⚾ Happy, Chess, Sleep, E-Scooter, and Bullpen
The World’s Happiest Country Is All About Reading, Coffee, and Saunas
By Lyndsey Matthews | AFAR | March 20, 2019
From the feelings that travel gives you when you’re exploring the world to how you hold on to those memories back at home, happiness is something we think a lot about here at AFAR. (1,272 words)
8-year-old refugee credits God for chess win
By Diana Chandler | BP News | March 21, 2019
A Christian Nigerian family seeking religious asylum in the U.S. credits God for their son's New York statewide chess victory and their new apartment after two years of homelessness. (778 words)
Share a Bed Without Losing Sleep
By Ganda Suthivarakom | The New York Times | March 18, 2019
Two in three Americans share a bed with a partner. Here’s how to make it more comfortable. (1,374 words)
I Rode an E-Scooter as Far From Civilization as Its Batteries Could Take Me
By Joe Veix | Gizmodo | March 21, 2019
Almost as suddenly as the electric rent-a-scooters appeared, everyone had an opinion about them. They began clogging sidewalks across the Bay Area in late 2017 ($1 to start!) as brands with four-letter names like Bird and Lime fought for dominance in the latest vampiric startup scheme. (2,052 words)
How to Build a Killer Bullpen in 2019
By Michael Baumann | The Ringer | March 22, 2019
Stacking high-quality relievers isn’t about shortening the game anymore. It is the game, thanks to state-of-the-art training methods and a renewed focus on flexibility and teamwork for relief aces. (3,178 words) ⚾
