It says a lot when the term most often associated with a particular stage of life is “crisis.” Youth is venerated, old age commemorated, but entrepreneur and author Chip Conley is on a mission to radically reframe the popular view on middle age, giving it the glowing appellation “midlife chrysalis.” He’s not just spreading his ideas about the potential for profound transformation and growth in those often denigrated decades through his books (Learning to Love Midlife, published in January) or TED talks, he also founded Modern Elder Academy (MEA) in 2018 to offer direct instruction and inspiration. Read More...
It’s not hard to figure out why March 14 is celebrated annually as “Pi Day” by math fans: The date resembles the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter — the number that begins with 3.14, perhaps better known Pi ( π ), which the holiday’s official website describes as an “irrational and transcendental number” whose decimals “continue infinitely without repetition or pattern.”
What was hard to figure out was the number itself. Read More...
Blumhouse's AI-doll horror flick 'M3GAN' is almost here, and the internet is having a ball creating memes about the deranged android.
Source: Universal PicturesWhether it's Child's Play's Chucky, The Conjuring's Annabelle, or The Boy's Brahms, there's something about cursed-doll horror movies that gets the masses excited. Maybe it's simply that they're plain fun, period. The newest horror icon in this category is a life-sized AI doll named M3GAN, and she's gaining a lot of online attention. Read More...