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Barry Diller’s Moment of Truth

admin11 May 2025

Barry Diller has only just started his book tour, but he’s already trying to sneak away. “I’m shortening the tour part,” the 83-year-old mogul said recently in his sonorous baritone, the “Killer Diller” voice that intimidated and intrigued Hollywood ...

Daniel Kahneman’s Decision: A Debate About Choice in Dying

admin4 May 2025

More from our inbox: Questions for AmericaCredit...Kelli AndersonTo the Editor: Re “The Lesson From a Nobel Laureate’s Chosen Death,” by Katarzyna de Lazari-Radek and Peter Singer (Opinion guest essay, April 20): I admire and respect Daniel Kahneman ...

Our Idea of Happiness Has Gotten Shallow. Here’s How to Deepen It.

admin3 May 2025

“Getting what you want in life — that’s happiness, bro,” Saxon Ratliff tells his younger brother in the latest season of “The White Lotus” on HBO. Helpfully, he lists his essentials: sex, money, freedom, respect (in that order). A jacked dude-bro ...

Turns Out, G.D.P. Doesn’t Buy Happiness

admin30 April 2025

According to the 2025 World Happiness Report, which was released last month, the happiest country in the world is Finland, trailed closely by Denmark, Iceland and Sweden. This news came as no surprise. The report, released annually since 2012 by a ...