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The best album of every year since 2000, according to critics

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Each year in music, one album stands out from the crowd as the most critically acclaimed work of the year.

Since the turn of the new century, review aggregator Metacritic has compiled an annual list of the years' most well-received albums, by assigning scores based on their composite critical reception.

We selected the top album from each year, starting with 2000 (and including the best album of 2017 so far). The resulting list includes appearances from great artists like Kendrick Lamar, Bob Dylan, and Kanye West, as well as a few lesser-known but incredible LPs. 

Check out the best album of each year in the new century so far:

SEE ALSO: The 25 best songs of 2017 so far, ranked

SEE ALSO: The 50 best-selling albums of all time

2000: Outkast — "Stankonia"

Critic score: 95/100

User score: 8.9/10

What critics said: "Stankonia reeks of artful ambition rendered with impeccable skill — or as one song title so concisely has it, 'So Fresh, So Clean.'"— Entertainment Weekly

Notable songs:"So Fresh, So Clean,""Ms. Jackson,""B.O.B."

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2001: Bob Dylan — "Love and Theft"

Critic score: 93/100

User score: 8.8/10

What critics said: "The remarkable achievement of 'Love and Theft' is that Dylan makes the past sound as strange, haunted and alluring as the future."— Rolling Stone

Notable songs:"Mississippi,""Bye and Bye,""High Water (For Charley Patton)"

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2002: The Streets — "Original Pirate Material"

Critic score: 90/100

User score: 8.9/10

What critics said: "'Original Pirate Material' is England's first great hip-hop record mostly because it isn't a hip-hop record. It's hard to say exactly what it is."— Village Voice

Notable songs:"Has It Come To This?,""Let's Push Things Forward,""Weak Become Heros"

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The best road trips from 10 major US cities

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What better time than summer to hit the road for a vacation getaway?

But for those who prefer a little less road in their road trip, there are a multitude of awesome destinations less than 200 miles from major US cities.

Here are 10 road trips that will have you feeling like you're in an entirely different world after just a few hours of driving.

New York City: Saratoga Springs, New York

Distance from New York City: ~188 miles

Saratoga Springs is known for two things: horse racing and mineral waters. The Saratoga Race Course has been in business since 1853, and brings in crowds every summer for racing season. There are also many spas in the area that specialize in mineral baths using water from local springs, giving Saratoga the title of "Spa City."

The famed race course is open from mid-July to early-September, making it the perfect location for a summer getaway from NYC.



Los Angeles: La Jolla, California

Distance from Los Angeles: ~112 miles

La Jolla is a community within the city of San Diego, just north of all the downtown action. Due to its proximity to gorgeous beaches, La Jolla is ideal for a relaxing getaway by the sea. 

The community has a reputation for its upscale dining and luxury shopping, but it's also home to the University of California, giving the city a young, vibrant feel and plenty of cheap eats.



Chicago: Saugatuck, Michigan

Distance from Chicago: ~142 miles

Situated between Lake Michigan and Kalamazoo Lake, Saugatuck is a tranquil escape from the big city. The charming lake town offers sailing and other outdoor activities for the adventurous, but it's also known for its quaint downtown.

Saugatuck has a history as an artist's colony, giving the area the name "Michigan's Art Coast." Explore art galleries, studios, and art fairs throughout the town.



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11 of the most beautiful new homes around the world

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Every year, the World Architecture Festival (WAF) celebrates the most incredible new buildings from around the world. 

The 2017 finalists in the housing category, located in cities from Tokyo to Copenhagen, are no exception.

During a three-day event in Berlin in November, the WAF jury will name the World Building Of The Year, one of the most prestigious accolades in architecture.

Take a look at some of the most impressive housing projects from the WAF shortlist below.

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In a narrow alley in Tokyo, Japan, the House in the City features rooms in a staggered arrangement. It stretches four floors, so the family who lives there has plenty of room.

Architects: Daisuke Ibano + Ryosuke Fujii + Satoshi Numanoi



With ample trees and shrubs on its facade, the Binh House in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam brings nature into the city.

