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As any new par­ent soon finds out, there exists a robust mar­ket for prod­ucts, ser­vices, and media that promise to boost a child’s intel­li­gence. Some of these offer­ings come as close as legal­ly pos­si­ble to hold­ing out the promise of putting any tot on the path to genius, brazen­ly beg­ging the ques­tion of whether it’s pos­si­ble to raise a genius in the first place. Still, the efforts par­ents have delib­er­ate­ly made in that direc­tion have occa­sion­al­ly pro­duced notable results, from epochal fig­ures like Mozart or John Stu­art Mill to the promis­ing-math­e­mati­cian-turned-street­car-trans­fer-obsessed-recluse William Sidis. More recent­ly came the Pol­gár sis­ters, who…

Celebs, they’re just like us – in that they’re also dealing with drama from their mum group.Ashley Tisdale has rocked the boat, starting off the new year by exposing her celebrity mum group for being “toxic”.In a now-deleted post to media platform Substack, and later in a separate article with The Cut, the 40-year-old alleged she was “frozen out” of the tight-knit “clique” of fellow celebrity mums.Watch the video aboveAshley Tisdale, Hillary Duff, and Meghan Trainor were in the same mum group (Instagram)How it startedTisdale – also known as Ashley French following her marriage to her husband, composer Christopher French…

It’s only a matter of time before kids are doing the Peter (Hujar) Pilgrimage: a leisurely photographer’s stroll down New York’s 2nd Avenue on the Lower East Side of Manhattan from 14th to 10th that cuts east across 10th and lands at one of the apartments between Alphabet City’s Avenue C and Avenue D, where – in spirit for us, in the flesh for Hujar – Allen Ginsberg awaits with a relative lack of interest in the scheduled photoshoot that incited the short excursion. That’s the kind of minutiae exhausted in detail in Ira Sachs’ Peter Hujar’s Day, a literal title for a straightforward film.Jokes aside,…

The US seizure of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro is being framed publicly as a counternarcotics and democracy-restoration operation. But it is oil — not cocaine or fentanyl — that sits at the center of events. Venezuela’s vast reserves, its role in gray and black energy markets, and its position within a broader geopolitical contest over oil supply explain far more about the timing and scope of the intervention than narcotics enforcement ever could. Venezuela is no longer the oil superpower it once was. Production has collapsed from more than three million barrels per day in the late 1990s to under…

A year back, Senores Pharmaceuticals Ltd came out with an IPO at Rs.391 per share. Promoters sold shares at 391 Rs/share with the sale amount of 82 Cr One year later, promoters are buying shares at 812 Rs/share for a purchase amount of Rs.95 Cr ! Discover more from Alpha Ideas Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.

Pakistan kicked off their T20 World Cup preparations in style, cruising to a comfortable six-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the first T20I at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium on Wednesday.Electing to bowl first under cloudy skies, the visitors produced a disciplined bowling effort to bundle the hosts out for a modest 128. In response, a blistering half-century from Sahibzada Farhan ensured Pakistan chased down the target with 20 balls to spare, taking a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.Shadab Khan, Abrar Ahmed sizzle with bowling brillianceThe Sri Lankan innings never truly gathered momentum after being asked to bat. Pakistan’s…

Newcastle came from behind three times to win in the 102nd minute. Eddie Howe struggled to put Newcastle United‘s thrilling 4-3 victory over Leeds United into words after seeing his side come from behind three times to prevail at St James’ Park. It was an emotional night on Tyneside following the news that beloved former manager Kevin Keegan has been diagnosed with cancer. Fans sang his name throughout the game, which proved to be the kind of topsy turvy encounter Keegan’s ‘Entertainers’ frequently produced in the 1990s, with attacking quality high and defensive solidity at a premium. Brenden Aaronson looked…

Will Christian Dvorak’s extension push Kiefer Sherwood talks forward, or will Sherwood end up being traded? TSN: Chris Johnston notes that as of the end of the holiday, there was a still a big gap in the contract extension talks between the Vancouver Canucks and Kiefer Sherwood. The Philadelphia Flyers signed Christian Dvorak to a five-year contract extension with just over $5 million a season. It’s not a perfect comparable but.. “And while it’s not a perfect comparable for Sherwood, one’s a center, one’s a winger, you know, they are in the same age band. Sherwood has outscored Dvorak, and…

President Donald Trump has called for US defence spending to be increased to $1.5tn (£1.1tn) in 2027 for what he called “these very troubled and dangerous times”.That would be more than 50% higher than this year’s $901bn budget, which was approved by Congress in December.”This will allow us to build the “Dream Military” that we have long been entitled to and, more importantly, that will keep us SAFE and SECURE, regardless of foe,” Trump said on social media on Wednesday.In separate posts, the president said he would crack down on payouts to bosses and shareholders of major US defence contractors…

Bitcoin hovered just below the $91,000 level today, paring recent gains after an explosive start to the new year that briefly pushed prices toward fresh seven-day highs. The bitcoin price was trading around $90,815, down roughly 1% over the past 24 hours, according to market data. Daily trading volume stood near $52 billion, while bitcoin’s total market capitalization slipped to about $1.82 trillion, also down around 1% on the day. The pullback leaves the bitcoin price roughly 3% below its recent seven-day high near $94,700, after prices surged more than 8% in the first days of 2026. That rally carried…