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What is a micro-retirement? Inside the latest Gen Z trend (Fast Company) Gen Z is rethinking retirement—by taking it in mini doses. The rising trend of *micro-retirements* means career professionals are pressing pause for 1-2 weeks every year to avoid burnout and boost well-being. While it's gaining traction (even among non-Gen Z workers), experts warn these breaks could come with long-term financial and career tradeoffs. Is unplugging worth the risk? Here's what to consider before booking your "someday" now.

the zoomers have rebranded vacation

A photo of Jeff Bezos in his tuxedo. The low armhole is causing the jacket to lift off his neck.

A comment from Sartoria F. Caraceni on Instagram. It reads: "The most terrible, frightening, horrible tuxedo ever seen in my life. Omg .. [face palm emoji]. Elegance is not an empty word. I can't stand it. Really suffering ..."

People think I'm biased against Jeff Bezos, but here's Sartoria F. Caraceni, widely considered one of the best bespoke tailoring houses in the world, commenting on Bezos's wedding suit.

"The most terrible, frightening, horrible tuxedo ever seen in my life. I'm really suffering"

“Independence day is canceled because of fear of secret police raids” is really a level of on the nose political symbolism you just can’t make up.

Google search for “all you can eat buffet near me” Al Overview To find an all-you-can-eat buffet near you, you can use online search engines like Google or Yelp, specifying "all you can eat buffet near me". These searches will typically provide a list of nearby restaurants offering buffet-style dining, including their addresses, contact information, and customer reviews. You can also refine your

The singularity is awesome

We’ve bombed Iran. And dismantled our joint terrorism task force. And sent a third of the FBI to help ICE. And gutted the National Security Council. And a drunk guy is in charge at the pentagon. And our intelligence allies probably won’t share intel with us. Because people couldn’t vote for a woman.

Another Persian phrase for describing a messed up situation (a shitshow) is khar tu kharé. It means "there's a donkey inside another donkey."

A Persian phrase used when nothing makes sense any more is sag mizane, gorbe miraghse. It means “the dog is playing an instrument and the cat is dancing.”

And, yes, as people have astutely pointed out: Mayor Vaughn was re-elected in JAWS 2, because of course.

The US has denied the visas of all 12 members of the Senegalese women’s basketball team who were scheduled to travel to the country as part of their preparation for the Afrobasket tournament that begins in August. Afrobasket is also the African qualifiers for the Olympics.

#wnba

US Attack on Iran Would Show Limits of China’s Power

Someone stop feeding the NYT AI bot speeches by Henry Kissinger, it’s losing its mind

I'm working up a proposal for a book on human use and misuse of the deep sea, and I just need to share one little deep-sea mining related fact with you all:

Ea-nāṣir sourced his copper from an ancient hydrothermal vent associated with the Samail Ophiolite.

Don't be like Ea-nāṣir.

Tucker Carlson is not redeeming himself. He’s a shithead doing what he always could have done and didn’t because it wasn’t profitable for him.

South Africa Built a Medical Research Powerhouse. Trump Cuts Have Demolished It.

@stephanienolen.bsky.social's piece on the destruction of the South African biomedical research effort by the Trump Administration is a must-read. Please circulate. This is a disaster for South Africa AND the world. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/h...

my kid brother casually walking into the kitchen to get a snack while me and all my cousins sat outside watching my uncle and aunt having a fistfight

I did an event in DC & there was a party for donors etc after. Was talking to 2 ppl & I said "Things are so bad." They said "No this is how it is. Things swing one way, then another. It's normal."

That's when I realized why Dems are toothless. They have no idea what this is. Frogs boiling in water.

Day 2 of the manhunt for the Trump voters who murdered a Democratic politician in cold blood. Those cops are just having such a hard time catching that schlubby boomer who did it you guys. The delay has nothing to do with the fact that he has multiple sympathizers working in the police departments.

My sister was on a plane from Cairo to Athens, and she was the only black African on the plane, with a lot of Americans and people from other countries. Tell me why one of the Americans said, 'I guess there's no ICE here' when she took her seat. You Americans are never beating the allegations 🤬🤬

I just got back home to finally sit down and watch the parade footage and it’s 100x more embarrassing than I expected. I totally forgot the weak nations that do these spend decades perfecting them. It looked like if Fyre festival did North Korea.

I see we're filing and uploading stories on Friday, scheduling them to run over the weekend

My Girl-Temptations
I’ll Be Around-Spinners
Giving Him Something He Can Feel-En Vogue
Weak-SWV
Under the Boardwalk-Drifters
I Can’t Wait Another Minute-Hi-Five
Have You Seen Her-Chi-Lites
Yours-Shai
And since I just visited White Sands where the music video was filmed, Water Runs Dry - Boyz II Men

I have a lot of things to say about this but they're best expressed by the following: lol. Also, potentially, lmao.

South Africa wins the World Test Championship, its first major cricket title in 27 years South Africa has won the World Test Championship against titleholder Australia by five wickets after knocking off the last 69 runs required on the fourth morning of the final in London.

BREAKING: South Africa wins the World Test Championship against Australia, its first major cricket title in 27 years.

Finally! South Africa win the Test Championship, with a five wicket victory over Australia.

South Africans are going to be extremely happy 🇿🇦🏏

They’re doing dompass now. Apartheid South Africa tips its hat.

Idk. I hope it’s instant though.

If I were Kim K he would see those kids on Zoom only

more crime in america

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