Architects: Vo Trong Nghia Architects



The Capers, a mixed-use redevelopment in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, is comprised of two five-story towers. Their zig-zap shape has garnered them local nicknames like "the crooked buildings" and the "up-ended battleships."

Architects: RT+Q Architects

Source: ArchDaily



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Jordan Spieth just won his third major championship — here's how the 23-year-old golf superstar spends his time and millions

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Five years ago, Jordan Spieth was a Texas kid with dreams of making it on the PGA Tour. Now he's a three-time major champion with a big head start on joining one of golf's most exclusive clubs.

Spieth made a brilliant charge on Sunday at the Open Championship, pouring in four straight par breakers on the back nine to zoom past Matt Kuchar and into the winner's circle. The victory means that he's a single PGA Championship title away from the career Grand Slam, a feat that would put him on a level with names like Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus, and Gary Player.

Of course, Spieth has had plenty to smile about for the past half-decade, even before he was within striking distance of making history. Let's take a closer look at the 23-year-old's life of lag putts and luxury.

With his Open Championship victory, Spieth has 11 PGA Tour wins and three major titles. He's the youngest player ever to reach both milestones.



At 23 years old, he's already earned more than $32 million in his PGA Tour career. That's more than several of his top contemporaries, including Rickie Fowler and Henrik Stenson.



Spieth jump-started his career with a hole-out to force sudden death at the 2013 John Deere Classic. He went on to win the event.

Read more: Teenager wins John Deere Classic after sinking a shot from the bunker on final hole to force a playoff



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How staying single could actually improve your health

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Bella DePaulo is 63 years old and she's been single her entire life.

"I never wanted to get married. Living single was my happily ever after," DePaulo, a psychologist at the University of California Santa Barbara and a pioneer for the single life, said at a TEDx Talk this spring.

DePaulo has studied singles like herself for more than a decade, and her findings suggest that being single has a range of benefits, from the psychological to the physical.

"The beliefs that single people are miserable, lonely, and loveless, and want nothing more than to become unsingle are just myths," DePaulo wrote on the blog PsychCentral in 2013.

In 2016, she combed through more than 800 studies of single and married people and found that her own work isn't the only research to suggest that being single could have some tangible health benefits — from stronger social networks to a healthier body. Read on to find out about the other advantages you might reap from singledom.

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Singles have a stronger social network than their married counterparts.

Think married people have more friends? Think again.

In 2015, social scientists Natalia Sarkisian and Naomi Gerstel set out to explore how ties to relatives, neighbors, and friends varied among single and married American adults. They found that singles were not only more likely to frequently reach out to their social networks, but also tended to provide and receive help from these people than their married peers. Their results held steady even when they took into account factors like race, gender, and income levels.

Put simply, "being single increases the social connections of both women and men," Sarkisian and Gerstel wrote in their paper.

 



Singles may be more physically fit.

There may be some truth to the idea that people who "settle down" ease into unhealthier habits, at least when it comes to some measures of physical fitness.

After surveying more than 13,000 men and women between ages 18 and 64, researchers found that those who were single and had never been married worked out more frequently each week compared with their married or divorced peers.

And a 2015 study in the journal Social Science and Medicine that compared body mass indexes for about 4,500 people across nine European countries found that single men and women had slightly lower BMIs, on average, than men and women who were married. Overall, the married couples also weighed about five more pounds, on average, than the singles.

 



Single people could be more likely to develop as individuals.

An analysis of data from the National Survey of Families and Households that compared more than 1,000 people who had always been single with about 3,000 people who had been continuously married in 1998 found that the single people in the sample were more likely to experience personal growth than the married people — at least when it came to how they answered the following two questions. 

As compared to the married people in the sample, the singles were far more likely to say they agreed with the statements:

  • For me, life has been a continuous process of learning, changing, and growth.
  • I think it is important to have new experiences that challenge how you think about yourself and the world.

