World Happiness Report Sounds Alarm About The Welfare Of Young People – Lack of education, training and housing is behind loss of gen Z’s traditionally positive outlook. [guardian]
After Success Of BTS And Parasite, South Korea Woos Digital Nomads – Critics say the criteria for new digital nomad visa are too stringent to attract remote workers in large numbers. [aljazeera]
Archaeologists Find Shipwrecks Using Clues From Homer’s Iliad – Homer’s epic poem, written in 800 BCE, provided clues to the researchers. [ifls]
Prisoner Who ‘Died’ And Was Brought Back To Life Argued His Life Sentence Had Technically Finished – The convicted murderer argued that he had been revived against his will, that he signed a ‘Do Not Resuscitate’ order years before. [ladbible]
Half Of All New Yorkers Will Flee City In Next 5 Years As Quality Of Life Plummets Post-Pandemic: Poll – Just half of all New Yorkers plan to stay in the city over the next five years, and anger over quality of life has skyrocketed since the pandemic — with just 30% saying they’re happy here, according to a damning poll from the The Citizens Budget Commission. [nypost]
Monopoly Gets The ‘Dune’ Treatment In New, Sand-Hued Board Game Set – Following the release of Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune: Part Two,” which soared past box office expectations this past weekend, Warner Bros. has released dozens of collectible merch items inspired by the epic sci-fi tale — including a sand-hued Monopoly board game that swaps out typical tokens for pieces such as a Muad’Dib, Crysknife and Gom Jabbar. [variety]
A Green-Hued Banksy Mural Has Popped Up In North London – The piece seems to carry a conservationist message. [artnet]
