Blendle Hand-picked
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#60 - Covid, Misinformation in 2020, & Anthony Hopkins
September 30, 2020 05:44 - 6 minutes - 5.72 MBWelcome to Blendle Hand-picked! Here are the stories you can’t miss this week: 1) The Economist on what to expect from the coronavirus in the coming months ($0.49) - https://blendle.link/34bzxqx 2) TIME on misinformation during the runup to the 2020 election ($0.35) - https://blendle.link/36eeTsa 3) FT Weekend interviews Anthony Hopkins ($0.49) - https://blendle.link/3jhD9xm
#59 - Breonna Taylor, Brain-Computer Interfaces, & Work-Life Balance
September 09, 2020 05:10 - 5 minutes - 5.49 MBWelcome to Blendle Hand-picked! Here are the stories you can’t miss this week: 1) The New York Times told the untold story behind the police shooting of Breonna Taylor ($0.19) - https://blendle.link/2DEG9o3 2) The Economist on Elon Musk’s brain-computer interface ($0.49) - https://blendle.link/325N2YW 3) FT Weekend on why we work too much ($0.49) - https://blendle.link/35enta3 And you can sign up to our newsletter here: http://bit.ly/2S458T4
#58 - Facebook, Rest, & Dementia
September 02, 2020 05:13 - 5 minutes - 4.97 MBWelcome to Blendle Hand-picked! Here are the stories you can’t miss this week: 1) The New York Times on how pro-Trump posts dominate Facebook ($0.19) - https://blendle.link/31HZCgH 2) FT Weekend on why you need to make time to rest ($0.49) - https://blendle.link/2YSsaCy 3) The Economist on rising global numbers of dementia cases ($0.49) - https://blendle.link/2GbcNON And you can sign up to our newsletter here: http://bit.ly/2S458T4
#57 - Belgium, Kindness, & A Global Depression
August 19, 2020 05:22 - 5 minutes - 5.19 MBWelcome to Blendle Hand-picked! Here are the stories you can’t miss this week: 1) The New York Times on how Belgium failed the elderly who were sick with Covid-19 ($0.19) - https://blendle.link/345Zol1 2) The Wall Street Journal on how kindness can make you happier ($0.49) - https://blendle.link/3aAG2pw 3) TIME on the coming global depression ($0.25) - https://blendle.link/3g62xE2 And you can sign up to our newsletter here: http://bit.ly/2S458T4
#56 - Beirut, Sleep, & German Extremists
August 12, 2020 05:10 - 5 minutes - 5.13 MBWelcome to Blendle Hand-picked! Here are the stories you can’t miss this week: 1) The New York Times with an on-the-ground report from the Beirut explosion ($0.19) - https://blendle.link/3gKAD1i 2) TIME on why some people need less sleep ($0.25) - https://blendle.link/3fPYjQC 3) The New York Times on extremists infiltrating German state institutions ($0.19) - https://blendle.link/2XPH23Y And you can sign up to our newsletter here: http://bit.ly/2S458T4
#55 - Vaccines, Johnny Depp, & Brain Foods
August 05, 2020 05:17 - 7 minutes - 6.42 MBWelcome to Blendle Hand-picked! Here are the stories you can’t miss this week: 1) The Wall Street Journal on finding a successful vaccine ($0.49) - https://blendle.link/3gqpgLJ 2) FT Weekend on Johnny Depp’s extraordinary libel trial ($0.49) - https://blendle.link/2XoWjZf 3) The Wall Street Journal on foods that help the brain ($0.49) - https://blendle.link/31btUHc And you can sign up to our newsletter here: http://bit.ly/2S458T4
#54 - Climate Change, Koalas, & Aging in Women and Men
