A year or two ago, when a phone showed up at my door for review, I could pretty much count on it being black, gray, or maybe (as a treat) white. But in 2025, that hasn’t been the case. Phones I reviewed this year featured […]
Year: 2025
Kahlil Gibran’s Timeless Guide: Embrace Imperfection, Live Fully, Love Bravely, and Find True Freedom
To be human, Kahlil Gibran suggests, is not to chase perfection as flawless angels, but to ripen into our fullness as whole beings—creatures of love and fear, joy and sorrow,…
EU Approves €90 Billion Aid to Ukraine as Russia-Ukraine Tensions Soar – 12/19/2025, 4:24:31 PM
EU leaders approve €90 billion interest-free loan to Ukraine for military and economic support over 2026-2027, after plans to use frozen Russian assets failed; this aims to bolster Ukraine amid…
Who owns Trump Mobile?
Where’s the Trump Phone? We’re going to keep talking about it every week, except next week, when we take a break until the new year. We’ve reached out, as usual, to ask about the Trump Phone’s whereabouts. As usual, we’re still waiting for a response. […]
Sonos Ace Headphones Slash $120, Now $279 in Major Price Drop
The Sonos Ace are some of the most talked‑about premium noise‑cancelling headphones of the year—and right now they’re a huge $120 off, bringing the price down from $399 to $279…
Diplomacy vs. Force: Ukraine’s Ongoing Struggle – Dec 19, 2025
I’m Alvin, and welcome to your Greenground morning monologue—a calm walk through a restless world, presented in a way that encourages reflection and understanding amidst the chaos of daily events. https://youtu.be/6olcY7uwTCg Published on 2025-12-18T19:11:40+00:00 Today’s headlines are woven togethe
A Starlink satellite seems to have exploded
SpaceX says it has lost control of a Starlink satellite that’s now falling back to Earth after suffering an anomaly. The sudden loss of communications, drop in altitude, “venting of the propulsion tank,” and “release of a small number of trackable low relative velocity objects,” […]
South Korea’s President Pushes Hair Loss Treatment Coverage, Sparking National Debate on Health Priorities
“Matter of survival”: The president who wants to help fund hair loss treatment When a sitting president calls hair loss “a matter of survival” and orders his government to review…
NASCAR Legend Greg Biffle Dies in Fiery North Carolina Plane Crash with Family – 12/19/2025, 8:29:25 AM
Top world news stories as of December 19, 2025, include a Brown University shooting suspect found dead, a deadly plane crash killing NASCAR legend Greg Biffle and his family, and…
Parasites plagued Roman soldiers at Hadrian’s Wall
They were infected by roundworm, whipworm, and microscopic protozoans called Giardia duodenalis.