Weekend Edition: Get a (Time) Life

Happy weekend, deep divers!

Let's talk time, literally, how we spend (or waste) it. After that, we'll talk about the highly anticipated Trump tariffs, a Grammy preview, and more. Make sure you check out the "How is it?" pool—let's roll!

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Your roadmap to today’s key stories:

Ever catch yourself wondering where all the time goes? Every year, we get 8,760 hours, but we rarely spend them on what really matters. The data points point to one thing: Time is our ultimate limited resource. We see how our daily "time budget" changes as we age.

Men have more leisure time than women (thanks to the gender gap!). We all spend more time alone as we age. Teenagers love friendship, 30-somethings love kids, and retirees enjoy more solitude. Getting alone isn't lonely, but if you don't schedule family time, friends, and fun, your calendar will fill up automatically. In other words, if you're not the architect of your time, someone—or something—else will be.

Bonus: Megan Hellerer’s Directional Living, kind of compass for success without sacrificing happiness.

Fiestas No Más?

You heard it here first: We're gonna slam our biggest trading partners, Mexico, Canada, and China—with new tariffs this weekend. You're looking at higher avocado prices (tragic for Sunday's guac? ), pricier tequila and car parts, plus potential retaliatory hits. While farmers and automakers brace for potential chaos, the White House calls it a "promise kept."

So hold onto your wallets: This weekend's trade drama might just rewrite the grocery —and gas—bill.

Wildfires & Wild Cards

Tomorrow is music's biggest night, and there's no shortage of drama. Newcomers like Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell Roan are threatening to spoil Beyoncé and Taylor Swift's album of the year party. Will Beyoncé finally win, or is Taylor's chart-busting album unstoppable? All the cool kids are fighting for Grammys, including Billie Eilish, Charli XCX, Kendrick Lamar, and the Beatles (yes, really).

Expect emotional tributes to LA's wildfire victims—and performances from Shakira, Stevie Wonder, and more. Let the speculation begin!

🎪 Weekend Leisure Core

Fuel Your Screen: Well, his days of humping dead moose are over. This documentary explores Tom Green's unique comedy style, personal struggles, and evolution.

Fuel Your Ears: The FireAid concert featured amazing musical performances and moving stories from people affected by fires. The stream is still on, and you can donate if you like.

Fuel Your Mind: "Memories of Distant Mountains" by Orhan Pamuk—my favorite writer from my homeland—offers a private dream world.

💬 Beyond the Core

Netflix and Chill: Here are 48 of the best Netflix shows right now. What’s next?

Victory in Quiet: When America emptied its youth prisons, what happened?

Disappearing Signatures: Are we losing our ability to write by hand?

💡 Core Wisdom

📸 Lens to Life

The 47th presidential photo by Daniel Torok, which caused controversy in the photography community.

🧮 Core Count: 20,000

Overboard shipping containers that have fallen overboard in the past 15 years.

🗓️ Flashback:

1587 - Queen Elizabeth I of England signed the death warrant for her cousin, Mary, Queen of Scots.

1843 - Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York (MONY) opens, the oldest continuous insurer in America.

1908 - Republican sympathizers assassinate Portugal's King Carlos I and Prince Luis Filipe in Terreiro do Paço.

1979 - Ayatollah Khomeini returns to Iran after 15 years in exile.

2021 - Myanmar military coup detains civilian leaders, including Aung San Suu Kyi. A state of emergency is declared for one year (currently in effect).

I'm glad we could get together here. Looking forward to seeing you tomorrow!

Fatih Taskiran