July 22, 2020 05:05 - 5 minutes - 5.38 MBWelcome to Blendle Hand-picked! Here are the stories you can’t miss this week: 1) TIME on the climate-change crossroads of 2020 ($0.25) - https://blendle.link/3hhTuk7 2) The New York Times on how koalas can help humans beat chlamydia ($0.19) - https://blendle.link/2OKEqzf 3) The Wall Street Journal on how (and why) men and women age differently ($0.49) - https://blendle.link/32DdwS8 And you can sign up to our newsletter here: http://bit.ly/2S458T4
#53 - Threats to Humanity, Coronavirus Caution Fatigue, & Cybersecurity
July 01, 2020 05:15 - 6 minutes - 6.33 MBWelcome to Blendle Hand-picked! Here are the stories you can’t miss this week: 1) The Economist on how humanity can prepare for existential threats ($0.49) - https://blendle.link/3eL6NJ3 2) TIME on how to fight coronavirus caution fatigue ($0.25) - https://blendle.link/2YHSTBZ 3) The Wall Street Journal on why we break key cybersecurity rules ($0.49) - https://blendle.link/38ecLQr And you can sign up to our newsletter here: http://bit.ly/2S458T4
#52 - Spreading the Virus, Celebrity Deaths, & Great Britain
June 24, 2020 05:44 - 7 minutes - 6.42 MBWelcome to Blendle Hand-picked! Here are the stories you can’t miss this week: 1) The Wall Street Journal on how the coronavirus spreads ($0.49) - https://blendle.link/3fEjw0i 2) Vanity Fair on the nature of fame and death ($0.25) - https://blendle.link/316Ba8S 3) The Economist on how Britain got its coronavirus response so wrong ($0.49) - https://blendle.link/2V7VjYq And you can sign up to our newsletter here: http://bit.ly/2S458T4
#51 - Eating Meat, Innovation, & the U.S. Election
June 17, 2020 05:10 - 6 minutes - 6.21 MBWelcome to Blendle Hand-picked! Here are the stories you can’t miss this week: 1) The New York Times on why you should stop eating meat ($0.19) - https://blendle.link/2Y5PegR 2) FT Weekend on spurring technological innovation ($0.49) - https://blendle.link/30LBIRu 3) The Economist on the U.S. presidential election ($0.49) - https://blendle.link/2CcJI3J And you can sign up to our newsletter here: http://bit.ly/2S458T4
#50 - Coronavirus, Daylight-Saving Time, & David Sedaris
March 11, 2020 05:36 - 5 minutes - 5.35 MBWelcome to Blendle Hand-picked! Here are the stories you can’t miss this week: 1) FT Weekend on whether the coronavirus will actually change how we live ($0.49) - http://bit.ly/2PZb15y 2) The Wall Street journal on why daylight-saving time is bad for you ($0.49) - http://bit.ly/39HCzo0 3) David Sedaris on his changing relationship with his father in the New Yorker ($0.49) - http://bit.ly/3cH947u And you can sign up to our newsletter here: http://bit.ly/2S458T4
#49 - Psychedelics, the Next Recession, & Changing Other People’s Minds
February 26, 2020 05:35 - 6 minutes - 5.58 MBWelcome to Blendle Hand-picked! Here are the stories you can’t miss this week: 1) Fortune on how psychedelics could revolutionise mental health ($0.35) - http://bit.ly/3918rUg 2) The Economist on why the next recession will look different from the last one ($0.49) - http://bit.ly/32mGaVn 3) The Wall Street Journal on how to change anyone’s mind ($0.49) - http://bit.ly/37VJrfI And you can sign up to our newsletter here: http://bit.ly/2S458T4
#48 - DNA Kits, Terrorists and Gamification, & Secrets in Your Sweat
