HEAVY METALS IN CHOCOLATE I love writing upbeat articles about how eating more whole plants can benefit your health and help the environment. And I get excited to spread the word about healthy pleasures — things that taste good, feel good, and do good for our bodies...
Professional Cuddling is a Real Business Professional cuddler squeezes profits from loneliness The business is Indy Cuddles, and it’s pretty much what it sounds like. For a small fee — $60 an hour — Kelly will come to your home and snuggle with you. Armed with...
Is Old Music Killing New Music? Old songs now represent 70 percent of the U.S. music market. Even worse: The new-music market is actually shrinking. By Ted Gioia Old songs now represent 70 percent of the U.S. music market, according to the latest numbers from MRC...
What Will Happen When Machines Write Songs Just as Well as Your Favorite Musician? As Pythagoras discovered about 2,500 years ago, music is deeply mathematical, and it’s possible to represent melody using numbers and ratios. After finishing his undergraduate degree in...
The Spiritual Perks of Volunteering Studies cite the physical, mental, and social benefits of volunteering—three ingredients to overall wellness. Volunteering our time can translate to significant physical benefits simply by getting us off the sofa, out of the house,...
