#The 9 projects you should stream right now

#The 9 projects you should stream right now

“The 9 projects you should stream right now” New albums from Beyoncé, Florist, Emily Yacina, and more. Beyoncé. Photo by Mason Poole via Wikimedia Commons.   Beyoncé, Renaissance The seventh studio album from Beyoncé, one of the most highly anticipated releases of the year, arrives today. “Creating this album allowed me a place to dream…

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#I’m meeting strangers for sandwiches to beat loneliness

#I’m meeting strangers for sandwiches to beat loneliness

“I’m meeting strangers for sandwiches to beat loneliness” You’re not alone in your loneliness. In an op-ed published earlier this month, outgoing New York City health commissioner Dr. Dave A. Chokshi declared that locals are suffering from an “epidemic of loneliness” after two years of a pandemic. He cited recent surveys that found “57 percent…

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#The key to survival: Find five people. Hold them close.

#The key to survival: Find five people. Hold them close.

“#The key to survival: Find five people. Hold them close.” Close relationships—about five of them—are as essential as food and water, according to this author Loneliness kills, and friendship preserves. There’s really nothing else—not exercise or even quitting smoking—that matches the positive effect on mental and physical health of having friends, writes the inventor of…

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#15% of men are without a close pal

#15% of men are without a close pal

“#15% of men are without a close pal” The saddest recession may be among us: the friendship recession. As the country works to end the pandemic, we are still in the midst of the loneliness epidemic, according to new research. Nearly 1 in 5 American men admit to not having a single close friend, according to…

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#Three NYC ladies, best friends turn 100 in the same week

#Three NYC ladies, best friends turn 100 in the same week

“#Three NYC ladies, best friends turn 100 in the same week” Gal pals Ruth Schwartz, Lorraine Pirrello and Edith “Mitzie” Moscou like to spend time together doing gentle exercise, playing board games and reminiscing about old times. But this week, these golden girls have an extra special reason to enjoy each other’s company. They are…

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