February 19, 2020 08:01 - 6 minutes - 5.69 MBWelcome to Blendle Hand-picked! Here are the stories you can’t miss this week: 1) The Wall Street Journal on what happens when your DNA kit could upend someone else’s life ($0.49) - http://bit.ly/3bIwtoA 2) FT Weekend on how extreme groups use gamification to reach young audiences ($0.49) - http://bit.ly/2SwV9c5 3) The Economist on how your sweat can reveal your secrets ($0.49) - http://bit.ly/2P4fmEa And you can sign up to our newsletter here: http://bit.ly/2S458T4
#47 - Coronavirus Vaccine, Drinking, & Friendship
February 12, 2020 05:40 - 5 minutes - 5.47 MBWelcome to Blendle Hand-picked! Here are the stories you can’t miss this week: 1) The Economist on the race to develop a coronavirus vaccine ($0.49) - http://bit.ly/2OK7YO9 2) FT Weekend asked how much we should *really* be drinking ($0.49) - http://bit.ly/3bvxgsK 3) The Wall Street Journal on why friends are good for your health ($0.49) - http://bit.ly/2Sxpc2h And you can sign up to our newsletter here: http://bit.ly/2S458T4
#46 - E.U. Stereotypes, Feeling No Pain, & Replacing the Open Office
January 22, 2020 06:09 - 7 minutes - 6.51 MBWelcome to Blendle Hand-picked! Here are the stories you can’t miss this week: 1) The Economist on offensive stereotypes in the E.U. ($0.49) - http://bit.ly/30FlTJM 2) The New Yorker profiled a woman who feels no pain ($0.49) - http://bit.ly/2RDRnvJ 3) The Wall Street Journal on what could replace the open office ($0.49) - http://bit.ly/2NHTqxF And you can sign up to our newsletter here: http://bit.ly/2S458T4
#45 - Childhood Anger, the End of Retirement, & Taking Climate Change Action
January 15, 2020 06:05 - 6 minutes - 6.4 MBWelcome to Blendle Hand-picked! Here are the stories you can’t miss this week: 1) The New York Times on discovering the roots of childhood anger ($0.19) - http://bit.ly/36TPgKQ 2) The Wall Street Journal on why it’s good that you may never retire ($0.49) - http://bit.ly/2tTCaPe 3) The New York Times on how to actually do something about climate change ($0.19) - http://bit.ly/2Tlile8 And you can sign up to our newsletter here: http://bit.ly/2S458T4
#44 - Homosexuality in Animals, Probiotics, & the Inequality Gap
December 04, 2019 05:38 - 6 minutes - 6.17 MBWelcome to Blendle Hand-picked! Here are the stories you can’t miss this week: 1) The Economist on homosexual behaviour in animals ($0.49) - http://bit.ly/2RdIryF 2) The New York Times on what science can tell us about probiotics ($0.19) - http://bit.ly/2DBCyDD 3) The Economist on why the 1% might not be as rich as we think they are ($0.49) - http://bit.ly/2OJTePw And you can sign up to our newsletter here: http://bit.ly/2S458T4
#43 - How To Fix the Internet, Alexei Navalny, & Cancel Culture
November 27, 2019 06:06 - 6 minutes - 6.19 MBWelcome to Blendle Hand-picked! Here are the stories you can’t miss this week: 1) In The New York Times, the man who created the internet tells us how to fix it ($0.19) - http://bit.ly/2OmRJql 2) An FT Weekend interview with Putin-opponent Alexei Navalny ($0.49) - http://bit.ly/2OQvQyS 3) TIME on whether or not “cancel culture” has gone too far ($0.25) - http://bit.ly/35xhYjA And you can sign up to our newsletter here: http://bit.ly/2S458T4
#42- China’s Detention of Muslims, Falling for Scams, & Preventing Dementia
