Month: April 2023

Study: Introverts Are Happier When They ‘Act’ Like Extroverts

If you’re more excited by the idea of a holiday party than a quiet evening reading, you may be an extrovert. If it’s the other way around, you may be an introvert. While those labels can be overly simplistic—most people lie somewhere on a spectrum between the two—they’re still useful in understanding ourselves and those…


Study: Introverts Are Happier When They ‘Act’ Like Extraverts

If you’re more excited by the idea of a holiday party than a quiet evening reading, you may be an extravert. If it’s the other way around, you may be an introvert. While those labels can be overly simplistic—most people lie somewhere on a spectrum between the two—they’re still useful in understanding ourselves and those…


2 Killed, 4 Wounded in Mississippi Shooting; Man Arrested

BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss.—Police have charged a 19-year-old man with killing two teenagers and wounding four others in an early Sunday shooting at a house party on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Cameron Everest Brand of Pass Christian is charged with murder and aggravated assault, jail records show. Bay St. Louis Police Chief Toby Schwartz said…


Jack Dorsey Responds to Elon Musk’s Twitter Leadership

Twitter’s former CEO, Jack Dorsey, criticized Elon Musk’s leadership and taking over of Twitter of the company in a series of social media posts last week. Users of the social media platform Bluesky asked Dorsey a question about whether Musk was the right owner. His response was, “No.” “No. Nor do I think he acted…


Jack Dorsey Responds Elon Musk’s Twitter Leadership

Twitter’s former CEO, Jack Dorsey, criticized Elon Musk’s leadership and taking over of Twitter of the company in a series of social media posts last week. Users of the social media platform Bluesky asked Dorsey a question about whether Musk was the right owner. His response was, “No.” “No. Nor do I think he acted…


Love, in Sickness and in Health, Springs Forth From Rembrandt’s Floras

Rembrandt sketched, drew, and painted his beloved wife, Saskia, throughout their marriage—in sickness and in health, right until her death parted them. He depicted her in every way he could. In his artworks, we see Saskia the woman, wife, mother, and muse. We see her disheveled upon waking; laughing with her husband; and as majestic…


The Obsession With Sweeping Away the Past Is Highly Destructive for Civilization

The following is a commentary by Michael Bonner on his new book, “In Defense of Civilization: How Our Past Can Renew Our Present.” Do we live in a civilization? When I was growing up in the 1990s, amidst all the exuberance of the American unipolar moment, I certainly thought I lived in a civilization, and…


One Killed When Plane Slams Into Hillside in LA Neighborhood

LOS ANGELES—One person was killed when a single-engine plane slammed into a grassy hillside above homes in a Los Angeles neighborhood amid dense fog, authorities said. The Cessna C172 crashed around 8:45 p.m. Saturday on the city’s west side, about 8 miles southeast of Van Nuys Airport, the Los Angeles Fire Department and Federal Aviation…


Shen Yun Is ‘Very, Very Entertaining and Original,’ Says Arkansas Theatergoer

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.—On the evening of April 29, Shen Yun Performing Arts concluded its final show at Robinson Performance Hall. Sitting in the audience were Jason and Jamie Sidor. This was the couple’s first time attending the show, and they loved it. They thought it was both entertaining and very educational. “It was just absolutely…


Public Service Union Says Weekend Bargaining Yields Progress on Wages, Job Security

OTTAWA—The union representing more than 100,000 striking public servants says it’s made some progress on wage demands and job security during weekend negotiations with the federal government. The Public Service Alliance of Canada says its bargaining teams negotiated late into Saturday evening and continued on Sunday morning, the 12th day of the strike. The federal…