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| Welcome back to Grapevine, our weekly look at the most colorful, thought-provoking and original feature stories from The Wall Street Journal. We're curating the best stories from across the WSJ about the world beyond business and emailing them to you once a week. So take some time and enjoy the read. — Lisa Bannon, Wall Street Journal |
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 | | Waikiki Beach in Honolulu. Hawaii has the highest life expectancy of any U.S. state. CALEB JONES/ASSOCIATED PRESS |
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Where Are People Living the Longest? See Where Your State Ranks in Life Expectancy |
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| Overall life expectancy rates in the U.S. fell sharply in 2020 as the Covid-19 pandemic took hold, writes Talal Ansari. But rates varied dramatically by state. Here's a full breakdown. READ FULL STORY>> |
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The Backlash Against Quiet Quitting |
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| First came the viral phenomenon. Now critics are taking to task those who advocate for coasting on the job, write Kathryn Dill and Angela Yang. “It’s not about the quiet quitters. It’s about everybody else and the unfairness that occurs there,” said Amy Mosher, chief people officer at human resources software company isolved. (And if you're not yet familiar quiet quitting, here's what you need to know.) READ FULL STORY >> |
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 | | Between its first-season budget and the rights agreement, ‘The Rings of Power’ has cost Amazon roughly $715 million. PHOTO: PRIME VIDEO |
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Why 'Lord of the Rings' Is the Most Expensive Show of All Time |
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| "Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” is a costly gamble, coming just two weeks after a new “Game of Thrones” show premiered to impressive numbers on HBO, writes Erich Schwartzel. Out on Sept. 2, it’s unclear whether appetite for Middle-earth stories can expand beyond the die-hard fans. Here's why it cost so much to make. READ FULL STORY>> |
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 | | Dinosaur tracks were discovered in Dinosaur Valley State Park in Texas after severe drought conditions dried up the Paluxy River. DINOSAUR VALLEY STATE PARK/AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES |
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Receding Water Levels in Texas Reveal 113-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Footprints |
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| A severe drought caused the Paluxy River to recede, delighting visitors who could see a trail of dinosaur footprints in the riverbed, writes Alyssa Lukpat. And it wasn't just any dinosaur... SEE FULL STORY>> |
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 | | Jen gets a cardio hit by doing mountain climbers with her hands on a seat. PHOTO: DAVID CLIFFORD FOR THE WALL STREET JOURNAL. |
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Ten Exercises to Work Off Stress At the Airport |
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| Jen Murphy takes you through this 15-minute circuit that can help pass the time while you wait for your flight. READ FULL STORY>> |
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 | | Shrey Grover, a co-author of the new study, administering brain stimulation to a research participant. PHOTO: ROB REINHART |
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Improve Memory by Zapping Your Brain? Study Says It’s Possible |
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| Electrical stimulation of the brain as a potential tool for enhancing memory is a growing field of research, with experiments showing that the ability to recall memories depends upon synchronized activity between different brain regions, write Aylin Woodward and Daniela Hernandez. READ FULL STORY>> |
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 | | We can improve our well-being by spending time in or near water, research has found. PHOTO: JOHN FRANCIS PETERS FOR THE WALL STREET JOURNAL |
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The Healing Power of Water |
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| Neuroscientists say that spending time near oceans, lakes, rivers and other blue spaces can provide a range of benefits including reducing anxiety, easing mental fatigue and rejuvenating us, writes Bonds columnist Elizabeth Bernstein. Here's how: READ FULL STORY>> |
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 | | MARTHA NARANJO SANDOVAL FOR THE WALL STREET JOURNAL |
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How to Embrace Transitions in a Moment of Change |
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| After some false starts, this fall is a moment of transition for many Americans, writes Rachel Feintzeig. The halting, tenuous shifts of the last couple of years—half-empty offices and halfhearted return plans, kids home again thanks to another mandatory quarantine—are dwindling. We’re returning to our uninhibited lives, whether that means restarting old routines or taking the plunge on big life changes, with all the accompanying excitement and terror. READ FULL STORY>> |
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 | | Newer music acts are playing to huge crowds. The fresh crop of touring stars includes (from left) Bad Bunny, Tyler, the Creator, Ghost, Harry Styles and Billie Eilish. PHOTO: PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY SELMAN HOSGOR FOR WSJ. MAGAZINE; PHOTO: SHUTTERSTOCK/GETTY IMAGES; MIKAEL ERIKSSON |
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The Next Generation of Arena Stars Is Coming |
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| Look out Boomers: While the Stones and Springsteen show few signs of slowing down, newer and younger artists are selling out massive venues, writes Neil Shah. Here are the coming stadium stars. READ FULL STORY>> |
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17 Books We Read This Week |
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| The hunt for a family’s dark wartime secret, Vienna’s imperial past, the enduring music of a determined American band and more picks from the WSJ Books Staff. READ FULL STORY>> |
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 | | After Paul Allen left Microsoft in 1983, he began paying more attention to art. His collection will be on auction at Christie’s this fall. PHOTO: 1998 KATE ROTHKO PRIZEL & CHRISTOPHER ROTHKO / ARTISTS RIGHTS SOCIETY (ARS), NEW YORK/ROBYN TWOMEY/REDUX |
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Paul Allen’s $1 Billion Art Collection Heads to Auction |
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| Christie’s will offer 150 artworks from the Microsoft co-founder’s estate, with proceeds from a likely historic sale going to charity, writes Kelly Crow. READ FULL STORY>> |
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