In humans, traits such as neuroticism and recklessness appear to have some evolutionary basis—emerging perhaps to provide our species with sentries who alerted us to threats, and with explorers who led the way to new food sources.
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Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
28 July 2026
Closed to the public for decades, the island reopened for limited tours in 2009 and has since become a magnet for urban explorers and film crews.
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Kieron Marchese,
Architectural Digest,
27 July 2026
Mint Julep Experiences has built its business around making those trips easy, and the new Buffalo Bus gives travelers a straightforward way to visit one of Kentucky's most famous distilleries without having to worry about logistics.
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Emily Price,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2026
There are a handful of other oversized liquids that TSA allows travelers to pack in their carry-on bags.
But the word thug as a term for rogues and thieves lived on in English.
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
31 Mar. 2026
Streetwise rogues in the mould of an enigmatic leader… there are certainly parallels between Diego Simeone’s Atletico Madrid and Tommy Shelby’s Peaky Blinders.
The Rodale Institute, pioneers of organic and regenerative agriculture, has broken ground on its $24 million Center for Regenerative Organic Innovation in Kutztown, Pennsylvania.
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Andrew Watman,
Forbes.com,
20 July 2026
Since then, El Malilla has expanded the scope of reggaeton Mexa following collaborations with Puerto Rican pioneers such as Jowell y Randy and Colombian superstar J Balvin.
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Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
20 July 2026
Of all the former rascals, Symoné has enjoyed the longest and most successful career in entertainment.
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Andrew Walsh,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Jan. 2026
In the years since 2004’s Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle, Penn’s carved out a niche embodying big-talking, attention-grabbing rascals who say inappropriate things, then shrug their way through the consequences.
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