Posts by Amelia Frost
‘Dopamine Anchoring’ Is the Science-Backed Hack for Getting Through Everything on Your To-Do List
When you were a kid, the adults in your life likely used some kind of bartering system to convince you to do things. Eat your vegetables? You get dessert after. Do your home work? You get an extra half hour of television time. Sadly, when we grow up, we don’t get little treats for things…
Read MoreChairman of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Claims the ‘Deep State’ Is Hurting the Housing Market
Bill Pulte, the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, who also serves as the chairman of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, stated that “deep state” influence is actively impacting the housing ecosystem in an interview with former congressman Matt Gaetz. Pulte spoke about the issues that exist within the U.S. housing ecosystem during an…
Read MoreHuge Crowds Build As Serbian Protesters Demand Early Elections
Tens of thousands of Serbian protesters converged on Belgrade on Saturday to press their demand for early elections after months of student-led strikes. As the hours-long rally began, massive crowds were building, with more streaming into a major square of the capital, according to AFP journalists. Carrying Serbian flags and banners, many emblazoned with the…
Read MoreIrish Rappers Kneecap Perform Controversial Glastonbury Set
Irish rap trio Kneecap staged a defiant performance at Britain’s Glastonbury Festival Saturday, days after Prime Minister Keir Starmer said they should not be performing there. The group has made headlines in recent months with their pro-Palestinian and anti-Israel stance, and one of their members has been charged with a “terror” offence for allegedly supporting…
Read MoreGermany Warns Apple, Google on DeepSeek App Over Privacy Breaches Tied to China
Germany’s top data protection office is raising the alarm over DeepSeek, a Chinese AI chatbot app, for allegedly breaking European privacy laws. On Friday, Berlin’s data commissioner Meike Kamp urged Apple and Google to consider removing the app from their stores, accusing DeepSeek of unlawfully transferring German user data to China. “DeepSeek’s transfer of user…
Read MoreSorbet Nails Are Summer’s Fresh Spin on the Ice Cream Manicure
Is it even summer if you’re not spending more time in the freezer aisle? Our favorite treat has inspired the ice cream manicure, but now sorbet nails are making a splash with their colorful, yet minimalist look. Sorbet nails are exactly as they sound: a manicure that evokes the look and feel of sorbet ice…
Read MoreKylie Jenner Beat Out Her Sisters for Most Controversial Dress at the Lauren Sánchez Wedding
It’s hard to imagine any dress stealing attention from Lauren Sánchez’s corseted mermaid bridal gown at her wedding to Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos, but the internet thinks Kylie Jenner gave it a try. On June 27, the 27-year-old reality star joined a host of (somewhat random and controversial) celebrity wedding guests in Italy, including most…
Read MoreEurope Bakes In Summer’s First Heatwave As Continent Warms
Southern Europeans braced Saturday for the first heatwave of the northern hemisphere summer, as climate change pushes thermometers on the world’s fastest-warming continent increasingly into the red. Temperatures are set to rise to 37 degrees Celsius (99 Fahrenheit) in Rome, driving the Eternal City’s many tourists and Catholic pilgrims to the Vatican alike towards the…
Read MoreThousands Protest Calling For Thai PM’s Resignation
Thousands of anti-government protesters rallied in Bangkok on Saturday, demanding Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra resign after a leaked diplomatic phone call stirred public anger over her leadership. A Cambodian elder statesman leaked a call meant to sooth a border spat between the two nations in which Paetongtarn called him “uncle” and referred to a Thai…
Read MoreBudapest Pride To Challenge Orban’s Ban In Hungary
A record number of people are expected to attend Saturday’s Pride march in the Hungarian capital Budapest, defying a ban that marks an unprecedented regression of LGBTQ rights in the European Union. Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s ruling coalition amended laws and the constitution earlier this year to prohibit the annual celebration, justifying his years-long clampdown…
Read MoreDrilling For Water In Venezuela’s Parched Oil Town
In Venezuela’s oil capital of Maracaibo, a drilling frenzy has led to dozens of new wells — but the valuable liquid being pumped out is just water, not petroleum. In a symbol of the woes of Venezuela’s crumbling economy, the once flourishing oil town of 2 million people is parched. Experts blame the nationwide shortage…
Read MoreIran Holds State Funeral For Top Brass Slain In War With Israel
Iran will hold a state funeral service Saturday for around 60 people, including its military commanders, killed in its war with Israel, after Tehran’s top diplomat condemned Donald Trump’s comments on supreme leader Ali Khamenei as “unacceptable”. The United States had carried out strikes on three Iranian nuclear sites last weekend, joining its ally Israel’s…
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