Author: kumbhorg

Most of our con­cep­tion of Sto­icism, an ancient school of thought much fea­tured here on Open Cul­ture, derives from the writ­ings of just three fig­ures: Epicte­tus, Mar­cus Aure­lius, and Seneca the Younger. But there were oth­er Sto­ics, and despite their antiq­ui­ty, we may yet learn more about them. Take Chrysip­pus of Soli, who was offi­cial­ly known as the Sec­ond Founder of Sto­icism due to his influ­ence on its spread through­out the Greek and Roman world. What we know of his demand­ing work, we know because of ref­er­ences writ­ten on scrolls inad­ver­tent­ly pre­served in a vil­la in Her­cu­la­neum when near­by Mount…

Whoever said Reese Witherspoon doesn't give the best advice is seriously disturbed. Elle star Lexi Minetree is revealing the No. 1 lesson that the Legally Blonde actress shared with her as she…

As a Palestinian filmmaker, Farouky has first-handedly experienced the fickle franchising of radical aesthetics from national platforms. He has previously been invited to screen his work at international film forums such as the Berlinale, alongside fellow Palestinian filmmakers, in many cases speaking out against the genocide at the risk of their own lives. However, recently the mainstream circuit has drastically shifted to adopt a value system of the ​‘apolitical film’ which no longer has an interest in feigning radicalism, refusing to recognise the struggle towards mobilising a globally concerned film community.A solution for this seems to be a pivot towards the grassroots screening space…

Despite being brothers who share many of the same preferences, most notably a love for economic and personal freedom, we deeply disagree over BBQ smokers. On the Fourth of July, Chris will be waking up early to light a reverse flow offset smoker while I will be plugging in my pellet smoker. Aside from some good-natured brotherly teasing — Dan calling Chris a 14-hour full-time fire tender and Chris saying Dan has an adult Easy-Bake oven — our divergent preferences create no conflict between us. But we have our mutual love for markets to thank for this outcome; in societies…

The upcoming T20I series between England and India promises several fascinating contests, but few battles have generated as much excitement as the one involving teenage batting sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi. After taking the cricketing world by storm with his fearless performances over the past two seasons, the young left-hander is expected to face another stern examination against England’s formidable pace attack.Former England spinner Graeme Swann believes containing Suryavanshi will be one of the biggest challenges for the hosts. While England possess several world-class bowlers, Swann feels only one of them could have a slight advantage over the youngster due to his…

Aurelien Tchouameni led an emotional tribute to Didier Deschamps after France swept Sweden aside 3-0 at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey to advance to the World Cup last-16, with the head coach losing his mother during the tournament. Kylian Mbappe broke the deadlock just before half-time, converting after a sustained spell of French pressure, before Bradley Barcola doubled the lead after the interval from a Michael Olise assist. France added a third before the final whistle to book their place in the last sixteen, where they will face Paraguay. The result continued a perfect World Cup campaign for Les Bleus,…

Will Sergei Bobrovsky get his ask, and will it be with the Toronto Maple Leafs? NHL Rumour Report: Nick Kypreos on Sergei Bobrovksy today on the Real Kyper & Bourne Show: “The last I heard was that he asked for a contract that had the length of 6 years and was looking at 40, 42 million; that’s the ballpark” @Nylanderthews: Elliotte Friedman said on Oilers Now that he thinks Bobrovsky will sign with the Maple Leafs. NHL Rumors: Kirill Marchenko, Zach Werenski, Rasmus Andersson, and John Carlson Using the Toronto Maple Leafs as an example, what it would take to…

In central Manchester, 23‑year‑old Ashleigh agrees with Joel that the state pension is unlikely to be coming her way: “At this rate I don’t think anyone’s ever going to retire, I think everyone will just have to fend for themselves in the end.”But as someone on a lower income, her pension choices are less squirrel‑like. When working for a big retailer, she says that she chose to stop contributing to her employer’s auto-enrolment pension.”I opted out of it. I need the money now.” She explains: “I’d rather save for a house and then at least I have something to show…

President Donald Trump holds more than $50 million in Bitcoin, stored in cold wallets, according to his 2025 annual financial disclosure released by the U.S. Office of Government Ethics. The filing is a detailed federal accounting of the president’s personal crypto position since he took office in January 2025. In total, Trump reported generating more than $1 billion in crypto-related revenue last year, including $635 million in royalties from his memecoin venture and more than $500 million from token sales associated with World Liberty Financial. The headline figure of over $50 million sits in a single line of the report.…

Blake Lively is seeking USD 8 million in legal costs from actor and director Justin Baldoni after resolving their dispute over the acrimonious production of their 2024 film ‘It Ends With Us’.Lively’s lawyers disclosed the amount, covering nearly USD 7.5 million in attorney’s fees from two law firms that represented her and about USD 500,000 in other expenses, in a court filing Tuesday.Blake Lively’s lawyers ask Justin Baldoni to payOne of Lively’s lawyers, Michael Gottlieb, wrote in a court declaration that he charged her an average hourly rate of USD 2,187 – a discount from his usual USD 2,795 per…