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What is Dharma in Hinduism: the one goal modern life makes almost impossible
To understand why modern life sidelines it, we first have to answer a simple question: what is Dharma in Hinduism? Dharma is the most important of the…
Navneet ShuklaRead article
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This week’s good news the algorithm did not show you
Good news this week is buried under the usual avalanche of conflict, politics and economic anxiety. Which means most of the genuinely hopeful things that happened in…
Shaniya NazRead article
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The world as we knew it, as of yesterday, is no more
Khamenei dead. Three words that would have seemed impossible yesterday. Three words that make February 28, 2026 a date that does not unhappen. By the time most…
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From near-bankruptcy to £112 Billion: the Rolls-Royce turnaround nobody saw coming
Rolls-Royce hit a record high on the London Stock Exchange today. Then it hit another one. It has been doing this virtually every trading day of 2026.…
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Before Ikigai and Maslow, there was Purushartha.
Somewhere in California, a startup founder is paying $3,000 to attend a retreat trying to answer a very old question. What should a human life actually aim…
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The world is getting better. here’s the proof.
Good news stories in 2026 are harder to find than they should be. Not because good things are not happening but because the human brain is wired…
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Did a philosopher predict the algorithm? Heidegger’s warning from 1954
Did a philosopher predict the Instagram/TikTok algorithm in the 1950s? Why do we treat our bodies as machines that we try to hack with supplements, diets, or…
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Bad Bunny Grammy win. the room will never be the same.
Bad Bunny Grammy win wrote a new chapter in history on February 1, 2026, in Los Angeles. His album DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS, which translates to "I…
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Baby monkey videos psychology: why we watch
This article contains descriptions of animal cruelty. Nothing graphic is detailed, but the subject matter is disturbing. It is written not to sensationalise but to understand a…
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The pulsar sound, the damru, and the story we cannot stop telling
Discover the real story behind the viral Pulsar Sound Meaning story on social media It is late at night. You are scrolling, half-awake. Then a video stops…
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Zuckerberg in Court: the day social media addiction became a legal fact
Social media addiction trial went live in Los Angeles on February 9, 2026. Not as a talking point. Not as a parental concern debated on morning television.…
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The psychology of news cycle: why certain stories hit different
The psychology of news cycle is not a new field of study. But it has never mattered more than it does right now. At any given moment…
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