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I love solo holidays, so why do people think it’s weird to go on one?

I love solo holidays, so why do people think it’s weird to go on one?

Published by Daniella Wilson

Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more When you tell someone you’re going on holiday, nobody ever asks why. Unless you happen to be going on holiday alone, and then it’s almost always the first thing they’ll say. The words are usually accompanied by pitying eyes and a concerned tone of voice, because if you’re going away alone, the assumption is that something has gone terribly wrong. Like you’ve been dumped, lost your job, or entered into an existential crisis that can only be cured by a year of nomadic solo living (thank you, Eat, Pray, Love). These reasons aside, why else would you dare to travel solo? Well, as someone who has been away on her own several times in the last few years, allow me to educate you. Because …

6 Things That Are Hobbies For Highly Intelligent People But Annoying To Everyone Else

6 Things That Are Hobbies For Highly Intelligent People But Annoying To Everyone Else

Published by Jenni Sidey

Hobbies are meant to be enjoyable and not feel like work or research, but for the super smart, the lines can sometimes blur. Highly intelligent people tend to have interests that are a little more intense. Honestly, that’s part of their charm, but not everyone sees it that way. What one person finds fascinating can actually be mildly exhausting to others. Good thing there are enough hobbies in the world for everyone to enjoy, even if you’re Mensa-level smart. Hobbies that are great fun for super smart people but annoying for everyone else: 1. Going down research rabbit holes Perfect Wave | Shutterstock Curiosity can be a bit dangerous for people who are exceptionally smart. They’ll look up one small thing they wondered about and, before they know it, they’ve spent hours learning the entire history of whatever they searched. They tend to turn things into a full-blown investigation-slash-research paper. Others don’t necessarily understand or care about these topics, but specific types of people genuinely enjoy finding patterns and collecting bits of information just because …

4 Specific Colors People Who Seem To Have Very Good Luck With Money Usually Wear

4 Specific Colors People Who Seem To Have Very Good Luck With Money Usually Wear

Published by Jenni Sidey

We all do things to help us earn money, whether it’s working more than one job or just manifesting it. But the colors we wear can also play a big role in bringing money and wealth into our lives. Every color has a distinct energy and vibration that attracts everything, from love to health. But when people wear very specific colors, they make themselves open to receiving the financial abundance the universe can offer them. People who wear these colors always have good luck with money 1. Red _mamadvali | Pexels In color psychology, red evokes incredibly strong emotions like courage and strength. But when people wear red, they often do so to present themselves as confident and powerful. Because red is associated with strength, it welcomes money into your life. And in feng shui, it’s believed that a red wallet can activate your energy field, or Qi. In fact, in Chinese culture, red is “associated with life-generating energy (the sun, blood, and fire), and is the color of celebrations and prosperity.” Along with wearing …

Oscar-winning actress lands role in new series of Only Murders In The Building

Oscar-winning actress lands role in new series of Only Murders In The Building

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Oscar-winning actress Olivia Colman has been announced as the latest high-profile star joining the cast for the sixth series of Only Murders In The Building. The 52-year-old will feature in the upcoming run of the hit US crime comedy, which follows a trio of amateur sleuths producing a podcast about homicides inside their luxury New York apartment complex. Relocating to London for the first time, the new season features a host of prominent British names, including Sir Derek Jacobi, Martin Freeman, Geri Halliwell-Horner and Jamie Demetriou. Colman’s role was revealed on Tuesday through a clip published on the show’s official Instagram account. The video features Selena Gomez, who plays Mabel Mora in the Emmy-winning series, standing alongside Hollywood star Meryl Streep. The sixth series of Only Murders In The Building is on the way (AFP/Getty) “We have had so many amazing …

