How to watch the Polish presidential election like a pro – POLITICO
The presidential race will have a big say on whether Poland plays in the EU’s big league or if it retreats back into isolation alongside other populist-governed countries in Central Europe like Hungary and Slovakia. During PiS’s eight years in power it got into fights with the EU and other allies over efforts to politicize […]
Book Box | Literary Rehab: How to balance Life with Lit
This is my week of non-reading. I’ve been forced into literary rehab. As someone who spends all their free time between the pages of a book, this is pure torture. The only times I haven’t read were when I was forbidden to —maybe there were exams, or maybe my mother decreed I was straining my […]
“A Collective Heartbeat” or How to be an Anti-Fascist
11 a.m.: We warm up to the beat of Argentine folk drums, the bombo legüero and caja coplera. It is hours until the march officially begins, but we are rancheando, or hanging out, exchanging compliments on our DIY costumes. The all-black looks evoke grunge, rock and roll, and steampunk. During the first rehearsal, we created a […]
Masters of deceit : The story of Communism in America and how to fight it
Author Hoover, J. Edgar (John Edgar), 1895-1972 Artist Feder, Ben Title Masters of deceit : The story of Communism in America and how to fight it Original Publication New York: Pocket Books, Inc., 1958, pubdate 1961. Credits Charlene Taylor, Bryan Ness and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net Language English Category Text EBook-No. 75796 […]
How Geraldine Brooks learned how to live again through grief
In 2019, Australian writer Geraldine Brooks was forced into a world of practicalities when her beloved husband, Tony, collapsed on the street in the United States and died. She had to immediately manage finances and family life, organise a funeral and work out what had happened for Tony to so suddenly and unexpectedly die. As […]
How to read more books: 7 tips to create a reading habit
1. Find books you’ll love The most important step when starting (or restarting) a reading habit is finding a few quick wins; readable books that will grab your attention and create momentum. Quick tip: Skip high-brow books typically featured on award lists. They may be high-quality but that doesn’t necessarily make them enjoyable and joy […]
How to Give Neurotic Losers the Main Character Treatment
It’s really no wonder that there has been this scattering to the winds of people on social media now, as if they didn’t need another reason to migrate to other platforms. I remember that moment when there was Threads, Bluesky, Twitter, Mastodon, and some other ones—and I’m like, this is the fucking War of the […]
Memory researchers share how to never forget someone’s name
It’s time to forgive yourself for forgetting. Two cognitive psychology researchers are debunking common misconceptions about human memory while sharing easy ways to recall different types of information. Dr. Megan Sumeracki and Dr. Althea Need Kaminske say that some forgetfulness is natural because it allows the brain to remember more stuff. Memory is “more like […]
How to teach the thrill of reading
This is an edition of The Wonder Reader, a newsletter in which our editors recommend a set of stories to spark your curiosity and fill you with delight. Sign up here to get it every Saturday morning. This week, The Atlantic published its list of the 136 most significant American novels of the past century. […]
How to protect your career after kids with ‘couple maths’ – Cooking the Books
Each week BusinessDesk and the NZ Herald’s Cooking the Books podcast tackles a different money problem. Today, it’s the longterm planning that can make a big difference to your finances. Hosted by Frances Cook. Having kids is a joy and delight, but often also a big hit to the finances, and even the career. It’s […]