 

 



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These are the 10 richest Harvard grads

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A new survey reveals the 10 richest graduates of Harvard, the university that pumps out billionaires like no other.

According to the wealth information firm Wealth-X, Harvard is the world's top university for producing billionaires, claiming 125 of them with a combined wealth of $590 billion. Stanford has produced the second-most billionaires at 50; the University of Pennsylvania comes in third with 47 billionaires.

Wealth-X used its proprietary database of information on the ultra-wealthy to produce its rankings—and to examine the differences between Harvard billionaires and non-Harvard billionaires. What researchers found is that nearly two-thirds of Harvard grad billionaires are self-made, a higher percentage than the global average of Wealth-X's billionaire census of 55%. Harvard billionaires also have an average net worth of $4.7 billion, which is "substantially higher than the global average" for billionaires, according to the report.

It's notable that Harvard billionaire grads including Bill Ackman, head of hedge fund Pershing Square (BA/MBA '92, worth $1.4 billion), and Meg Whitman, CEO of Hewlett-Packard (MBA '79, worth $2.6 billion), aren't nearly rich enough to crack this list's top 10. On the other hand, two famous Harvard dropouts are wealthier than any of the Harvard students who hung around long enough to earn degrees: Bill Gates, the richest man in the world, is now worth $89.2 billion, while Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is worth $64.2 billion.

Here's the list of Harvard's top 10 richest alumni.

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10. Carlos Alberto Sicupira

Sicupira (MBA '84) is one of the founding partners of 3G Capital. His net worth is estimated at $9.4 billion.



9. Ernesto Bertarelli

Bertarelli (MBA '93) is the chairman of Waypoint Capital, and part of the wealthy family that owned Serona, the biotech giant that was sold to Merck in 2007 for $9 billion. His net worth is estimated at $9.6 billion.



8. Stephen Schwarzman

Schwarzman (MBA '72) is chairman, CEO, and co-founder of the global asset management firm the Blackstone Group. His net worth is estimated at $10.9 billion.



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Photos of the best cosplay from San Diego Comic-Con 2017

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Fans headed out to San Diego Comic-Con this past weekend dressed in their superhero, video game, TV show, and "Star Wars" finest.

From "Game of Thrones" to "Transformers" keep reading to the best outfits seen throughout the weekend.

See any great cosplay we missed? Email me at kacuna@thisisinsider.com for a chance to have your costumes featured.

This Chewbacca glam squad is a Comic-Con staple each year.

 



Maybe they could have hitched a ride with Han Solo.

 



These Chewies had their own Princess Leia.

 



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The 17 best things to do in San Francisco, according to people who live there

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San Francisco offers visitors more than tourist traps like Fisherman's Wharf and trolley cars. 

To help you experience the best of the city, we surveyed Business Insider employees based in San Francisco on their favorite local spots. From the nature trails at Lands End to happy hour at the Tonga Room, these off-the-beaten path destinations showcase the best the city has to offer.

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On Thursday nights, the California Academy of Sciences stays open late for adults-only special events. Take a yoga class in the aquarium, see the stars at the planetarium, or grab a cocktail and mingle with the nearly 46 million scientific specimens on site.

Address:55 Music Concourse Drive

Cost: $15



Church of 8 Wheels is a roller disco like no other. On Friday and Saturday nights, skaters (many in costume) fill the rink located inside a 120-year-old former Catholic church.

Address:554 Fillmore Street

Cost: $10 for admission and $5 for skate rental



GameVibes at the Folsom Street Foundry is a gamer's paradise. Thursday and Friday nights, players flock to the bar for video games, board games, and everything in between.

Address:1425 Folsom Street

Cost: $5



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17 stunning works of art created using only Microsoft Paint (MSFT)

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On Monday, news broke that Microsoft is planning to end support for MS Paint later this fall. 

For the first time since it was introduced 32 years ago along with Windows 1.0, the program won't receive any future updates. 

Over the last decade, Paint has come back to prominence by users who draw intentionally bad doodles on internet photos.