November 20, 2019 05:43 - 6 minutes - 5.67 MBWelcome to Blendle Hand-picked! Here are the stories you can’t miss this week: 1) The New York Times on China’s detention of Muslims ($0.19) - http://bit.ly/2Qz153M 2) FT Weekend on why we fall for scams ($0.49) - http://bit.ly/2NZkc5r 3) The Wall Street Journal on what you can do to prevent dementia ($0.49) - http://bit.ly/2Xt3Rcj And you can sign up to our newsletter here: http://bit.ly/2S458T4
#41 - Changing Bad Habits, the Berlin Wall, & Iceland’s Big Bitcoin Heist
November 13, 2019 06:05 - 6 minutes - 6.08 MBWelcome to Blendle Hand-picked! Here are the stories you can’t miss this week: 1) The New Yorker on how science can help you change your bad habits ($0.49) - http://bit.ly/2Q9V9OD 2) The Wall Street Journal tracked down a former East German border guard ($0.49) - http://bit.ly/36UPulo 3) Vanity Fair interviewed the mastermind behind a big Bitcoin heist ($0.49) - http://bit.ly/2KalGr4 And you can sign up to our newsletter here: http://bit.ly/2S458T4
#40 - Surveillance at European Borders, Imran Khan, & “The Great Replacement”
October 02, 2019 04:37 - 7 minutes - 6.96 MBWelcome to Blendle Hand-picked! Here are the stories you can’t miss this week: 1) Are We Europe on increasing surveillance at Europe’s borders ($0.69) - http://bit.ly/2oIdvua 2) Vanity Fair profiled Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan ($0.49) - http://bit.ly/2nhE8px 3) The New York Times interviewed the man behind a white supremacist slogan ($0.19) -http://bit.ly/2muwvf7 And you can sign up to our newsletter here: http://bit.ly/2S458T4
#39 - Reviewing the New iPhone, Gender Imbalance in Housework, & Jonathan Van Ness
September 25, 2019 07:49 - 6 minutes - 6.37 MBWelcome to Blendle Hand-picked! Here are the stories you can’t miss this week: 1) The New York Times on when to upgrade to a new iPhone ($0.19) - http://bit.ly/2mh1iLR 2) The Wall Street Journal on why women and men shouldn’t split chores 50/50 ($0.49) - http://bit.ly/2l0l665 3) The New York Times interviewed Queer Eye’s Jonathan Van Ness ($0.19) - http://bit.ly/2l0g6hP And you can sign up to our newsletter here: http://bit.ly/2S458T4
#38 - Burning Man, Part-Time Work, & European Decision-Makers on Brexit
September 11, 2019 04:35 - 6 minutes - 6.26 MBWelcome to Blendle Hand-picked! Here are the stories you can’t miss this week: 1) The New York Times on bringing a Nobel Prize-winning economist to Burning Man ($0.19) - http://bit.ly/2kp0rbz 2) The Economist on how part-time work holds women back ($0.49) - http://bit.ly/2lGAbto 3) FT Weekend on what E.U. decision-makers think about Brexit right now ($0.49) - http://bit.ly/2kDS2Rp And you can sign up to our newsletter here: http://bit.ly/2S458T4
#37 - Talking to Plants, Covering the E.U in Brussels, Waiting to Buy Gadgets
September 04, 2019 04:42 - 6 minutes - 6.08 MBWelcome to Blendle Hand-picked! Here are the stories you can’t miss this week: 1) The New York Times interviewed a scientist who thinks she can talk to plants ($0.19) - http://bit.ly/2lxUrNA 2) FT Weekend’s Brussels bureau chief explains what he learnt in eight years covering the E.U. ($0.49) - http://bit.ly/2jYqLZO 3) The New York Times said the longer you wait to buy a gadget the happier you’ll be ($0.19) - http://bit.ly/2koetdm And you can sign up to our newsletter here: http://bit.ly/...