Gillian Anderson reveals she was arrested after doing crystal meth as a teenager

Gillian Anderson reveals she was arrested after doing crystal meth as a teenager

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Gillian Anderson is looking back on her rebellious teen years in which she made good on her reputation after her classmates voted her “Most Likely To Be Arrested.” The X-Files legend, 58, admitted on Conan O’Brien’s podcast episode released Monday that she had been “doing a little crystal meth” when she was arrested as a teenager for breaking into her high school in Grand Rapids, Michigan, for a prank in the middle of the night. “Well, we were trying to glue the locks shut so that people couldn’t go in the next day,” the Emmy winner said. She added that her run-in with the law happened during her “punk” phase, which consisted of colored hair, a nose ring and a poor choice in shoe that led to her getting caught. “I had pointy buckle boots on, and they had a very …

People With Zero Compassion Usually Complain About 6 Things Constantly

People With Zero Compassion Usually Complain About 6 Things Constantly

Published by Jenni Sidey

There are certain things that people with no compassion complain about that can make them almost unbearable to be around.  Not only are the constantly negative, they seem to lack empathy and are only considerate when it comes to themselves. Nothing seems to make them happy and it’s often their own lack of social awareness that causes the problem. Here are a few examples so you can spot them early.  People with zero compassion for others complain about these things pretty constantly: 1. Mistakes made by service workers fizkes / Shutterstock People in the service industry such as servers and grocery clerks have to deal with all sorts of people while taking care of the needs of the general public at any given time. They are constantly on the go and sometimes they slip up, which is normal! We’re all human and we all make mistakes.  However, people who genuinely lack compassion for others always have a complaint for these hard workers in our society. Often they feel compassion is just too much work.  It’s …

The Download: how people really use AI, and Flock’s design choices

The Download: how people really use AI, and Flock’s design choices

Published by skeptic

A new research project called the AI Observatory aims to fill in the gap. Its analysis shows many more sensitive behaviors than are captured in reports from major AI companies, which focus more on work than on personal use. The researchers also found significant differences between models. People were more likely to turn to Anthropic for coding, Gemini for social and roleplay uses, and ChatGPT for homework assistance. Here’s what the AI Observatory reveals about how people use AI. —Eileen Guo What Flock’s defenders are missing Flock Safety, the police-tech giant known for its network of some 120,000 automatic license plate readers around the US, recently announced changes to its platform. The updates are meant to prevent officers from using it for illegal or illegitimate purposes, including stalking. Amid all this, there have recently been several arguments defending Flock: If these cameras help solve crime, is it as big a deal? On a good day they might help catch a kidnapper, and if not, they’re simply snapping pictures of my car that nobody will bother …

Gillian Anderson says Sony pulled out of The Salt Path deal following fabrications scandal

Gillian Anderson says Sony pulled out of The Salt Path deal following fabrications scandal

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter One month after The Salt Path was released in cinemas last summer, an exposé claimed that author Raynor Winn had lied about many aspects of her alleged life story. Now, the film is about to be released in the US – and its lead stars are addressing the scandal for the first time. After remaining silent on the scandal for months, Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs, who played author Raynor Winn and her husband Moth, respectively, are now, bizarrely, expected to do press interviews about the project overseas. Speaking to The Times in a recent interview, Anderson said the controversy “was really disappointing, a huge letdown”. The actor added: “The story came out the week we were signing US distribution and Sony withdrew. “We had been so surprised by its success: ‘What, really, this film about two old people going on …

The Download: how people really use AI, and Flock’s design choices

We still don’t know how people are really using AI

Published by skeptic

Additionally, exchanges that the researchers labeled as sensitive—meaning ones with potentially harmful or restricted content, including sexual harassment and hate speech—became less frequent. That might suggest that platforms were generally deploying more effective safeguards.  The AI Observatory also found that topics, interaction styles, conversation structures, and the likelihood and type of sensitive use cases differed from one model to another.  For example, the researchers found that people used Grok and Gemini more frequently for information retrieval. Grok, in particular, was especially popular for information on news and politics, but it was also where misinformation tended to concentrate. (This is consistent with other research that has shown how readily misinformation proliferates on Grok. xAI did not respond to a request for comment.)  Meanwhile, people were more likely to turn to Anthropic for coding, Gemini for social and roleplay uses, and ChatGPT for homework assistance.  There were even differences between different versions of the same model. Researchers found that people had shorter conversations with ChatGPT when it was powered by GPT-3.5, and longer and more iterative ones …