And while those doodles can be hilarious, that doesn't mean Paint hasn't been used for something much more impressive.

In fact, dozens of artists have used it to craft amazingly detailed works of art.

From celebrity portraits to beautiful skylines, here are some of the most creative paintings made in MS Paint.

Lisa Eadicicco contributed to an earlier version of this story.

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Boston-based artist Patrick Hines has created some amazing images using MS Paint. This is a poster-style painting inspired by "Star Wars: The Force Awakens."



Hines did a series around Harry Potter, including this scene from "Harry Potter And The Deathly Hollows."



This is the scene of Mad-Eye Moody fighting Voldemort.



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16 cheap and creative ways to stay warm when your office is freezing

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The freezing office is a phenomenon much bemoaned by workers. It ranks as the No. 1 employee complaint on various workplace polls.

The theory is that it's often brought about by the disparity between men and women's body temperatures. While indoor temperature standards have been based since the 1960s on the preferences of the typical man, women tend to produce less body heat and therefore run cooler than their male colleagues — and so the suffering begins.

When Business Insider decided to test this theory out amongst our coworkers two summers ago, we indeed found that more women than men reported that the office was too cold (58 women versus 27 men).

But arctic conditions have grown more dire since then, and now a great majority of the people in the New York office are afflicted. 

Since any attemptedfixes from the building have been short-term at best — "I suffer in pain at the cruel hands of the land owners!" one staffer laments — my coworkers have become the ultimate resource for thawing remedies.

If you also suffer from one of the most pervasive and destructive complaints among office-dwellers, then perhaps these tips could work for you, too:

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Cashmere sweaters

Cashmere sweaters are excellent way to keep warm in a freezing office, says Matthew DeBord, a senior correspondent who covers transportation at Business Insider.

"Personally I like Lands' End because my mother buys them for me — but they're also lightweight and a good value for the money," he says. "They're nice to throw on over a T-shirt, and I always bring one when I fly for the cold climate on the plane."



Inexpensive hoodies

"I just keep a hoodie at my desk," says Andy Kiersz, a quant reporter at Business Insider. "If it's cool out when I leave work, I wear it out. If not, I leave it here."

Kiersz says he prefers being too cold over being too hot. "You can always add a layer, but you can't always take off a layer," he notes.

Kiersz often turns to a light-cotton sweatshirt he bought from Brooklyn-discounter Telco for $20.

Richard Feloni, a senior strategy reporter at Business Insider, also prefers to go the less-expensive route. He says that, on a particularly chilly-office day, he jetted down the block to Old Navy, where he spent no more than $20 on a hoodie.

"The unvarnished truth — I wanted the cheapest possible option. Something that wouldn't look stupid but something I wouldn't mind losing if it were stolen," he says.



Denim jackets

"I usually throw a denim jacket on before I leave my house in the morning because I know it'll be cold and denim jackets are cute and pretty warm and don't look too unprofessional in the office," Amanda McKelvey says.

She recommends a classic denim jacket from the Gap.



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11 musicians who successfully made the jump to acting

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Making the move from music to acting isn't always easy, but some musicians have managed to make the jump.

One of the most recent transitions is Harry Styles of the band One Direction. The singer, who has since gone solo, is currently starring in Christopher Nolan's "Dunkirk and he has been receiving rave reviews for his performance as a soldier. 

Many other musicians have made similarly successful moves to the big screen. Take a look at 11 musicians who transitioned into actors.

SEE ALSO: Christopher Nolan compared casting Harry Styles in 'Dunkirk' to Heath Ledger as The Joker

Harry Styles shot to fame as a member of the hugely popular boy band One Direction.



He's making his acting debut in"Dunkirk," Christopher Nolan's war film, and has received rave reviews for his performance.

Read our review here.



Rihanna rose to fame after Jay-Z signed her to his label and released her first single "Pon De Replay." She now has eight Grammy Awards.

Source: Billboard



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The worst tourist traps in California — and where to go instead

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From San Francisco down to San Diego, California has no shortage of tourist destinations.