#36 - Surfer-Mom Instagram Influencers, Amazon, and Jamie Oliver
August 28, 2019 04:36 - 8 minutes - 7.44 MBWelcome to Blendle Hand-picked! Here are the stories you can’t miss this week: 1) Vanity Fair on the surfer-mom Instagram influencers of Byron Bay, Australia ($0.49) - http://bit.ly/33MV2wu 2) The Wall Street Journal’s investigation into unsafe products on Amazon ($0.49) - http://bit.ly/30M8uzb 3) The New York Times’ interview with British chef Jamie Oliver ($0.19) - http://bit.ly/2ZnsjPK And you can sign up to our newsletter here: http://bit.ly/2S458T4
#35 - Nicolas Cage, White Nationalist Terrorism, & How Fasting Can Make You Healthier
August 14, 2019 05:04 - 7 minutes - 6.74 MBWelcome to Blendle Hand-picked! Here are the stories you can’t miss this week: 1) A New York Times interview with Nicolas Cage ($0.19) - http://bit.ly/2OOh92b 2) TIME on how America ignored the threat of white nationalist terrorism ($0.35) -http://bit.ly/2N0weLx 3) The Wall Street Journal on how fasting isn’t just another diet fad ($0.49) - http://bit.ly/2Z64fwI And you can sign up to our newsletter here: http://bit.ly/2S458T4
#34 - Jeffrey Epstein, Synthetic Brains, & Convincing a Kidnapper Not To Kill
August 07, 2019 04:59 - 6 minutes - 6.35 MBWelcome to Blendle Hand-picked! Here are the stories you can’t miss this week: 1) The New York Times on Jeffrey Epstein’s plan to spread his DNA through the human race ($0.19) - http://bit.ly/2YqrvtO 2) FT Weekend on how we can build better artificial intelligence ($0.49) -http://bit.ly/2YI09P3 3) The New York Times on how a woman convinced her kidnapper not to kill her ($0.19) - http://bit.ly/2YsG8g3 And you can sign up to our newsletter here: http://bit.ly/2S458T4
#33 - Human Evolution, Apple’s App Store, & Recession Indicators
July 31, 2019 05:05 - 6 minutes - 6.1 MBWelcome to Blendle Hand-picked! Here are the stories you can’t miss this week: 1) FT Weekend on the changing story of human evolution ($0.49) - http://bit.ly/2MoE95h 2) The Wall Street Journal with an investigation in to Apple’s App Store ($0.49) -http://bit.ly/2GByODL 3) The New York Times on the recession indicators you should be looking out for ($0.19) - http://bit.ly/2LPZLI4 And you can sign up to our newsletter here: http://bit.ly/2S458T4
#32 - Dropping Kids in the Woods, Justice Brett Kavanaugh, & A Russian Performance Artist
July 24, 2019 04:06 - 7 minutes - 6.71 MBWelcome to Blendle Hand-picked! Here are the stories you can’t miss this week: 1) The New York Times on extreme Dutch summer camps ($0.19) - http://bit.ly/2Gq5vE8 2) TIME on Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s first term on the Supreme Court ($0.35) - http://bit.ly/2Y8JT5h 3) The New York Times on a Russian artist who hurts himself for his art ($0.19) - http://bit.ly/2K2tVon And you can sign up to our newsletter here: http://bit.ly/2S458T4
#31 - Wimbledon Final, Mental Health at Work, & David Sackler
July 17, 2019 04:59 - 6 minutes - 6.21 MBWelcome to Blendle Hand-picked! Here are the stories you can’t miss this week: 1) The Wall Street Journal on *that* Federer-Djokovic match ($0.49) - http://bit.ly/2SjGek0 2) FT Weekend on why we need to stop ignoring mental health at work ($0.49) - http://bit.ly/2O6PhX4 3) A Vanity Fair interview with David Sackler on his family’s role in the opioid crisis ($0.49) - http://bit.ly/2JyNHss And you can sign up to our newsletter here: http://bit.ly/2S458T4
#30 - Half-Deleted Apps, the Weather Forecast, & Paternity Testing
