Benefits of Learning and Playing Mahjong

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Here’s why you might want to learn the game today. In a May 2021 Time magazine interview, Annelise Heinz, the author of Mahjong: A Chinese Game and th e Making of Modern American Culture, talks about how the game became a timeless hobby for an intercultural...

When running away is bad

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So what’s wrong with being an escapist? Therapist Lyn Reed cites its precariousness. “I would argue (this) escapism is an unhealthy way of coping with the challenges in our lives. With the stresses of modern life, escapism is pervasive. It comes in many forms and...

The Netherlands agrees to return more than 100 artifacts to Nigeria looted during colonial times

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  THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Netherlands agreed on Wednesday to return a collection of 119 artifacts to Nigeria, the latest objects to be sent back to their homelands as museums grapple with their colonial-era holdings. The artifacts, known as the Benin...

New Zealand’s Mount Taranaki is now legally a person

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Mount Taranaki joins Te Urewera, a vast native forest on the North Island, and the Whanganui River in being recognised as people under New Zealand’s laws. A mountain in New Zealand is now legally recognised as a person after being granted all the rights and...

Constitution of the United States

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Do Americans know their rights? Survey says: No. In a recent AmeriSpeak panel conducted by the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago, FIRE asked 1,140 Americans if they could name any of the specific rights protected by the First Amendment. The...

What is true wealth?

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  True wealth is a concept that goes beyond mere financial riches. It encompasses a holistic and multifaceted understanding of prosperity and well-being. While financial wealth is an important component, it is just one aspect of a person’s overall...