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Epoch Watchlist: What to Watch for May 27–June 2

This week, we look at the definitive interpretation of Superman, as well as an enthusiastic remake of the 1950 classic “Father of the Bride.” New Release ‘Dinner in America’ The misanthropic singer (Kyle Gallner) of a punk band is being pursued by law enforcement and ends up at the home of a young female fan…


Life After Loss

Two months earlier, Mita’s partner had died suddenly. “I hate this. I hate it so much. When will it get better?” she asked. Her plea carried the familiar chest-crushing tune of grief. As a widow of three years, I knew too well that the truth would seem incongruous if not insulting. So all I said…


Becoming Resilient in the Face of Grief

Two months earlier, Mita’s partner had died suddenly. “I hate this. I hate it so much. When will it get better?” she asked. Her plea carried the familiar chest-crushing tune of grief. As a widow of three years, I knew too well that the truth would seem incongruous if not insulting. So all I said…


Decentralized Search Engine Hoping to Rival Google Launches on Mainnet

A privacy-focused decentralized search engine has been launched on the public mainnet. What Happened Presearch, a community-driven blockchain, hopes to rival Alphabet Inc’s Google with its newly launched search engine. “In a world where one company controls 92 percent of the search engine market and the flow of information for billions of people, there’s a clear need for…


The Refreshing Airline Amenity Is Making a Comeback

For those among us who like a tipple after takeoff, consider this a sign that the world is healing: Many airlines are resuming in-flight meals and alcohol service. Early on in the pandemic, many airlines completely cut in-flight refreshment offerings (aside from perhaps a hasty water bottle delivery). Slowly but surely, airlines are reintroducing the…


Mindfulness Practices Are Becoming the Backbone of Disordered Eating Programs

The complication of disordered eating is that food cannot be avoided, unlike the source of other addictive behaviors. It’s a delicate mental illness that hides on the fringes of a diet-obsessed culture driven to focus on the exterior. Yet experts are finding that shifting exceedingly to psychology—particularly the practice of mindfulness—is altering the success rate…


The Essentials of Protein

The headlines behind the macronutrient needs of the body (also called “macros”), which make up carbohydrate, fat, and protein, have been either glorified or demonized over the years. In the 1990s, fat was supposedly the undisputed culprit for heart disease, and at the advent of the 2000s, the Atkins Diet and South Beach Diet had…


Identify Bad Money Advices

There are a lot of people out there who want to tell you what to do with your money. The problem is only some of them know what they’re talking about. Whether it’s a friend with a hot investment tip, a relative spouting off outdated directives about the way it “should” be done, or a…


Learn Your Parents’ Financial Plans ASAP

My mom died at age 61, when I was 31. Seeing her headstone in a field of others smacked me with a brutal, if obvious fact: Everyone, including everyone’s parents, will die. I promise I’m not trying to depress you. I want to prepare you, as this loss can happen sooner than you’d expect. And…


Vitamin B Deficiency: Why Vitamin Pills Are Not Enough

Many years ago, when I was writing my thesis, I realized that there is a major flaw in the entire concept of taking vitamins to improve one’s health. I called it the missing link in vitamin therapy, and the essential idea is that real foods contain a host of nutrients that vitamin pills do not….