Month: May 2025

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Where Would This Thunder Team Rank If They Win It All?

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The Oklahoma City Thunder are just four wins away from forcing the basketball world to rethink what modern greatness looks like. Their 68–14 regular season is already the fifth-best record in NBA history. This wasn’t supposed to be their time yet. They’re young, homegrown, and built through the draft. No splashy superstar signings. No shortcuts. And yet, here they are, four wins from the top of the mountain. So now the question is worth asking: if the Thunder win the NBA title, where would they rank among the greatest teams of all time? Let’s look at the usual suspects. 1995-96 … Continue reading Where Would This Thunder Team Rank If They Win It All?

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Book Review: Do Epic Shit, by Ankur Warikoo

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Blurb Ankur Warikoo is an entrepreneur and content creator whose deep, witty, and brutally honest thoughts on success and failure, money and investing, self-awareness and personal relationships have made him one of India’s top personal brands. In his first book, Ankur puts together the key ideas that have fuelled his journey—one that began with him wanting to be a space engineer and ended with him creating content that has been seen and read and heard by millions. His thoughts range from the importance of creating habits for long-term success to the foundations of money management, from embracing and accepting failure … Continue reading Book Review: Do Epic Shit, by Ankur Warikoo

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Book Review: Bourdain, by Laurie Woolever

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Blurb An unprecedented behind-the-scenes view into the life of Anthony Bourdain from the people who knew him best. When Anthony Bourdain died in June 2018, fans around the globe came together to celebrate the life of an inimitable man who had dedicated his life to traveling nearly everywhere (and eating nearly everything), shedding light on the lives and stories of others. His impact was outsized and his legacy has only grown since his death. Now, for the first time, we have been granted a look into Bourdain’s life through the stories and recollections of his closest friends and colleagues. Laurie … Continue reading Book Review: Bourdain, by Laurie Woolever

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When Rest Feels Wrong: The Productivity Trap

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There’s a certain type of person you might know. Or maybe you are that person. Always moving. Always producing. Always checking something off the list. From the outside, it looks like you’re thriving. But on the inside, it can feel like you’re barely holding it together. While listening to The Model Health Show podcast today with Dr. Judith Joseph, I was struck by her description of high-functioning depression. It’s not the version you usually picture. It’s not someone who stays in bed all day or can’t go to work. It’s someone who shows up every day and gets things done, … Continue reading When Rest Feels Wrong: The Productivity Trap

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Book Review: The Bright Forever, by Lee Martin

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Amazon Blurb PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST • A “cleanly written [and] artful . . . page-turner” (San Francisco Chronicle) about a nine-year-old girl’s disappearance and the lasting impact it has on her close-knit community “Compelling . . . both harrowing and deeply felt.”—New York Daily News On an evening like any other, nine-year-old Katie Mackey, daughter of the most affluent family in a small town on the plains of Indiana, sets out on her bicycle to return some library books. This simple act is at the heart of The Bright Forever, a suspenseful, moving novel about the choices people make that change … Continue reading Book Review: The Bright Forever, by Lee Martin

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Book Review: Impact Winter, Season 2, by Travis Beacham

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Blurb The hit Audible Original series from executive producers of The Walking Dead and the writer of Pacific Rim returns for its highly anticipated second season. Six months have passed since the Vampire Queen fell silent, and the world balances on a knife’s edge. Rejoin the courageous Dunraven sisters, Darcy and Hope, as they navigate the vampire apocalypse in a sunless, endless winter that grows deadlier with each passing day. Brace yourself for a frigid realm of sacred daggers, mighty swords, secret seaside caves, unthinkable human blood farms, and a superpowered vampire villain on the hunt. Will Darcy emerge from hiding to save her … Continue reading Book Review: Impact Winter, Season 2, by Travis Beacham