Tag: Worse

It’s Not Misogyny — It’s Worse than That

The man at the head of Spanish football, Luis Rubiales, kissed a woman player, Jenni Hermoso, against her will. His defense for his act was that the kiss was consensual. The video showed that it wasn’t. The man then claimed he was a victim of “false feminism” and “social assa...

Flaco is as free as a bird, for better or worse

For nine months, Flaco, the Eurasian eagle-owl that escaped from the Central Park Zoo, was remarkably easy to find. He favored a clearing on the northern side of the park with log piles that housed plentiful rats, and he often roosted in a nearby tree overlooking the joggers and bicyclists on East D...

Flaco is as free as a bird, for better or worse

For nine months, Flaco, the Eurasian eagle-owl that escaped from the Central Park Zoo, was remarkably easy to find. He favored a clearing on the northern side of the park with log piles that housed plentiful rats, and he often roosted in a nearby tree overlooking the joggers and bicyclists on East D...

As You Age, You Get Better and Worse with Money

Psychologists have found there are two primary forms of intelligence that impact our ability to make financial decisions throughout our lives; fluid and crystallized intelligence In this second entry in the Dollars & Decades series, I’ll explain these two forms of intelligence, how they...

Trying to be better will only make you feel worse

You ate your dinner on time and read 10 pages with eyes full of drowsiness just to tick off things from your daily to-do list. You pick up your phone to scroll a little bit because you think you’ve earned the leisure by working for 30 min straight. You look at the time and it’s already p...

Proof That Drinking Is Worse Than Smoking

Myfather drank alcohol and smoked cigarettes every day for 45 years. At the age of 64, he suffered a stroke — and died in the hospital two weeks later. In the end, he was a shell of a man, shrinking further and further into himself. The years of drinking and smoking had wreaked havoc on his...

When Things Have to Get Worse Before They Get Better

There’s a part of you that is flawed. The roots lie in your brain chemistry. They may be genetic. With the right care and time, you can learn to manage your flaws and construct a life worth living, despite your mental illness. I never bought this narrative around mental illness do...