If your dreams are too vivid, drop the theanine. And yes Mag Bisglycinate and Threonate are interchangeable for sleep but Threonate has some additional benefits. Find a brand with 3rd party testing. Oh and apigenin alone does the job for some people. Sweet dreams.
Andrew Huberman’s sleep cocktail is a game changer.
Magnesium threonate + Apigenin + Theanine.
He says this combo shuts down racing thoughts, calms anxiety, and helps you fall asleep fast, all backed by solid science.
I’ve been using it myself and it actually works. Deeper sleep, no grogginess the next day.
When you’re wired from screens and stress, a simple, effective tool like this can seriously improve your recovery and energy.
Tried this stack yet, or what’s your go-to for better sleep?
Apple used "15" iPhone 17 Pro Max units to broadcast a Soccer match LIVE on Apple TV… WOW
15 iPhones placed across an 84,000-square-foot pitch capturing cinematic angles, closeups and tracking shots in real time.
This is beyond smartphone cameras now!!!
😱Apple TV acaba de transmitir el primer gran evento deportivo profesional en vivo grabado COMPLETAMENTE con un iPhone 17 Pro. El partido COMPLETO. Desde todos los ángulos. 15 cámaras del iPhone 17 Pro Max.
Rick Rubin reveals the three completely different creative processes used by Eminem, Jay-Z, and Anthony Kiedis
"Eminem will always be writing in a book, always writing all the time. I asked him, are all these rhymes used? He's like no, 99% of what I write I'll never use, just to stay engaged in the process of writing"
"Jay-Z doesn't write anything down. He listens to the beat, hums, then goes on the mic 20 minutes later and just says a whole complicated verse. No paper, no writing, nothing"
"Anthony Kiedis sings along with an idea of a melody but he doesn't yet have words, just nonsense words automatically real time, then listens back and says this phrase sounds good. It's like a puzzle"
RFK Jr. starts most mornings with steak for breakfast, a big bowl of grass-fed yogurt topped with cream, and a generous side of sauerkraut or kimchi.
Zero carbs. Strict carnivore plus ferments only. He’s been eating this way for about 250 days.
He shared on the pod that he was having atrial fibrillation every day for four months. A military doctor reviewed his MRI and saw visceral fat blanketing his heart, liver, and organs — and warned things would worsen.
So he committed. After just 30 days on the diet, a follow-up MRI showed 40% less visceral fat. He lost 20 pounds of that hidden fat, then regained it all as muscle. The daily AFib disappeared completely — no skipped beats since.
He’s quick to note that it worked powerfully for him, but our metabolisms are all different.
It makes you wonder how much of our everyday fatigue or inflammation might quietly trace back to what ends up on the plate.
What’s one food you’ve added (or removed) that noticeably shifted how you feel day to day — energy, mood, or anything else?
Your cold plunge routine needs to change. Here’s why...
Colder isn’t better. Longer isn’t better. And suffering through 10 minutes doesn’t earn you extra results.
Here’s what actually moves the needle:
✅ 3–6 minutes is the sweet spot
✅ 48–52°F gets the job done
✅ Consistency beats intensity every time
Cold exposure, when done right, drives real physiology:
📈 Cold shock proteins
📈 Norepinephrine and dopamine spikes
📈 Brown fat activation
📈 Improved recovery
But only if you dose it correctly.
Disney paid roughly $200 million just for Robert Downey Jr. and the Russo Brothers to come back. That's before a single frame of film was shot. Before sets, VFX, marketing, craft services, anything.
The test screening results suggest that $200M bet is about to pay off at somewhere between 10x and 25x.
Here's why this leak matters more than the usual hype cycle. This is a pre-reshoots cut. The version that tested at Infinity War levels is the version before they add more characters, more cameos, more fan-service scenes. Reshoots on a film testing this well are additive, not corrective. That's a completely different production posture than what Marvel has been doing for the last five years.
The Russos' last two Avengers films did $4.85 billion combined. Infinity War alone cleared $2.05B. Endgame hit $2.8B. The entire Multiverse Saga since then has been a slow bleed of audience trust. Quantumania did $476M on a $200M budget. The Marvels did $206M. Eternals, $402M. Marvel was losing casual viewers at a rate that made the franchise look terminal.