July 10, 2019 05:01 - 7 minutes - 6.46 MBWelcome to Blendle Hand-picked! Here are the stories you can’t miss this week: 1) The New York Times on the apps we can’t quite delete ($0.19) - http://bit.ly/2JvAVty 2) TIME on why your daily weather forecast is in danger ($0.35) - http://bit.ly/2XF1C4g 3) The New Yorker on how paternity testing changed society ($0.49) - http://bit.ly/2Jznj0h And you can sign up to our newsletter here: http://bit.ly/2S458T4
#29 - Sperm Donors, Job Automation, & Roger Federer
July 03, 2019 05:06 - 7 minutes - 6.6 MBWelcome to Blendle Hand-picked! Here are the stories you can’t miss this week: 1) The New York Times on a man’s search for his sperm-donor siblings ($0.19) - http://bit.ly/327aP8W 2) The Economist goes behind the reports that robots are coming for your job ($0.49) - http://bit.ly/2xqWZA0 3) FT Weekend interviewed Roger Federer on his private jet ($0.49) - http://bit.ly/309VQJz And you can sign up to our newsletter here: http://bit.ly/2S458T4
#28 - Oxford University, Virtual Reality, & Trump’s Re-election Campaign
June 26, 2019 09:18 - 7 minutes - 6.42 MBWelcome to Blendle Hand-picked! Here are the stories you can’t miss this week: 1) FT Weekend on how Oxford University shaped Britain’s next prime minister ($0.49) - http://bit.ly/2J76Ikd 2) Fortune on the progress of virtual reality ($0.35) - http://bit.ly/2J3n51i 3) A TIME interview with President Trump in the Oval Office ($0.35) - http://bit.ly/2Xazc6Q And you can sign up to our newsletter here: http://bit.ly/2S458T4
#27 - Falling in Love with a Nazi, Wasting Money, & A Music-Industry Disaster
June 19, 2019 05:10 - 7 minutes - 6.71 MBWelcome to Blendle Hand-picked! Here are the stories you can’t miss this week: 1) The New York Times on a half-Jewish woman who fell in love with a Nazi ($0.19) - http://bit.ly/2XkzAP8 2) The Wall Street Journal on the biggest ways people waste money ($0.49) - http://bit.ly/2WQoYbj 3) The New York Times on the biggest disaster in the history of the music business ($0.19) - http://bit.ly/2IruNDz And you can sign up to our newsletter here: http://bit.ly/2S458T4
#26 - Alan Turing Obituary, Solitary Confinement, & Britain’s National Identity
June 12, 2019 05:07 - 6 minutes - 6.15 MBWelcome to Blendle Hand-picked! Here are the stories you can’t miss this week: 1) The New York Times’ obituary for Alan Turing ($0.19) - http://bit.ly/2WYl7IF 2) The Economist on solitary confinement ($0.49) - http://bit.ly/2X18358 3) TIME on how Brexit broke apart Britain’s national identity ($0.35) - http://bit.ly/2K8LW6P And you can sign up to our newsletter here: http://bit.ly/2S458T4
#25 - Generic Drugs, Boeing Plane Crashes, & Britain’s Constitution
June 05, 2019 04:46 - 6 minutes - 5.76 MBWelcome to Blendle Hand-picked! Here are the stories you can’t miss this week: 1) TIME magazine on the dark secret behind generic drugs ($0.35) - http://bit.ly/2ImAfX4 2) The New York Times with the inside story of why two Boeing planes crashed ($0.19) - http://bit.ly/2JvqNDw 3) The Economist on Britain’s next constitutional crisis ($0.49) - http://bit.ly/2QKOoRn And you can sign up to our newsletter here: http://bit.ly/2S458T4
#24 - How to Get a Husband, Presenteeism, & Children of ISIS Fighters
May 22, 2019 05:10 - 6 minutes - 5.56 MBWelcome to Blendle Hand-picked! Here are the stories you can’t miss this week: 1) The New York Times on how to get a husband ($0.19) - http://bit.ly/2HrpKCi 2) The Economist on pretending to be busy at work ($0.49) - http://bit.ly/2JvqNDw 3) The Wall Street Journal on bringing children of ISIS fighters back from Syria ($0.49) - http://bit.ly/2JZ8E0a And you can sign up to our newsletter here: http://bit.ly/2S458T4
