Author: Reporter

From Saving to Spending: The psychological shift brought on by the dynamics of retirement income

The narrative of a miserly, Scrooge-like figure hoarding his wealth for years instead of enjoying his retirement might seem unbelievable but unfortunately, it is not relegated only to fiction. It is a cold reality for many retirees. According to the Life Cycle Hypothesis, this should not need to happen. A retiree who is financially prepared for retirement should keep a consistent income in retirement, and her overall consumption should not change. WHO IS STRUGGLING TO SPEND THEIR RETIREMENT INCOME? About 25% of retirees fall into the camp of people who decrease spending during retirement. Moreover, research suggests this problem...

Read More

Eating Angry: America has a long history of maligning cultures through the criticism of their foods

It is a practice that is about as American as apple pie, accusing immigrant and minority communities of engaging in bizarre or disgusting behaviors when it comes to what and how they eat and drink, a kind of shorthand for saying they do not belong. The latest iteration came at the presidential debate, when former President Donald Trump spotlighted a false online tempest around the Haitian immigrant community of Springfield, Ohio. He repeated the groundless claim previously spread by his running mate, JD Vance, that the immigrants were stealing dogs and cats, the precious pets belonging to their American...

Read More

U.S. military tests how to protect troops from explosive blasts as combat brain injuries increase

The blast shook the ground and its red flash of fire covered the doorway as U.S. special operations forces blew open a door during a recent training exercise. Moments later, in their next attempt, the boom was noticeably suppressed and the blaze a bit smaller, testament to just one of the new technologies that U.S. Special Operations Command is using to limit the brain injuries that have become a growing problem for the military. From new required testing and blast monitors to reshaping an explosive charge that reduces its blowback on troops, the command is developing new ways to...

Read More

Kate Winslet brings the extraordinary story of WWII photographer Lee Miller to the big screen

When Kate Winslet stumbled upon the extraordinary story of Lee Miller she did not want to let go of it. Miller was an American photographer who became a correspondent for British Vogue during World War II, shooting everything from London after the Blitz to the liberation of Dachau. In 1945, David E. Scherman took a rather famous photo of her in Hitler’s bathtub in Munich. Before the war, Miller had already led many lives as a model and so-called “muse” to surrealists like Man-Ray. After, she continued documenting the fallout in Eastern Europe, all the while struggling with alcoholism,...

Read More

Sake brewers in Japan hope UNESCO heritage recognition can boost the appeal of its rice wine

Deep in a dark warehouse the sake sleeps, stored in rows of giant tanks, each holding more than 2,640 gallons of the Japanese rice wine that is the product of brewing techniques dating back more than 1,000 years. Junichiro Ozawa, the 18th-generation head of Ozawa Brewery, founded in 1702, hopes sake-brewing will win recognition as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage, when the decision is made in December. “We always think about the people who’re enjoying our sake when we make it. I’m now so excited, imagining the faces of all the people around the world,” he told reporters on...

Read More

Cyberespionage campaign: FBI says investigation into Chinese hacking reveals significant spying effort

A federal investigation into Chinese government efforts to hack into U.S. telecommunications networks has revealed a “broad and significant” cyberespionage campaign aimed at stealing information from Americans who work in government and politics, the FBI said in November. Hackers affiliated with Beijing have compromised the networks of “multiple” telecommunications companies to obtain customer call records and gain access to the private communications of “a limited number of individuals,” according to a joint statement issued by the FBI and the federal Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. The FBI did not identify any of the individuals targeted by the hackers but...

Read More