White Sneakers, Pain T-Shirts, and Navy Chinos: You Need 8 Pieces for a Stylish Men’s Basic Wardrobe
For a couple of years now, I’ve been loving my basic, minimalist wardrobe that only contains pieces I really wear and love. Here’s how I started. A great outfit ALWAYS starts with the shoes. Footwear is the basis, the foundation to build upon. It’s incredibly easy to choose the right pair of shoes for an essential wardrobe. Yet, so many men don’t know where to start. Neither did I.
Read full storyThe "Sexiest Man Alive" Award By People Magazine and the Glaring Issue With Diversity (An Opinion)
The "Sexiest Man Alive" is a recognition by People Magazine. “People” is an American magazine about celebrities, gossip, and Hollywood. I had never read a weekly issue, what I have seen though, is their annual recognition of the "Sexiest Man Alive". It's an honor that has been given out since 1985. A long-lasting tradition, you could say. People also tried the business of The Sexiest Woman Alive but considering they only did it one time in 2014, it didn't go as well as they hoped. They succeeded with another format, however: The 100 Most Beautiful People. That's been going strong since 1990.
Read full storyIs Flipping Content Platforms the New Get Rich Quick Hype?
Background photo created by benzoix - www.freepik.com. Did you know you can sell a domain? Probably. Did you know you can sell a website? Not a design, but a full-fetched site with content? Most likely.
Read full storyTwitter to Accept Elon Musk’s Bid to Buy the Company
Yes, it’s true, apparently. Almost two weeks after Elon Musk made a bid to buy Twitter for 43 billion dollars, the offer is about to be accepted by the social media company. Since Musk made the offer, it was met by both outrage and praise from Twitter users. I mainly encountered the former, to be honest.
Read full storyElon Musk Makes Offer to Buy Twitter For $41 Billion
Elon Musk wants to buy Twitter to strengthen freedom of speech. 10 days after the Tesla boss had bought almost 10% of the social media company, Musk announced his intention to acquire the short messaging service entirely via Twitter.
Read full storyFormer Police Officer Found Guilty, Over 1 Year After Storming Capitol In Washington
Former police officer has been found guilty in connection with the attack on the Capitol in Washington in January 2021, The Washington Post and CNN reported. Following a speech by ousted Republican President Donald Trump, about 800 to 1,200 people invaded the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, disrupting the joint session of both legislative chambers.
Read full storyElon Musk Buys 9.2% Of Twitter And Becomes Largest Shareholder
Tesla boss Elon Musk is now the largest shareholder of social media network Twitter. He has been an active user of the platform with his 80 million followers. Now, he has just bought 73.5 million shares and thus holds 9.2 percent of the company.
Read full storyFormer US footballer Hope Solo Arrested for DUI
Johnmaxmena (talk)John Mena, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. The former goalkeeper of the US national football team, Hope Solo, came into conflict with the law. As reported by the New York Times, the two-time winner of Olympic gold was arrested in a supermarket parking lot in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Read full story1 Month Of War In Ukraine
Thousands of people have already been killed in Ukraine. In the city of Mariupol, in southeastern Ukraine, which was heavily bombarded by the Russian armed forces, the UN estimates 3000 deaths and 20,000 injured civilians.
Read full storyModerna Vaccine Safe For Children Under 6 Years
The corona vaccine from US manufacturer Moderna is safe for young children aged 6 months to 6 years. A double dose causes robust antibody levels and is well tolerated, Moderna said.
Read full storyThe All New Mac Studio Is a Mac Pro Mini and it’s actually cheap!
Apple has presented the world’s most powerful processor for desktop computers at its Peak Performance event a few of days ago. With this new chip called M1 Ultra, they introduced the new Mac Studio desktop computer.
Read full storyChanging the Typical American Diet Might Add 13 Years to Yor Life, According to Study
Fast food, heavily processed products, tons of sugar, this is the typical Western diet. We've known for a long time - from clinical and observational studies - that the American way of life is a killer in terms of eating.
Read full storyMeta Might Lose Over 400 Million Users
Yesterday, Meta - the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp among others - threatened to pull its popular social media platforms Facebook and Instagram from the EU.
Read full storyMeta Threatens EU With Shutdown of Facebook and Instagram
Are Facebook and Instagram about to shut down in Europe?. According to the annual SEC report from last Thursday, Meta is threatening to do exactly that. The EU's data protection rules are cited as the reason for this. These made it difficult for the company to do business in the EU. In particular, the exchange of personal data between the company's servers in the EU and the US poses problems.
Read full storyA Handy New Instagram Feature Has Been Released
Unless I’ve been living under a rock — which would not necessarily be out of the question in this borderline post-apocalyptic Covid-riddled world — Instagram released a very handy new feature for its users.
Read full storyWhy I Won't Replace My MacBook With an iPad Pro (Although I Really Want to)
I never hear people talking about this missing feature. I’ve been an iPad fan and user since the iPad 2 was released in 2011. And since that day over a decade ago, I had hoped and wished that the iPad would become a viable and complete laptop replacement.
Read full storyMinimal Interior Design Tips For a Cozy, Comfy, Airy, and Tidy Home In 2022
I’ve been practicing minimalism for 3 years now. At least, I try because as a father of 5 with a house, it’s basically impossible to go all-in. I do my best though. Here are 5 little interior design tips, I try to remember whenever we overhaul a room or change something in our house.
Read full storyThe Languages With The Highest Number of Native Speakers In The World
Fun fact: These 10 languages only originate from 3 different language families. I’ve always been fascinated by languages. Not surprisingly, I am a linguist by trade now. I have worked with or tried to learn multiple languages besides my mother tongue German. These include English, Latin, Greek, Russian, French, Japanese, Chinese, Urdu, Sanskrit, Serbo-Croatian, and Lithuanian.
Read full storySteph Curry Has Just Become a Top 5 Greatest Player of all Time (In My Opinion)
Ah, GOAT lists. Controversial, mostly subjective, beloved or hated, and a lot of fun. As the huge basketball fan that I am, I’ve made my own GOAT list at the end of 2021. And it might be quite different from yours. Let’s see!
Read full storyThe First US School Shooting Dates Back to 1840
The tragic school shooting in Michigan where a 15-year old killed 3 and wounded 11 people is just the latest incidence is a sad history of similar events dating back almost 200 years ago.
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