#23 - Growing Up in a Cult, a German Serial Killer, & the Gender Divide in Housework
May 15, 2019 05:11 - 7 minutes - 7.19 MBWelcome to Blendle Hand-picked! Here are the stories you can’t miss this week: 1) The New Yorker on what it’s like to grow up in a cult ($0.49) - http://bit.ly/2Q4HZQC 2) The New York Times on a prolific German serial killer ($0.19) - http://bit.ly/2HsEsHY 3) FT Weekend on why women still do more housework than men ($0.49) - http://bit.ly/2E8iWrj And you can sign up to our newsletter here: http://bit.ly/2S458T4
#22 - Jack Dorsey’s Wellness Cult, Late Bloomers, & Imagined Apologies from Abusers
May 08, 2019 06:11 - 6 minutes - 6.3 MBWelcome to Blendle Hand-picked! Here are the stories you can’t miss this week: 1) The New York Times on Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey’s wellness cult ($0.19) - http://bit.ly/2V83XDz 2) The Wall Street Journal on how it’s never to late to be successful ($0.49) - http://bit.ly/2H1tucv 3) TIME on writing an imagined apology from an abuser ($0.35) - http://bit.ly/2H1OT5b And you can sign up to our newsletter here: http://bit.ly/2S458T4
#21 - Turning Brainwaves Into Speech, Monarchy, & Wolves
May 01, 2019 10:41 - 6 minutes - 6.21 MBWelcome to Blendle Hand-picked! Here are the stories you can’t miss this week: 1) The New York Times on turning brainwaves into speech ($0.19) - http://bit.ly/2V1CV5v 2) The Economist on why monarchy is still a thing ($0.49) - http://bit.ly/2VyPDIm 3) The New York Times on why Germans are afraid of wolves ($0.19) - http://bit.ly/2DHWOUp And you can sign up to our newsletter here: http://bit.ly/2S458T4
#20 - Blurring the Line Between Life and Death, Mealtimes, & Americans in Syria
April 24, 2019 05:07 - 7 minutes - 6.6 MBWelcome to Blendle Hand-picked! Here are the stories you can’t miss this week: 1) The New York Times on the blurring line between life and death ($0.19) - http://bit.ly/2INGEfD 2) FT Weekend on the value of mealtimes ($0.49) - http://bit.ly/2Zrqnmr 3) Mother Jones on what America is really doing in Syria($0.09) - http://bit.ly/2ICFkwT And you can sign up to our newsletter here: http://bit.ly/2S458T4
#19 - Attention Management, Modern-Day Slavery, & Turning Weekends Into Vacations
April 03, 2019 04:56 - 7 minutes - 6.49 MBWelcome to Blendle Hand-picked! Here are the stories you can’t miss this week: 1) The New York Times on how attention management leads to productivity ($0.19) - http://bit.ly/2Urx1tb 2) TIME on modern-day slavery ($0.35) - http://bit.ly/2VaAtFT 3) The Wall Street Journal on turning your weekend into a vacation ($0.49) - http://bit.ly/2UqoPtk And you can sign up to our newsletter here: http://bit.ly/2S458T4
#18 - Human Contact, The Insect Apocalypse, & Procrastination
March 27, 2019 05:50 - 7 minutes - 6.44 MBWelcome to Blendle Hand-picked! Here are the stories you can’t miss this week: 1) The New York Times on how human contact became a luxury good ($0.19) - http://bit.ly/2YoJpcH 2) The Economist on the insect apocalypse ($0.49) - http://bit.ly/2WnwAxp 3) The New York Times on how to break the habit of procrastination ($0.19) - http://bit.ly/2FCDWaV And you can sign up to our newsletter here: http://bit.ly/2S458T4
#17 - American Politeness, Chernobyl, & Martin Shkreli