The Downey/Russo reunion was always the play of last resort. Downey literally refused to return unless the Russos directed. His deal includes private jets, a security detail, and a trailer compound. The Russos got $80M with escalators at $750M and $1B box office thresholds, plus their AGBO banner gets a producer credit, which is a first for Marvel.
And now the thing is testing like Infinity War before reshoots even happen.
If Doomsday clears $2B in December 2026, it validates something very specific: Marvel's problem was never the audience. The audience was always there. The problem was that Phase 4 and 5 shipped B-tier directors and C-tier scripts on A-tier IP. The fix wasn't reinventing the formula. The fix was paying for the best people and getting out of their way.
The Russos' performance escalators kick in at $750M and $1B. If this thing does Infinity War numbers, those escalators trigger so fast Disney's finance team won't finish the wire transfer before the second weekend.
I Don't Look Like a Navy SEAL - Robert J. O'Neill
Like the Marines: if it was easy, we all would be one. But intestinal fortitude is not in everyone. “This MARINE AGREES… ‘I will quit TOMORROW’ … It’s ALL IN THE MIND… Semper Fi”
After ten years of saving lives, police dog Indy heard his name on the radio for the last time, and in the silence that followed, even the toughest officer broke down in tears. 🥺
Your last meal of the day can either help your sleep… or wreck it.
What you eat before bed directly affects blood sugar, cortisol, and melatonin.
If you spike glucose late at night with sugar or refined carbs, your body has to work to bring it back down. That stress response can keep your brain in “awake mode” when it should be winding down.
Better late-night options:
- Greek yogurt
- Cottage cheese
- A handful of blueberries
- Collagen in warm tea
Foods to avoid right before bed:
- Sugar
- Ultra-processed snacks
- Heavy refined carbs
- Alcohol
Sleep is when your body repairs tissue, balances hormones, and resets your brain.
Your last meal should support that process, not fight it.
I am a senior vice president at a $68.7 billion gaming company.
Activision-Blizzard.
We have a 30-year-old franchise.
Warcraft.
Millions of players. A subscription model that prints $15 a month per user. A cash shop on top of the subscription. Paid expansions on top of the cash shop.
Our former creative director just told the press he wishes we hadn't called it "Warcraft."
He said the name sounds intimidating.
He helped create the name.
We ran focus groups. The focus groups said the brand needed to be "more approachable." We asked the focus groups if they played the game. They did not. We took their advice anyway.
Our VP told an interviewer we want players to experience "weddings, raids, and new adventures." She listed weddings first. Before raids. In a game called Warcraft. Nobody in the room flinched.
She also said "No one thinks the same about Warhammer."
She compared our franchise unfavorably to a competitor. On the record. As a defense of the franchise.
The forums are on fire. Twenty-year veterans are writing goodbye posts. One thread is titled "Think I'm done with WoW." Another calls our pre-patch a "player purge."
We called our GDKP raiders "delusional."
We timed a cash shop bundle to launch during the Trading Post anniversary -- the one event where players earn free cosmetics. We offered 200 discounted items but kept the monthly currency cap at 1,000. The math doesn't work unless you open your wallet.
The community noticed. We described their concerns as "feedback we're monitoring."
We are always monitoring. We have never once changed course because of monitoring.
The players say we're "Disneyfying" the game. Turning gritty into cute. War into weddings. Orcs into mascots.
They're not wrong.
The data says approachable properties have wider TAM. Total addressable market. That's the metric now. Not "subscribers who love the game." Not "community that built this franchise." TAM.
TAM doesn't post on forums. TAM doesn't write goodbye letters. TAM doesn't have 20 years of muscle memory and lore knowledge and raid nights that turned into real friendships.
TAM is a number in a slide deck that makes a board feel comfortable.
We added player housing. Players have asked for it since 2004. We launched it in 2026. Twenty-two years. We described this as "listening to our community."
We are very good at listening. Eventually. When the feature aligns with a monetization roadmap.
Here is what I know and cannot say in a meeting:
The name was never the problem. The name built this. The name survived server crashes and subscription drops and an activision merger and a harassment scandal and a $68.7 billion acquisition.
The name is "Warcraft" and for 30 years nobody was confused about what it meant.
The problem is not that new players find the name intimidating.
The problem is that old players are starting to find us unrecognizable.
And we don't have a focus group for that.