And while you can't avoid all the crowds, there are some alternatives to well-known tourist traps that will change your trip for the better.

Quora users help us identify some of he worst tourist traps in the state, and gave us some tips on what to see instead.

Keep scrolling to see where to go — and where to avoid.

Instead of visiting the crowded Hollywood Walk of Fame, experience the Hollywood Sign up close by hiking the Hollywood Reservoir.

"You would rarely find movie stars in Hollywood itself,"Quora user David Mullich said.

If you're on the lookout to spot celebrities, Mullich suggests visiting Beverly Hills, the Pacific Palisades, or Malibu instead. If you still want to get the Hollywood experience minus the crowds, try hiking the Hollywood Reservoir path for a stellar view of the famous sign.



Instead of taking a typical hike in the Muir Woods, explore the equally beautiful Lost Coast and Shelter Cove.

The Muir Woods National Monument is known to be the place to see Northern California's famous redwood trees. However, Reddit user democritusparadise suggested checking out Lost Coast and Shelter Cove for a more unique experience that's arguably better than the famous site. 

"If you want to see redwood forests, go to the Lost Coast and Shelter Cove and you see sights that make the Muir Woods look like a shrubbery without a path going down the middle," they said. 



Instead of visiting SeaWorld in San Diego, see whales in their natural habitat on a whale watching boat trip.

Instead of burning money to see whales in captivity, go whale watching to see them in their natural habitat.

Whale watching can be done all up and down the California coastline, so enjoy a day on a boat, whether you're up north in Monterey or down south in Orange County.

"I'd suggest a whale watching trip in either Dana Point or San Diego,"Reddit user Allalison said. 



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13 signs that you're dating a sociopath

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When you think of a "sociopath," chances are you think of a serial killer or a con man in a movie. But chances are you've met a sociopath — after all, according to Harvard psychologist Martha Stout, author of "The Sociopath Next Door," one in every 25 people is a sociopath. 

With so many alleged sociopaths around, and with their charming nature, it can be hard to know one when you see them. INSIDER spoke to experts about some tell-tale signs that the one you love may actually be a sociopath. 

They charm the pants off of everyone in the room.

A standard trait of a sociopath is that they are charming and gregarious people. They know exactly what to say to everyone to get them to like them. That's probably why you were drawn to them in the first place. 

"They typically know how to woo a person using incessant flattery and compliments," psychotherapist Patti Sabla told INSIDER. 

Be careful: Because a charming people-person isn't necessarily indicative of a sociopath, you should look out for other signs, too. 



They disregard your feelings.

Sociopaths lack empathy so if you get upset with them, they have a hard time understanding why. They won't act sorry or even see a reason for you to be upset. 

"They may get drunk and do something awful like tell off your mother or your best friend," Sabla said. "When you confront them about it the next day they don't care.  They are incapable of empathy and may even try to blame you for 'trying to make them feel bad' about the situation."



You don't think even they believe what they're saying.

Do you ever get the feeling that the person you're talking to knows what they're saying isn't true? Sociopaths are skilled liars, but sometimes they're so disingenous that their actions and facial expressions give them away. 

"You feel a weird sense that he’s not really believing his own words,"Carlos Cavallo, a dating and relationship coach, told INSIDER. "Like they will tell you they love you, but their actions seem almost dissonant with it."

 



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9 things you say that can immediately disqualify you in a job interview

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Nobody's perfect.

You could be pro at job interviews, but there's always a chance you'll say something a bit off.

Your qualifications and endearing personality might just carry you over, but there are some things that are so bad that they could completely wreck your chances.

Here are nine interview faux pas that could automatically disqualify you, unless you're really lucky:

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1. 'What does your company do?'

"Believe it or not, recruiters and hiring managers say they get asked this question all the time,"Charles Purdy writes for job site Monster.

Questions like this will make you look like you don't even care enough to run a simple Google search.

Make sure you do your homework.



2. 'Are you married?/Are you pregnant?/etc.'

Never ask the interviewer any personal questions — or anything that could be offensive. It's just off-putting.

