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Why do we think hard work is virtuous? Max Weber’s Protestant Ethic gives a sharp answer

Not long ago, a relative of mine told me he had been working so hard in the yard that he’d “literally thrown up”. He didn’t offer this as a health update, or to warn me about overexertion. It was, oddly enough, a boast.

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Denzel Washington Reveals The CORRECT Way To Say His Name — Plus, More Celebrities We've Been Mispronouncing All Along

Denzel Washington reveals the correct pronunciation of his name and explains why it differs from common usage, shedding light on a surprising personal story.

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Before-And-After Shots Of Victoria’s Secret Models Spark Criticism Over Amount Of Fake Tan

Some netizens found the level of spray tan “appalling” as supermodels, influencers, and nepo babies hit the 2025 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.

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The Erie Canal: How a ‘big ditch’ transformed America’s economy, culture and even religion

Two hundred years ago, on Oct. 26, 1825, New York Gov. DeWitt Clinton boarded a canal boat by the shores of Lake Erie. Amid boisterous festivities, his vessel, the Seneca Chief, embarked from Buffalo, the westernmost port of his brand-new Erie Canal.

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Ace Frehley's Death Dismissed As Hoax Before Official Confirmation: Cause of Death and Legacy of KISS Founding Member

KISS founding guitarist Ace Frehley, long celebrated as "The Spaceman," has died aged 74 — just days after a viral death hoax.

International Business Times UK

Zombies, jiangshi, draugrs, revenants − monster lore is filled with metaphors for public health

Imagine a city street at dusk, silent save for the rising sound of a collective guttural moan. Suddenly, a horde of ragged, bloodied creatures appear, their feet shuffling along the pavement, their hollow eyes locked on fleeing figures ahead.

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The daring women artists of last century were often sidelined as muses. A new book celebrates their brilliance

When I first studied art history in the late 1960s, all artists were men. It seemed, back then, that the act of rendering an image in line and colour, or visualising pure emotion, was confined to the gender that controlled society at the time.

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Why are elements like radium dangerous? A chemist explains radioactivity and its health effects

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to CuriousKidsUS@theconversation.com.

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How does ‘common knowledge’ shape our individual lives and our societies? Steven Pinker has some ideas

I don’t know about you, but ever since I can remember – from my early teens – I have been bemused about the endless rituals we humans perform; and even more so about what can and can’t be said about these rituals, especially when the rituals involve obvious hypocrisies or…

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San Francisco Murder-Suicide: Family of Four 'Facing Financial Ruin' Before Shocking Tragedy

Police say mounting debt and business failures preceded the Westwood Park murder-suicide that claimed four lives. Neighbours say the family seemed kind and normal until tragedy struck.

International Business Times UK

Friday essay: Peter Jackson, the Black Australian boxing champion you’ve never heard of

As we approach the headstone of Peter Jackson’s grave, we glimpse a flash of red at its base. Getting closer, we see that it’s a pair of boxing gloves. They are brand-new Fila gloves that retail for around A$80, so someone has spent a bit of money.

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NZ’s native lizards are at risk from land development – future policy must ensure better protection

New Zealand’s land animals are not well protected when land is developed for new uses. Recent and proposed policy changes risk putting many species at further risk, and native lizards are particularly vulnerable.

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How does your immune system stay balanced? A Nobel Prize-winning answer

Every day, your immune system performs a delicate balancing act, defending you from thousands of pathogens that cause disease while sparing your body’s own healthy cells. This careful equilibrium is so seamless that most people don’t think about it until something goes wrong.

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25 Cheapest Cities To Retire in California in 2025

Can you enjoy an affordable retirement anywhere in California? According to research from a 2025 GOBankingRates study, 25 cities ranked among the cheapest to retire in throughout the Golden...

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Indigenous knowledge steers new protections for the high seas

For centuries prior to modern conservation efforts, indigenous communities cared for the oceans with a fundamentally different philosophy – treating marine environments as family rather than a commodity. With the UN High Seas Treaty set to come into force in January, their knowledge is being formally recognised in the governance…

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France's Republican calendar and the doomed battle to revolutionise time

When France founded a new republic, 233 years ago this week, it opened a new era – literally. For a brief period the country ran on a unique calendar, designed to liberate the people from religious customs – until it became clear that time and date would not be overthrown.

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How sea star wasting disease transformed the West Coast’s ecology and economy

Before 2013, divers on North America’s west coast rarely saw purple sea urchins. The spiky animals, which are voracious kelp eaters,- were a favorite food of the coast’s iconic sunflower sea stars. The giant sea stars, recognizable for their many arms, kept the urchin population in check, with the help…

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Friday essay: new revelations of the Murdoch empire’s underbelly – from The Hack’s real-life journalist

This is the humblest day of my life, declared Rupert Murdoch to a parliamentary committee on July 19, 2011. This was at the height of what the newspaper historian Roy Greenslade called “the most astonishing 14 days in British press history, with daily shock heaped upon daily shock”.

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AI is transforming weather forecasting − and that could be a game changer for farmers around the world

The challenge is getting this technology where it's needed.

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What is the rapture, and why does TikTok believe the end is coming?

If you believe that the end of the world is at hand, then you really need to know what the rapture is. Simply put, the rapture is the belief that, at any moment, Jesus Christ will descend from heaven to the sky and “rapture” all those who truly believe in…

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The keyboard that all other keyboards copied turns 40 this year: here's how the IBM Model M's legacy lives on today

Yes, you're reading that headline correctly: IBM's legendary Model M turns 40 this year.

International Business Times UK

What Is the 'Tylenol Murders' and Why Does the Famous Analgesic Keep Getting Linked to Controversies?

More than 40 years after the unexpected deaths of seven people due to tainted medicine, Tylenol became the centre of attention again for a different reason.

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Greg Sheridan thinks the early Christians have lessons for today’s faithful – is he right?

Greg Sheridan’s new book on Christianity is part history lesson, part cultural commentary, and part Christian witness. It proposes that Christians in the West can learn a great deal from early Christianity about how to “succeed” in a non-Christian world.

International Business Times UK

First the Dire Wolf, Now the Dodo Bird? Scientists Grow Cells That Could Revive Extinct Species After 300 Years

Colossal Biosciences had announced a significant milestone in its quest to revive extinct species, successfully cultivating pigeon cells linked to the 300-year-lost dodo bird, following earlier claims of bringing back the dire wolf.

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For birds, flocks promise safety – especially if you’re faster than your neighbor

As I walked along Bolivar Flats, just across from Galveston Island in Texas, I watched flocks of sanderlings forage along the frothy wavefront as it surged and retreated. Nearby, Caspian terns, American avocets, and black skimmers rested on the beach, each in its own group.

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