DAILYCALLER (Mary Rooke) - Two Nephews In 24 Hours, And I Couldn’t Be There
FaceTime and texting can only do so much to close the gap between our lives
NYTIMES (Lynsey Chutel) - Hating Matcha, Yet Loving Life, Made Him a TikTok Star at 89
Werner Kalecinski is a social media sensation among young Germans. How did he go from heartbroken widower to partying on a yacht?
AXIOS (Carly Mallenbaum) - Birding, silent book club, Mahjong and more: America's meetup explosion
Young people raised on swiping, DMing and streaming are doing something bold: going out. Why it matters: Amid a loneliness epidemic , millennials and Gen Zers are craving IRL connection — enough to show up for meetups built around activities once considered solitary, or "grandma hobbies ." The latest: They're leaving the house to play chess , birdwatch and read in silence together. - "It's very easy to sit inside and rot just by yourself," Cole Robinson, president of the Audubon on Campus Trinity University chapter, tells Axios San Antonio . - But activities like birding can help you "feel a little less lonely," the 20-year-old says. "Soft socializing" experiences — where you're with other people but networking is not the main…
NYTIMES (Sadiba Hasan) - When Hobbies Come Before Romance
Is a packed social calendar the new relationship goals?
YOUTUBE (Newsmax) - The Bill Gates-Jeffrey Epstein connection explained by Rep. James Comer
NPR (Maansi Srivastava) - How soccer brings a Bhutanese community together in Harrisburg, Pa.
Harrisburg is home to one of the nation's largest communities of Nepali-speaking Bhutanese refugees and their families. Through soccer, generations have found connection, belonging and a way to carry forward a shared history.
ABCNEWS - WATCH: Internet helps make airport love connection
ABC News' Sophie Flay has the story of a woman who turned to the internet help find the man who caught her eye as she boarded a flight bound for Florida.
BITCHUTE - Community Through Commerce and Conference - #solutionswatch
So, you're still wondering how to meet like-minded people, eh? Well, not to worry! James is back with yet more ideas in the continuing series of #SolutionsWatch episodes on how to make friends and build community. This time, he talks to Daniel Andrews of LocalMarket.cc about his plans for this community-driven website for connecting vendors and customers. Then, we talk to Amanda and Larken Rose about their conference, Approaching Humanity, which will be held in Sedona, Arizona, this July 18th and which will feature many speakers including James...via Zoom, of course. SHOW NOTES AND COMMENTS: https://www.corbettreport.com/community-through-commerce-and-conference/ ARE YOU LOOKING FOR SHOW NOTES WITH LINKS TO ALL OF THE ARTICLES, VIDEOS AND…
AMERICANTHINKER - Families don’t need perfection—they need connection
At a time when many families feel rushed and disconnected, perhaps what children need most isn’t perfection—but simply more connection.
NYTIMES (Joshua Jelly-Schapiro, Juan Villoro and Andrew Potter) - ‘A Mighty Form of Communion’: Three Writers on the World Cup’s Strange Magic
There’s ample cause for celebration and consternation alike.