That goes especially for potentially insulting queries, like whether or not a woman is pregnant.

"If you are not pregnant, it is very much a ground-swallow-me-up-now moment as you struggle to find the words to explain to a perfect stranger that it is very much just a food baby under your jumper,"Catherine Phillips wrote in the Metro.

Keep things professional.



3. 'S---,' 'b----,' 'f---, ' etc.

Letting out a curse word or two during a funny story might not be a nail in the coffin, but it's better to hold off on the profanities in job interviews.

Angrily swearing at someone (your interviewer or otherwise) would especially knock you out of the running. This goes double for any offensive, racist, or sexist speech.

It's not just rude — it'll make you seem dumb.

Business Insider's Shana Lebowitz previously reported that a 2012 study found that people perceive those who swear as being less intelligent.



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22 rare photos inside Japan's exclusive sumo wrestling training ground

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For the past 1,500 years, big, burly men have been pushing each other out of circles drawn in sand — and everyone loves it.

Sumo wrestling is a sport that has long seeped into pop culture. Like jiggly cheesecake and a certain type of minimalism, it is uniquely Japanese. But it still somehow remains a mystery. The International Sumo Federation, the sport's governing body, goes to great lengths to maintain the privacy of its athletes.

For the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament, photographer Issei Kato was granted the rare permission to document the daily life of the prestigious Tomozuna stable of sumo wrestlers, temporarily housed in a Buddhist temple.

The wrestlers go through intense training and eat around 8,000 calories per day while preparing for their matches.

Here's what it's like inside.

Sumo wrestling is a 1500-year-old Japanese martial art, but Mongolians dominate the sport.

Tomozuna Oyakata — also known by his fighting name Kyokutenho — was the first Mongolian-born wrestler to lead a sumo stable.

"Language was the biggest source of stress,"he told Reuters. "I couldn't understand anything when I was being scolded, or even when I was being praised."



The wrestlers are called "rikishi."

At the prestigious Tomozuna stable, the rikishi spend more than three hours each morning practicing holds.

 

 

 



You win by forcing your opponent out of the ring, or when your opponent falls.

The matches can sometimes last only a few seconds.



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5 suits every professional man needs in his closet

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charles tyrwhittAlright, you've already got all the shirts and ties every man should own. Now, it's time get the right suits.

When it comes to dressing professionally, it's pretty easy to spend a fortune on clothes if you don't know where to shop and what to look for. While an abundance of shirts and ties can greatly increase your outfit options, the suit itself holds great importance. That's why picking the right ones is crucial.

Whether you're shopping for your first suit, or your closet is full of them, there's a few things to consider before purchasing one. First and foremost, you want to be able to wear your suit more than once. It's fine to have a certain shirt or tie that's so unique, it rarely get's worn, but a suit should provide versatility. 

Secondly, a suit should be fitting for the weather. Yes, a classic wool suit will always look sharp, but it definitely won't feel comfortable when it's 100 degrees outside. 

Lastly, your suit selection should be well-rounded so that you can dress for any occasion. A suit for the office might not cut it for a fancy dinner party. 

Before you go out and buy one sight unseen, make sure you have the essentials. Check out our picks for the five suits every man should own below.

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The navy suit

A navy suit is one of the most important colors to own when building a wardrobe of formal clothes. It's appropriate for almost any event, and you'll be able to pair it with many shirt and tie combinations.



The dark grey suit

Dark grey is the second most important color to own, especially if you're limited to only a few suits. As with navy suits, you'll be able to wear it a lot with the right shirt and tie combination.



The patterned suit

Now that you own suits in standard colors, it's time to get something with a bit more character. A patterned suit like plaid or striped is a great third option because it'll stand out a little more than a solid color suit. 



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Why Chris Froome is so good at winning the Tour de France, according to his boss

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When Chris Froome won the Tour de France on Sunday, he made history by becoming only the fifth rider to win at least four Tours.

