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When you come to work, do you feel something is off? You might not know what. Yet, the environment does not feel comfortable. Toxic workplaces can appear subtle. They influence both your private and professional life. Nonetheless, it does not mean work is toxic if you do not enjoy your job. There are some clear signs of toxic workplaces to watch out for. They are not always obvious since not everything is about bad bosses.

Welcome to the New Roman Times’ 72 Hours series! Why 72 hours? Because the New York Times publishes a “36 Hours” series, but in my opinion, 36 hours isn’t nearly enough time to spend in Italy’s greatest cities and most compelling regions. From time to time, I’ll spotlight popular destinations like Rome, Milan, Florence, the Amalfi Coast and Capri for paid subscribers. Have a place you’d like a 72 hours guide to?

Welcome to the New Roman Times’ 72 Hours series! Why 72 hours? Because the New York Times publishes a “36 Hours” series, but in my opinion, 36 hours isn’t nearly enough time to spend in Italy’s greatest cities and most compelling regions. From time to time, I’ll spotlight popular destinations like Milan, Florence, Venice, and the Amalfi Coast for paid subscribers. Have a place you’d like a 72 hours guide to?

In the calendar year of 2018, there were more than 350 homicides in the city of Philadelphia. But one particular killing in the city may have gotten more media coverage than all of the other deaths put together.  That was the stabbing death of Sean Schellenger, a relatively well-known 37-year-old real estate developer who, on July 12, 2018, was fatally stabbed by Michael White, a 22-year-old bike courier, following a confrontation that lasted just over a minute.

UPDATE: I’ve recorded a podcast to accompany this article. The problem of evil suggests that the “bad stuff” of our world counts as evidence against the existence of God. Some think the evidence from bad stuff to the Hypothesis of Indifference (following Paul Draper to mean a worldview where there is no mind or agency at bottom; I’ll just use the term naturalism from here out) is quite powerful.

1. Intensity over Volume: Mentzer emphasized the importance of intensity in training over sheer volume. He believed that by pushing your muscles to their absolute limit during each workout, you could stimulate the greatest possible muscle growth. Rather than performing numerous sets and repetitions, Mentzer advocated for fewer sets but with an extreme focus on intensity. 2. High-Intensity Training (HIT):    HIT is a core component of Mentzer's Heavy Duty philosophy. It requires lifting weights with maximum effort and precision, pushing each set to the point of momentary muscular failure, with inability to perform another concentric portion of the rep (positive failure).

My wife and I are celebrating 8 years of marriage this month. It has been a beautiful and challenging journey to build harmony into our relationship, especially in the beginning before we both started meditating. We are not perfect and there are still ups and downs, but undeniably there is more love and care between us than ever before. The following are 8 of the main lessons I have learned from our relationship:

There are a few important stories I’d like to cover in The Closet this week, if you’ll indulge me. I want to talk to you about Saltburn and I feel duty bound to pay homage to London’s most stylish chef, who sadly left us last week. But before I do, a moment for party season. Because like a rogue sequin balanced on the brink of a sweeping stair case, we’re teetering on the precipice of the festive event onslaught - and many of you have messaged to tell me how anxious you’re feeling about dressing for it.

This year has started off with a bang. Good ones and bad ones. Let’s start with the good. It’s always nice when the data proves you right. So when FORBES published its 100 Most Powerful Women last week, I wasn’t surprised to see that the vast majority of them were over age 50, and half over 60. I wrote… ncG1vNJzZmidnJmys67Eq6minaNjwLau0q2YnKNemLyue89ob2lln5t6p7vRm5ysZZ2kwLV5z6iunqqWqrluw86mnKc%3D