On the evening of 10 April 2026, a capsule called Integrity dropped into the Pacific Ocean about 50 miles off the coast of San Diego. Inside were four people who had just done something no human had done since December 1972 — travelled to the vicinity of the Moon and come back.
Category: Blog
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Top Gun Lied to Us. War Was Never That Clean.
There is a scene in Top Gun: Maverick where Pete Mitchell pulls off a manoeuvre that is physically impossible and saves his squadron. The crowd in the cinema cheered. It is a genuinely thrilling film. It made a billion dollars in its opening month. Navy recruiters set up tables outside theatres specifically to catch people walking out still buzzing from the adrenaline.
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The Country I Used to Dream About
There was a poster of the New York skyline on the bedroom wall. The Twin Towers were still standing in it. It stayed up for years.
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From Zero: A Tribute to Chester Bennington and Matthew Perry
Linkin Park played Sydney a few days ago. Two nights at Qudos Bank Arena, their first time back in Australia since 2013. The city was ready for it — both shows sold out almost immediately when tickets dropped, and a third date was added just to meet demand.
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I Quit Added Sugar for Two Months. Here Is What Actually Happened.
There is no shortage of opinions about sugar on the internet. Every second article is either telling you it is slowly killing you or reassuring you that everything in moderation is fine. Nutrition discourse online has become its own kind of exhausting — everyone has a framework, a study, a strong feeling, and an unwavering confidence that theirs is the correct one.
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Almost Sunny 