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What’s So Great About Akira Kurosawa and His Movies?

Akira Kurosawa is a filmmaker whose name is synonymous with cinematic greatness, and for good reason. Over the course of his illustrious career, Kurosawa crafted some of the most stunning, influential, and emotionally resonant films ever made.

His work spans an incredible range of genres and styles, from pulse-pounding samurai action flicks to quiet, introspective dramas, but they all bear the unmistakable mark of a true master of the medium.

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15 Photos That Will Put a Smile on Your Face – Ned Hardy

A Vigilante Hacker Took Down North Korea’s Internet. Now He’s Taking Off His Mask – Wired

This under-desk headphone mount helps keep your desk nice and tidy and helps prevent your headphones from getting scruffed – Amazon

Inside the World of Leg Lengthening – GQ

The best puzzle games to play right now – Polygon

Scientists gave octopuses some molly. Here’s what happened – PBS

How Disney’s Bob Iger Vanquished Wall Street Agitator Nelson Peltz – WSJ

Soccer’s most lavish VIP tickets, from helicopters to hot tubs – ESPN

Maserati Owner Sits Atop His $100K Vehicle After Disobeying Basic Rules Of The Road – Twitter

Nine Inch Nails “Excited About Starting on” New Album – Consequence

On This Day in 2014, Emma Watson Wore One of Her Best Looks – Go Fug Yourself

There Are Some Things You Just Can’t Argue With – Ned Hardy

If you car breaks down, these emergency beacon are effective at alerting other drivers of your presence – Amazon

‘Can’t stay long’: How to deal with friends who won’t make time for you – She Defined

See inside a new ultra-luxury river cruise line that’s charging up to $59,520 per person – Insider

The 20 Greatest Beach Towns in the U.S. – Thrillist

Powerball jackpot jumps to $1.23 billion after another drawing without a big winner – NPR

What to Do If You Get a Sudden Financial Windfall – Art of Manliness

Taiwan’s earthquake preparedness saved a lot of lives — and prevented a catastrophe for the global tech economy – VOX

How to Grow From Your Regrets – Mindful

 

How To Spot A Gold Digger

1. Understand what a gold digger is, and is not.

There’s nothing wrong with a person being concerned about your financial stability. A long-term partnership means depending on each other through the ups and downs, and being financially reliable does help with that to a degree.

The difference between a gold digger and someone who values your role as a provider is that the gold digger would deride and perhaps leave you if you lost your ability to provide for them financially.

A good person can appreciate your financial resources, but a gold digger appreciates only that, and will not see the relationship as worthwhile if you’re not well off.

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What to Say to a Cop When He Asks “Do You Know How Fast You Were Going?”

My dad, 3 uncles, 5 great uncles, well over 20 cousins are all law enforcement.

I pretty much drive 10–30 mph over the speed limit everywhere that’s outside of the city (live in a city of 100k people, and travel all over the state for work, all the time).

I get pulled over at least 6 times a year. So far this year I’ve been pulled over 8 times and got 1 ticket. On average, I get a ticket once every 2 years. Yes, I normally get a ticket less than 10% of the time I’m pulled over.

When I am speeding and see a LEO put their lights on, I IMMEDIATELY do the following:

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14 Therapist Reveal Unusually Common Things They Often Hear, That People Are Hesitant To Disclose

1. Unwanted intrusive thoughts are normal and do not mean you are a bad person (yes, even intrusions of sexual/religious/moral themes).

By definition, these are thoughts that are unwanted bc they go against your own values and highlight what you don’t want to do (eg, a religious person having unwanted blasphemous images pop into their mind, or a new parent having unwanted sexual thoughts about their new baby).

However normal these thoughts are (over 90% of the population), the moral nature of these thoughts mean that often people experience a lot of shame and take many years before they first tell someone about them.

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Finding Purpose in the Pain: The Role of Suffering in Personal Growth

Suffering

Let’s cut the crap: life can be a real shit-show sometimes. We’ve all had those moments where it feels like the universe is taking a giant cosmic dump on our dreams and grinding our hopes into a fine, sad powder.

It’s easy to fall into the trap of thinking that the key to a good life is to minimize pain and maximize pleasure. But what if I told you that the opposite is true?

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What is the Difference Between Guilt and Shame?

Guilt vs Shame

Guilt and shame are two powerful emotions that are often confused with one another. While they share some similarities, they are distinct experiences with different implications for our mental health and well-being. Understanding the difference between guilt and shame is essential for developing a healthy emotional life and coping with difficult situations.

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Tough Financial Situation of the Day

I’m in 250k worth of debt and I’m seriously considering going back to school

So I recently stumbled across a new career prospect that I’m extremely interested in . It’s in the medical field and I’d be making upwards of 150-200k right after graduating from the 2.5 years of schooling. The only issue I’m having is that I’m already in over 240k worth of high interest student loan debt . I currently make 70k working 2 jobs and I know my salary will increase but it’ll probably take another 7-10 years before even reaching $150k .

Is it worth applying for the program? It’s a very rigorous program and I can’t possibly work through it. I’m also on only 1 income at the moment so I’ll be responsible for covering living expenses for my self and my mother who lives with me.

This job will give me such a good quality of life after , but I’ll like come out owing $400k since interest on my current loans will keep accruing while in college.

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