Linkage
5 Historic Photos That Speak Volumes – Ned Hardy
How To Drink More Water: Get a dedicated insulated water bottle and keep it with you throughout the day—it keeps your water cold and makes it easy to sip regularly without even thinking about it. – Amazon
Mapping 100,000 moments of human happiness. – Pudding
A selection of some of our top photography from around the world this week. – Reuters
Love in the Time of A.I. Companions – Archive.ph
A pro wrestler left the ring mid-match to stop security from manhandling a boy with Down syndrome – Upworthy
Live Nation director boasted of gouging ticket buyers, “robbing them blind” – Ars Technica
From Flock to ICE, Here’s a Breakdown of How You’re Being Watched – Archive.ph
25 Memes That Won The Internet This Week – Ned Hardy
Must Read Financial Book: This book explains why financial success is less about intelligence and more about behavior—showing how the way you think about risk, patience, and spending ultimately shapes your financial life. – Amazon
Benjamin Franklin Was One of Many Early Americans Who Spread Genocidal Propaganda About Indigenous Nations – Lit Hub
Celebrity chef René Redzepi resigns from iconic Danish restaurant Noma after abuse allegations – AP News
What Does Extreme Wealth Do to the Brain? – Archive.ph
The Long, Painful History of Paul Thomas Anderson Getting Snubbed at the Oscars – The Ringer
Peptide injections: the celebs’ new favourite longevity jab – The Times
The Dumping Grounds
“My wife cheated on me with my brother”
I have been married to my wife for about two years. We have known each other for around seven years and have been together for five. Our marriage has mostly been happy, with the normal ups and downs that come with any relationship.
My brother lives across the country for work and was recently coming back home for a family celebration that happened to fall around my birthday.
A couple of weeks before his visit, something started to feel off with my wife. She had been on a work trip and told me she happened to meet up with my brother while she was there. She said they grabbed lunch and caught up. At the time I did not think anything of it.
“Together 10 years. Do I throw it all away?”
I’m at the point where I honestly don’t know what to do. I’ve been with my husband for over a decade, and we’ve been married for several years. Together we’ve built a life — a home, a dog, and a young child.
A couple of years ago, when our baby was still an infant, I found out that my husband had been exchanging explicit photos with someone else for several months. It was never physical, but it still hurt deeply. It made me feel unattractive and like I wasn’t enough. At the time I was a brand-new mom trying to navigate parenthood and all the exhaustion and changes that come with it.
I never fully forgave him for it, but we tried to work through things. Like any couple we’ve had disagreements, but overall things seemed fairly stable.
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“My boyfriend keeps telling me I’m at high risk of diabetes.”
I’m a 25-year-old woman. I’m 5’9”, about 148 pounds, with a BMI around 21. I work out five days a week—usually a mix of cardio, abs, and weight training. I try to eat pretty healthy most of the time. My typical meals are things like salmon, tuna, chicken, eggs, and vegetables. I also work part-time as a waitress, so I’m on my feet a lot during my shifts. I do love chocolate, but not in a crazy way—I have some here and there and know when to stop.
My boyfriend (25M) is also very fit—honestly even fitter than I am—but I guess that’s pretty common.
We’ve been together for about three and a half years. Throughout that time, he’s had this weird habit of telling me that I’m going to end up with type 2 diabetes. He started saying this years ago, and it’s always confused me because I’m active, eat fairly well, and have a pretty slim build.
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Linkage
The 30 Best Oscar-Winning Performances of All Time – Indiewire
A Damn Fine Collection of Fascinating Photos – Ned Hardy
This Small Travel Gadget Could Save Your Life — And It’s Under $50. – Amazon
Coding After Coders: The End of Computer Programming as We Know It – NYTimes
Is $1.26 million enough for retirement? Here’s how to know your number – USA Today
Why One Battle After Another should win Best Picture – The Independent
Challenging your brain helps keep it healthy. Here’s how to do it – AP News
Attention Dog Owners! This is a lifesaver with your shoulder and it certainly throws the ball a lot farther than you ever could – Amazon
Lets Take a Stroll Through the Art Museum – Ned Hardy
From GLP-1s to anti-aging cocktails, peptides are being widely marketed as wellness boosters. Here’s what experts say you should know before you buy in. – Gizmodo
Vintage Photobooth Portraits Capture Intimate Moments Between 1950s Couples – Rare Historical Photos
How Pokémon Go is giving delivery robots an inch-perfect view of the world – Technology Review
Google Maps gets its biggest navigation redesign in a decade, plus more AI – Ars Technica
10 Iconic Masterpieces Attacked by Pure Pettiness – Listverse
Feeling Tired? Here Are 7 Things We Get Wrong About What Gives Us Energy – Scott H Young
The Dumping Grounds
“My husband told me that I don’t deserve love until I’m 140lbs again”
When my husband and I first met, I weighed about 140 pounds. I was in my early twenties at the time and dealing with a lot—depression, anxiety, and drinking too much trying to fill a void. I had just gotten out of a really unhealthy relationship that had drained me.
Since then, life has happened. We got married, had a baby, and I was diagnosed with postpartum anxiety, hypothyroidism, and depression. Around the same time, I was put on birth control, antidepressants, and thyroid medication.
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“My girlfriend used my phone to buy a handbag without asking”
I’ve been dating this girl for about eight months. Last Tuesday I checked my balance and noticed that $900 had disappeared. When I looked through the transaction history, there was a charge from a boutique. I’ve never shopped there, so I immediately knew something wasn’t right.
I asked my girlfriend if she knew anything about it. She got defensive right away, and after a bit of back and forth she admitted that she had used my phone while I was in the shower to buy herself a Prada bag. She didn’t ask. She didn’t mention it. She just grabbed my phone and paid for it. She knew my passcode because I trusted her.
When I told her that what she did was theft, she flipped out and said I was being dramatic. She argued that I shouldn’t care so much because I “have plenty of money sitting there anyway.”
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