behavior when a pharmaceutical exec collapsed during an Oval Office event earlier this month. His response to somebody fainting in the Oval Office really conveyed that he didn't show any signs of concern. He didn't really do anything. He was slow to respond,
US politics
fromThe New Yorker
3 months agoDo You Know What I Know?
Walking through the Long Island Railroad concourse, my son was perplexed by the close proximity of three chicken-themed restaurants-Chick-fil-A, Raising Cane's, and Pollo Campero-and by the fact that a shop called Gotham News mainly seemed to sell candy and bottled water. He also wanted to know why some people, as they strolled or waited, drank out of cans in brown paper bags. "Why do they use those bags?" he asked.
Psychology
fromMail Online
6 months agoScientist reveals why so many men put their hands down their trousers
This could be a displacement activity to process the nervous energy. Additionally, oxytocin is the love hormone released through physical contact. Sometimes people will do things like stroke their beard to self-comfort.
Miscellaneous
fromwww.newsshopper.co.uk
7 months agoSidcup farm festival with 'utter lawlessness and debauchery' postponed last minute
Neighbours expressed significant concerns about potential lawlessness during the festival, highlighting issues like drug use and public disturbances observed during past events.
London politics
Food & drink
fromNew York Post
8 months agoGen Z comedian called out for 'rude' behavior at a restaurant: 'You're in the wrong'
Wearing headphones while ordering takeout can lead to misunderstandings and disagreements about customer etiquette.
The incident has sparked a broader discussion on social norms in public spaces.
NYC music
fromwww.nytimes.com
9 months agoOpinion | I Was Sure I Knew Why New Yorkers Blast Their Music. I Was Wrong.
Playing music from cellphones in public reflects a clash of personal expression versus communal annoyance.
Our perceptions of public music play can shift based on individual experiences and cultural contexts.
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