March 13, 2019 05:47 - 6 minutes - 6.08 MBWelcome to Blendle Hand-picked! Here are the stories you can’t miss this week: 1) Are We Europe on whether Americans are as nice as they think they are ($0.69) - http://bit.ly/2F8gdPD 2) The Economist on the Chernobyl nuclear disaster ($0.49) - http://bit.ly/2ES7uQe 3) The Wall Street Journal on Martin Shkreli’s secret prison dealings ($0.49) - http://bit.ly/2u2IuRe And you can sign up to our newsletter here: http://bit.ly/2S458T4
#16 - Smartphone Addiction, Tulum, & Firearm Background Checks
February 27, 2019 06:09 - 7 minutes - 6.83 MBWelcome to Blendle Hand-picked! Here are the stories you can’t miss this week: 1) The New York Times on how to break a smartphone addiction ($0.19) - http://bit.ly/2tCjQXc 2) New York Magazine on the rise and fall of Tulum, Mexico ($0.25) - http://bit.ly/2Vr9G83 3) The Wall Street Journal on firearm background checks ($0.49) - http://bit.ly/2Egv0pJ And you can sign up to our newsletter here: http://bit.ly/2S458T4
#15 - Chemicals, Gay Catholic Priests, & Women’s Heart Attack Symptoms
February 20, 2019 05:58 - 7 minutes - 6.67 MBWelcome to Blendle Hand-picked! Here are the stories you can’t miss this week: 1) Newsweek on how chemicals everywhere are making kids sick ($0.19) - http://bit.ly/2NkPjqh 2) The New York Times interviewed gay Catholic priests ($0.19) - http://bit.ly/2T7C5CA 3) The Wall Street Journal on heart attack symptoms in women ($0.49) - http://bit.ly/2NcznGh And you can sign up to our newsletter here: http://bit.ly/2S458T4
#14 - The Matrix, Rehabilitating Murderers, & Preparing for a Good Death
February 13, 2019 06:23 - 6 minutes - 6.37 MBWelcome to Blendle Hand-picked! Here are the stories you can’t miss this week: 1) New York Magazine on how the Matrix built our world ($0.25) - http://bit.ly/2DtrXKo 2) The New York Times on rehabilitating convicted murderers ($0.19) - http://bit.ly/2I9nan3 3) The Wall Street Journal on how to prepare for a good death ($0.49) - http://bit.ly/2MZoZS6 And you can sign up to our newsletter here: http://bit.ly/2S458T4
#13 - Building a Community, Scandalous Artists, & Martin Luther King Jr.
February 06, 2019 07:02 - 7 minutes - 6.51 MBWelcome to Blendle Hand-picked! Here are the stories you can’t miss this week: 1) Bloomberg Businessweek on how to build a community ($0.15) - http://bit.ly/2Goli7p 2) The Wall Street Journal on enjoying art made by scandalous artists ($0.49) - http://bit.ly/2TwAO4J 3) TIME on Martin Luther King Jr.’s other speech ($0.25) - http://bit.ly/2S8yPHg And you can sign up to our newsletter here: http://bit.ly/2S458T4
#12 - The Spider-man of Paris, Hustle Culture, & Amazon’s Power Reviewers
January 30, 2019 06:08 - 7 minutes - 6.44 MBWelcome to Blendle Hand-picked! Here are the stories you can’t miss this week: 1) FT Weekend interviewed the “Spider-man” of Paris ($0.49) - http://bit.ly/2FWlM5g 2) The New York Times on why millennials pretend to love their jobs ($0.19) - http://bit.ly/2DGNxfK 3) The New York Times on the secret world of Amazon’s “power reviewers” ($0.19) - http://bit.ly/2UmVBrr And you can sign up to our newsletter here: http://bit.ly/2S458T4
#11 - Accelerated Puberty, Why Trump Lies, & Psychedelics and Mental Health
January 16, 2019 07:58 - 7 minutes - 6.78 MBWelcome to Blendle Hand-picked! Here are the stories you can’t miss this week: 1) New York Magazine on what it’s like to be a “sex-obsessed 4-year-old” ($0.25) - http://bit.ly/2D9I8NU 2) FT Weekend on why Donald Trump lies ($0.49) - http://bit.ly/2Fr0hJr 3) FT Weekend on taking psychedelics in the woods ($0.49) - http://bit.ly/2RHaQ0X And you can sign up to our newsletter here: http://bit.ly/2S458T4