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Shogatsu: The Art of the Japanese New Year
A Journey Through Silence, Sacred Rituals, and the First Sunrise of the Year While much of the world celebrates the New Year with loud fireworks and champagne toasts, Japan moves in the opposite direction. Here, the transition into a new year is a time of profound stillness, ancient rituals, and a deep cleaning of both the home and the soul.
By Takashi Nagayaabout a month ago in FYI
Karoline Leavitt & Her Husband: Behind Closed Doors
Maybe the headlines scream, the cameras flash, but the easily forgotten fact about public figures is that they are human too. Karoline Leavitt could be the face that commands the headlines, the voice that commands the stage, but the world that exists beneath the headlines, the world that Karoline Leavitt shares with her husband, is another world altogether, a world that has nothing to do with the headlines, the demands, the politics, the arguments, or the debates.
By iftikhar Ahmad2 months ago in FYI
Learning What THCa Is Changed How I Look at Hemp — and the Industry Around It. AI-Generated.
Learning What THCa Is Changed How I Look at Hemp — and the Industry Around It For a long time, I treated hemp and cannabis as interchangeable ideas. Different words, same plant, same general outcome. Like many people, I didn’t feel the need to dig deeper. The information online was noisy, often contradictory, and usually wrapped in marketing language that made it hard to know what was fact and what was exaggeration.
By James Saber2 months ago in FYI
Seven Times I Found Twenty-Dollar Bills On The Ground
Blowing in the wind I went through a period of about eight months where it seemed I was always $20.00 short just after payday. I would recount my money and re-tally my expenses without luck. One day, I said Lord, I am going to recoup my funds with twenty-dollar bills. I did, seven times.
By Cheryl E Preston2 months ago in FYI
Why Everyone's Suddenly Obsessed with Funny Coffee Mugs . Content Warning. AI-Generated.
There's something happening in kitchens and home offices across the country, and it's both completely trivial and weirdly significant. People are collecting coffee mugs. Not fancy artisanal pottery or vintage finds—funny mugs. Mugs with profanity. Mugs with dad jokes. Mugs that say things you'd never say out loud in a meeting but absolutely think.
By Marcell-FC2 months ago in FYI
Life, Leadership, and the Mysteries Behind Closed Doors
North Korea A young person quickly moves away when a government officer walks past. He was secretly listening to a small radio that plays news from other countries, which is not allowed. His heart starts beating fast when the government officer notices him. If anyone finds out, he could get into serious trouble, and his whole life could change.”
By Bilal khan 2 months ago in FYI
Guardian Investigation: New Questions over Trump and Epstein Links"
Why This Investigation Is Especially Relevant Now Some of the old tales come back into the fray when societies are no longer willing to abide silence. What has made the anachronism of the Guardian’s latest piece into the relationship between Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein so topical is the power of timing combined with the imperative of accountability.
By iftikhar Ahmad2 months ago in FYI
TRUMP MAKES HIS MOVE
Politics in the state of New York saw an unexpected turnover during the weekend when President Donald Trump decided to endorse Bruce Blakeman, the county executive in the state of Nassau, in the Republican gubernatorial race in the state when Rep. Elise Stefanik withdrew from the race the previous day.
By iftikhar Ahmad2 months ago in FYI
Jackie Chan Is Alive: The Hoax That Got Everyone Talking
Social networking sites and news-gathering websites were recently flooded with disturbing reports about the death of the legendary martial artist and actor, Jackie Chan. Fans across the globe were shocked, bewildered, and saddened with the news that spread like wildfire. Many people shared their messages of shock, assuming that it was indeed the truth. However, after conducting a strict verification, it was revealed that Jackie Chan is very much alive, with the reports about his death having been completely false.
By iftikhar Ahmad2 months ago in FYI