Froome is now one behind the other four riders — Jacques Anquetil, Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault, and Miguel Indurain — who all won the Tour five times. Froome is just 32 years old, and it looks likely that he'll be joining that club in the next year or two, and perhaps become the first rider to win six Tours.

What makes Froome so good? He's one of the most naturally talented riders. He trains hard. He lost 20 pounds and transformed his body. His Sky team has the biggest budget and can afford to bring the deepest squad to the Tour. But besides being No. 1 at pedaling bikes fast, Froome has also matured, both as a rider and as a team leader, and that's made some difference, so his boss, Sir Dave Brailsford, told Business Insider. According to Brailsford, it's in moments of chaos that Froome shines, leading his troops coolly under pressure.

"It's been fun to watch over time," Brailsford said. "He knows when he needs to step in and make a decision, and he knows when others can make a decision. He's got that very well tuned in now, and that gives him the confidence, so he's not on edge all the time. He's focused but not intense. The people who are around a leader who is intense, they agitate, and it's not a pleasant experience."

Here are six reasons Froome is the world's best stage racer, according to his boss:

1. He is calmer now in moments of crisis.

Brailsford talked about how Froome handles stress, as on stage two of the Tour when Froome crashed.

"He knows there are highs and lows, but the way to manage chaos optimally — because it is quite chaotic in a crash like that — is to stay as calm as possible," Brailsford said. "If he's calm, everybody else is calm. When they all go down like that, you know, the pack — they stall, they all turn and they look at the wolf, and whatever he does next, they all go with him. If he's calm and he says, 'All right, guys — let's go,' boom, they all go again. If he's panicking or kicking off, then they all do the same, which creates even more agitation, more chaos."

 



2. He is more confident with experience and success.

Froome began this Tour with a whopping total of zero victories this season. He was still the favorite — he's just that good — but some people were speculating that he might get beat. But none of that fazed Froome, according to Brailsford.

"As he gets more experience and becomes more successful, he's got more confidence in his ability to gain the form at the right time, to peak at the right time," Brailsford said. He no longer maybe needs confirmation.

"When he started out, he had to develop leadership skills and he needed the confirmation of winning. And that's one of the insights for me — as he's getting older, his awareness of how to be a leader is fantastic. And he's very grateful, very generous with his support."



3. He is intrinsically driven.

Winners of the Tour don't win outrageous amounts of money, at least when compared to other sports. Froome won €500,000 on Sunday (~US$580,000), and tradition dictates he share that money evenly with his team. Most of his earnings come in the form of his $5 million salary paid by Team Sky. But when it comes to winning, according to Brailsford, it's not really about the extrinsic rewards.

"I think the one thing about Chris is he's highly intrinsically driven. He's very, very driven. For all the right reasons actually," Brailsford said. "It's not about the reward side of it — it's about the achievement side of it. So he's up for it, he's got hunger, he wants it. He's got the talent obviously, so there are your two credentials. Put a good plan in place and remove the distractions and all the barriers."



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Scaramucci says Trump tweets because he doesn't feel 'defended in the mainstream media' — here's what he tweets about

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On Sunday, during an interview with CNN's Jake Tapper, newly appointed White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci briefly spoke about the President's Twitter habits.

As Scaramucci tried to shift the conversation to Trump's agenda — the things "he's super focused on"— Tapper interrupted:"But he's not tweeting about those things. He's tweeting about Russia and Hillary Clinton."

Scaramucci explained that it's "because he doesn't feel — he doesn't feel that he's being effectively defended in the mainstream media with the nonsensical narratives that are out there. And we're going to change that for him. We're going to — we're going to defend him very, very aggressively when there's nonsensical stuff being said about him. And he will probably dial back some of those tweets. That's the way it works."

There's some truth to Tapper's statement. In the 920 tweets posted on President Trump's twitter account between January 20 and July 7, 99 were about the Russia investigation. As we go forward, it will be interesting to see if, as Scaramucci suggested, Trump will "dial back some of those tweets."

