Here’s how to stop an argument with a narcissist from spinning out of control
There are a few ways to respond to a narcissist during an argument. Arguing with a narcissist can lead to hurt feelings or worse. Narcissists tend to be incapable of “object constancy,” which means they struggle with having positive and negative feelings at the same time. Once they are fired up for a fight, they…
The most horrific wildfires in recent US history have one key feature in common
A neighborhood ravaged by the Palisades Fire. The Los Angeles firestorms of the past week share a crucial feature with two of the most horrific wildfires in recent American memory. The Palisades and Eaton fires may be unprecedented in some ways, but they share a common root cause with the 2018 Camp Fire that killed…
We’re witnessing a new Mark Zuckerberg: Welcome to Zuck 3.0.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is entering a new era. Mark Zuckerberg has shown himself to be the ultimate Silicon Valley shapeshifter, and in the first couple weeks of 2025, we got our best look yet at the latest version of the Meta CEO. To kick off the new year, Zuckerberg made some big changes at…
Mark Zuckerberg takes another shot at Apple and says it’s ‘squeezing people’ for money
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Apple hasn’t innovated since the iPhone and that the company profits by “squeezing people.” Mark Zuckerberg is taking more shots at Apple. In an interview on the “Joe Rogan Experience” podcast that was published Friday, the Meta CEO shared several issues he has with Apple, continuing his decadelong feud with…
What is Skype? A history of Microsoft’s free video-calling app and how to use it
Skype is Microsoft’s free video-calling app that was once a major telecommunications industry disruptor, but has since fallen out of popular use. Skype, a telecommunications platform currently owned by Microsoft, became ubiquitous in the early 2000s, at one point accounting for up to 40% of all international calls. While Skype has since lost some of…
Mark Zuckerberg says pressure from Biden made him re-think Meta’s content moderation policy
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been contemplating changes to moderation for a while. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg explained his rationale for changing the company’s content moderation policies during Friday’s episode of the Joe Rogan Experience podcast. Earlier, on Tuesday, Zuckerberg posted a video message to Meta’s blog announcing that he would replace fact-checkers with community…
A timeline of Donald Trump and UFC CEO Dana White’s relationship
President-elect Donald Trump’s decadeslong friendship with UFC President Dana White has been mutually beneficial to both men. Donald Trump might be the only person who can attend an Ultimate Fighting Championship fight and outshine the headliners — even UFC CEO Dana White doesn’t draw the same type of reaction. In November, Trump set the crowd…
Trump’s pick to lead EPA was paid tens of thousands to write op-eds criticizing climate policies and ESG
Former Rep. Lee Zeldin made nearly $200,000 from paid speeches and op-eds in recent years. Some of those op-eds were on climate-related topics. Former Rep. Lee Zeldin, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, has made millions of dollars in recent years from consulting, speaking fees, and paid op-eds, according to a…
A New Yorker who feared rising costs would hurt his retirement moved to Nepal. He said life is much cheaper and more relaxing.
Albert Greenwood and his wife moved to Nepal in 2023. Albert Greenwood, 56, worked high-paying jobs throughout his career but feared rising costs would make his retirement in the US less than optimal. Like many Americans seeking a cheaper place to retire, Greenwood decided to look abroad. However, he moved to a country with fewer…
