Guilt-tripping Radar Speed Signs Could Soon Read Your Plate

Modern society seems to be divided into two camps — those who say, “If you aren’t doing anything wrong, why would you have a problem with [expanded government power A]?” and those who drop their copy of Reason in horror as each new measure designed to make society “safer” erodes their perceived freedom just a […]

Kristen Bell read President Donald Trump’s tweets using her ‘Gossip Girl’ voice — and she nailed it

NBC Kristen Bell appeared on NBC’s “Late Night With Seth Meyers” on Wednesday and was asked to read three of President Donald Trump’s tweets using her “classic Gossip Girl send-off.” Bell narrated the titular character on the hit teen drama.  “We feel as though a lot of Donald Trump’s tweets feel very gossipy,” Meyers explained. […]

Wanna Save Democracy? Read a Novel

When CEOs and business leaders talk about books they’re reading, the lists tend to have one thing in common: little or no fiction. Sure, they’re reading high-minded, important tomes on history, science, innovation and leadership, but that’s not nearly enough. Where have all the novels gone? People simply aren’t reading them like they once did. […]

Slender Man review: This horror movie reviews are HORRIFYING – Read why he critics hate it

Slender Man comes to cinemas in the US and UK on a wave of hype, some of it already negative, and it currently languishes with an abysmal 16% aggregate on Rotten Tomatoes. Not only was it an internet craze back in 2009, it also inspired two 12-year-old American schoolgirls to stab a classmate 19 times […]

Do You Read as Much as Arabs?

A lot of Westerners I meet are surprised to learn that Arabs aren’t all radicalized desert dwellers — as stereotypes might have them believe. And when it comes to reading, even Arabs perpetuate self-defeating myths, according to Jamal Bin Huwaireb, CEO of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation (MBRF). “Based on unsubstantiated statistics, […]

5 science-backed books every parent should read to make their kids more healthy, attentive, and disciplined

Shutterstock With new parenting books being published all the time, finding the correct choice can seem overwhelming.  Due to the importance of a child’s early developmental years, selecting an appropriate book can have an impact on your child’s future.  The following is a selection of books written using a research-oriented approach.  New parenting books seem […]

30 Books Everyone Should Read At Least Once In Their Lives

The greatest books are defined as classics for a reason. Written by the greatest literary minds of their time, they have universal themes, characters, experiences, emotions and perspectives that are still relevant today. Some of them are the very inspiration from which entire modern genres of literary fiction have sprung up from. If you love […]

30 Best Productivity Books You Should Read To Boost Your Productivity

You have dreams, aspirations and goals. And as a savvy hacker, you know that what you do day-to-day is directly tied to your future success. So you write a to-do list, install a CRM system, do your best at organizing your calendar, and push forward. No matter how hard you try though, you keep bumping up […]

Your Next Great Read: Blade-on-Your-Throat Nigerian Crime Fiction

As an author aficionado of old-school noir — think Hammett, Chandler, Thompson — I’m always on the lookout for the next thing in the genre. While the wave of superb Scandinavian crime has been the buzz in popular fiction for a good while and Korean noir is beginning to bubble to the surface, few have […]