Business Insider analyzed Trump's tweets that have been posted since he took office, from January 20 to July 7 2017, and pulled out the major themes. The Trump Twitter Archive aims to create as complete a database as possible of all of the tweets posted on the @realDonaldTrump Twitter account. Since January 27, 2017, the database has maintained a real-time collection of them, meaning even tweets that were later deleted (such as the "covfefe") are included in the database.

While these themes don't provide a comprehensive list of all the President's tweets, they give a good sense of some of the biggest topics in Trump's timeline. For example, Trump's favorite time of day to tweet is between 7:00 and 8:00 AM eastern, and his favorite topic is the media.

From the "FAKE NEWS", to the ongoing investigations of Russian interference in the election, to the GOP's attempts to overhaul the US healthcare system, here's what's been on the president's mind in the last five and a half months.

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President Trump has tweeted 920 times between his inauguration on January 20 and July 7, making for an average of about 5.4 tweets per day.

This chart shows a timeline of how often the president has tweeted on each day since the inauguration. Each dot represents one tweet.

The president has been tweeting somewhat more often since the end of May, after a two-week period in the middle of that month when he was uncharacteristically quiet online. 

On each of the following charts, we will take a closer look at when the president tweets and some of his favorite topics and themes, as determined by Business Insider's reading of the tweets' text.



Trump has only avoided tweeting on two days: April 15 and June 8. He tweeted the most on June 22 — 16 times, to be exact.



The president often starts his day on Twitter. 130 of Trump's tweets between Inauguration Day and July 7 were posted between 7 and 8 a.m. ET.

About 41% of Trump's tweets have been posted between 5 and 9 a.m., according to the timestamps provided at the Trump Twitter Archive.



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From Times Square to the Las Vegas Strip, this is what it costs to light 7 of the brightest landmarks in the world for a year

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The lights of Times Square are certainly something to see if you find yourself in New York City — but have you ever thought about what it costs to keep the popular tourist location lit all year?

Lighting specialists Festive Lights investigated the most brightly lit landmarks in the world to estimate how much it costs — and how much energy is used — to light them.

While some manage to keep their costs surprisingly low, the most expensive landmark to run costs a whopping £960,000 per day.

Scroll down to see what is costs to light seven of the most spectularly lit landmarks in the world for an entire year, ranked in ascending order by cost.

Christmas Light Display at Petrie Plaza Mall, Canberra — £3,325.

The largest Christmas light display in the world, which last year ran for 35 days, uses 1.2 million LEDs and 75 miles of cable, costing around £95 for 0.78 megawatts per day.



Blackpool Illuminations — £50,028.

The illuminations only shine for 66 nights of the year — this year from September 1 to November 5 — using around 15 megawatts of electricity and costing £758 to run per day.



Spectra Light & Water Show, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore — £107,100.

Running nearly every night of the year (with the exceptions of a few public holidays), Spectra at Marina Bay Sands in Singapore is one of the most impressive light shows in the world. It uses energy efficient bulbs, therefore using only 2.5 megawatts, costing £300 per day to run.



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PHOTOS: Deliveroo has moved into a swanky new London office with a 'centre court'

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Food delivery firm Deliveroo has moved into a new global headquarters in London as it transitions from being a small startup into a more serious corporation.

The 55,000 square foot office on Cannon Street in the City of London — a part of the city jammed with banks and law firms — is currently home to around 600 Deliveroo employees. However, there's space for Deliveroo to accommodate the 300 additional engineers that it plans to hire before the end of the year. 

The office — which is partly funded with $475 million (£364 million) from investors — comes complete with an on-site gym, 27 meeting rooms named after the company's favourite foods, and a shared rooftop overlooking the River Thames.    

Dan Warne, Deliveroo's UK and Ireland managing director, told Business Insider: "At our new office we're creating one of London's biggest tech hubs, which will continue to support and grow the British technology industry." 

The entrance to office, which is based in a property known as 'The River Building'.



The airy office occupies one single floor and comes with a glass roof.



There are 27 meeting rooms and a number of "quiet zones."



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