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CORPORATE RETREAT: “Hailed “A bloody white-knuckle ride that redefines the modern horror genre” by Tony Toscano of screenchatter.com, and “A bloody good time” by Jeff K. Howard, Vegas Film Critic, the film is directed by Aaron Fisher (“Inside The Rain”) and co-written by Kerri Lee Romeo and Aaron Fisher. Starring Alan Ruck, Odeya Rush, Ashton Sanders, Rosanna Arquette, Sasha Lane, Zion Moreno, Tyler Alvarez, Benjamin Norris, “Corporate Retreat” is a horror-dark comedy feature film following an ensemble of ambitious young executives whose luxury team-building getaway descends into a bloody fight for survival. The film blends the dread of gory survival…

By: Bernie Wong, MHS, Movement Building & Research LeadSystems thinking equips HR and organizational leaders to better balance the well-being needs of their people and ambitious business goals in an increasingly competitive economic climate. While employers have made substantial headways in recent years by investing in mental health programs like therapy benefits or Mental Health First Aid, employees continue to report persistent challenges.We know from our work at Mind Share Partners that many leaders want to better support their people, but struggle to translate that intent into a sustainable strategy. In our experience, the solution isn’t any one specific program.…

It appears that Andy Muschietti is feeling confident following the success of IT: Welcome to Derry. To such an extent that he went ahead and started a second season of the series. Now, this wouldn’t come as such a surprise if he had waited until more seasons of the show had been approved by HBO. […]

At every moment, there is something a person/animal is trying to do (a goal) and a reason they are trying to do it (a context for that goal). In the Affect Management Framework (AMF; Haynes-LaMotte, 2025), contextualized goals are constantly shifting in the brain, informed by the senses of the world and the body (vision, hearing, touch, taste, smell, interoception, and proprioception) as well as the semantic factors of meaningfulness, certainty, and agency. Because our affect is attached to our goals, what contextualized goals we take on and how and when we choose to pursue or relinquish them across similar…

Well, Return to Silent Hill isn’t beating the (overblown) video game adaptation curse allegations. Director and co-writer Christophe Gans brings Konami’s Silent Hill 2 to life in a hacked-apart way that serves familiar characters and locales, but undercuts almost every element. It’s scary in bursts, choking the screen with thick fogs and acidic goos, but also visually compromised, as “Armless Man” shamblers and “Creeper” hordes are tainted by lackluster animation. The ethos, fogginess, and Clive Barker-ian grotesqueries are all there, yet overall, Return to Silent Hill barely musters enough enthusiasm to answer why, in fact, we’re returning to this film…

We all want an easy love, or at least one that doesn’t make us panic, bolt, or force us to become a detective. Of course, despite this desire, we frequently end up choosing people and or situations that do just that. And one of the most crucial factors influencing this mismatch is our history of attachment. Attachment theory can help explain why adults, who have long moved on from the attachment challenges of their childhood, fall into predictable romance grooves. Crucially, the research also gives us insight into how we can change them. Here are five clear and practical lessons,…

As the NFL season winds down, bettors have no choice but to focus on the four remaining teams when it comes to Super Bowl wagering. But those four teams weren’t always at the top of bettors’ minds.Let’s take a look at how the Super Bowl odds have shifted over the course of the season at BetMGM Sportsbook, as well as what to know about each team’s odds movement this season.This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners. If you sign up or place a wager, FOX Sports may be compensated. Read more about Sports Betting on FOX Sports.In…

BRIAN KENNY: Welcome to Cold Call, the podcast where we dive deep into groundbreaking Harvard Business School case studies. In the world of luxury where exclusivity is currency and craftsmanship is a language of its own, some brands choose to shine with polished perfection while others dare to stand out by embracing imperfection itself. Today we’ll explore a company that has reimagined what luxury can feel like, inviting customers not just to purchase an item, but to co-create an experience. At a pivotal moment in its growth, this brand faces pressing strategic questions. Should it deepen its roots in the…

The recent surge in peptide injections is a textbook example of a modern health craze. Crazes differ from fads in that the latter involve an intense but short-term interest in a trivial object or idea. Famous examples include the brief obsession with swallowing live goldfish, which swept college campuses in 1939, the hula-hoop in the late 1950s, and “pet rocks” in the mid-70s. Crazes are more serious and tend to persist longer – often for months and even years. Health crazes are especially common and usually fleeting, like the recent “Apple Diet,” which entails eating mostly apples for several days…

Workplace connection has been undervalued for too long. In a report on workplace challenges for 2025, Gallup found: “Many report feeling disconnected from their organization’s mission and like their organization doesn’t care about them.” This sentiment among workers and leaders relates to the continual de-prioritization of humanity in the workplace. In a previous post, I shared that the growing disconnection and burnout workers face stems from a deeper crisis: the loss of fulfillment. The key to being fulfilled at work is rebuilding connection to self, others, and something greater. This post focuses on why connecting with others at work is…