ALINA LEBEDEVA 2019

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DOMESTIC SERVICE VOL6

Countries don’t prosper solely because of their governments. Sure, smart management of public funds is crucial, but the real driving force behind progress is private capital and the ability to create jobs. It’s businesses, entrepreneurs, and workers who truly build a nation’s wealth.

In fact, it’s often governments themselves that—through their laws, taxes, regulations, and even their inaction—can either suffocate the business ecosystem or set it free to thrive.
When the environment is favorable for investing, producing, and hiring, the average citizen can reach levels of prosperity that become the envy of other nations.

The problem comes when socialism—and we’re not talking about theory here, but its real-world application over recent decades—takes hold with its recipe for more state control and less private initiative.
History shows that this model always comes with an expiration date: it collapses when the country slowly drains itself of potential and wealth.
The worst part is that, in the process, the state forgets its true purpose—ensuring the well-being and prosperity of its people—and focuses instead on the comfort and enrichment of its political and ruling elite.



And this is where the point of this post comes in. Because when a society is developed enough that many families can afford to hire domestic help, it’s a sign that the country is thriving.
The true peak of that social success is reached when domestic workers themselves can afford to have someone helping them at home.
That’s not frivolous—it’s proof that wealth is so well distributed that even those who serve others can enjoy the same benefits.

A prosperous nation isn’t measured only by its GDP, but by the standard of living it offers to all its citizens.
And to get there, we need economic freedom, a state that doesn’t strangle with fiscal and political overreach, and a system that rewards private initiative instead of punishing it. Real prosperity grows from the bottom up—not the other way around.



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Everyone eats them their own way.

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THE HEAT ISN’T OUR FAULT

The planet feels like it’s baking. Cities turn into ovens, people crowd under the shade of trees, dip into fountains, or flock to the so-called “climate oases” popping up in public squares. The news keeps hammering the same line: “Climate change is killing us.” Every heatwave is framed as undeniable proof that we’re living through an unprecedented environmental apocalypse.

But scratch the surface, and the story starts to crumble. Official meteorological records—yes, from over a hundred years ago—show that many of the extreme temperatures we’re told are “new” have been recorded before. Scorching summers, weeks-long heatwaves, temperature records that were set long before this decade… all in a time when industrialization was barely starting, without millions of cars, passenger planes, mega-factories, or today’s CO₂ levels.

Memory is short, and the narrative is profitable. Because if extreme heat existed long before our massive emissions, it’s harder to sell the idea that human activity is the only—or even the main—cause. Climate has always changed—through natural cycles, solar activity, oceanic variations—and it will keep changing, with or without us.

So why the obsession with tying every extra degree on the thermometer to our way of life? Maybe because the “solutions” being pushed aren’t really about cooling the planet—they’re about tightening control over the population. Forced limits on mobility, energy restrictions, green taxes that line the same pockets as always, and a growing climate bureaucracy that expands at the expense of people’s freedom and security.

No, we’re not going to melt the planet by driving a car or turning on the AC. And no, heatwaves aren’t some brand-new phenomenon of this era. What is new is how the climate is being used to reshape society—and not in a way that makes it freer.



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THE INSTAGRAM OF THE DAY: LEILA BELLAL

Leila Bellal
toronto | uoft rotman



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Moonwalker.

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WHOEVER HAS A POOL, HAS A TREASURE

Having a pool isn’t just about cooling off when the heat kicks in. It’s about something more. It’s a plan, a hideout, an excuse to invite people over, a place where time slows down and worries fade out.

Whoever has a pool, has endless meals with their feet in the water, mood-saving plunges, ridiculous floaties that somehow make everyone laugh, and summer nights that end with a silent swim in the dark. They’ve got games, gentle touches, pictures that never get posted, and glances that linger a little longer than they should. Underwater kisses, naps in the sun, and stories that will never be told—but will never be forgotten either.

A pool won’t change your life. But it definitely makes it better. And these days, that’s saying a lot.



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THE EROTICISM OF EMMANUELLE BOUSQUET

Emmanuelle Bousquet, born into a family of fashion designers, discovered her artistic calling in photography at a young age, thanks to her grandmother’s encouragement. Her work revolves heavily around self-portraiture as a way to explore the rebuilding of female identity after trauma.
With an aesthetic that echoes classical painting and an intense emotional charge, she blends refined technique with raw honesty to turn the female body into a space of memory, expression, and femininity.



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Is this the future of delivery services? I don’t know, man. Doesn’t look promising. How many of these packages actually make it to their destination?

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ARTHUR KAPLUN 2025

Third entry in the last four years dedicated to photographer Arthur Kaplun's portfolio. If he's back on ALRNCN, it's because he's one of the good ones.



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He probably saved his own life.

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