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Creatix / December 31, 2025 Human Loss, Environmental Damage, and the Cost of a Fragile World If you get to see year 2026, consider yourself blessed and lucky. Not everyone shares the same luck. As every other year, in addition to all the wonderful things that happened in 12 months, there are regrettable tragedies and disasters. Some are caused directly by nature and some are caused by humans either disregarding nature or falling trap of our own nature.  The year 2025, as all others, can be remembered as one marked by extreme human suffering, environmental destruction, and staggering economic losses. If you know Creatix, we are super optimists so don't take this article as a reason to feel down. To some extent is part of counting our blessings and fostering gratitude for being alive and well. Others were not as fortunate and we should think about them and their loved ones. From large-scale wars to climate-driven disasters, the tragedies of the year revealed how vulnerable modern so...

Creatix / December 30, 2025 Most mentioned companies 2025, companies with most media coverage 2025, biggest business stories 2025, AI boom companies 2025?  These three companies captured our collective imagination and chatter this year. They dominated headlines, mentions across networks, and earnings-calls transcripts. This trio “owned” the conversation in 2025: 1) Nvidia — the “AI infrastructure” headline magnet Nvidia was the center of gravity for the AI buildout , so it appeared everywhere: markets, geopolitics, supply chains, data centers, and “AI bubble” debates. Multiple outlets explicitly framed 2025 as a year Nvidia dominated headlines and cataloged its biggest news moments. ( Yahoo Finance ) Why it generated constant coverage Every major AI story touches compute, and compute touches Nvidia. Product roadmaps (Blackwell → next-gen) became “macro news,” not niche tech news. ( Network World ) Even event-level buzz showed Nvidia as a standout: at CES 2025, one analysis reporte...

Creatix / December 29, 2025 The trading year has not closed yet, but so far the picture is clear. The U.S. stock market had a great year. The rest of the world had an even better year.   While U.S. stocks delivered impressive gains, foreign and global equities did even better , reminding investors that market leadership rotates and that opportunity does not stop at U.S. borders. U.S. Stocks in 2025: Strong, Steady, and Still Dominant The benchmark S&P 500 capped another excellent year, rising roughly 17–18% year-to-date by late December 2025 (price return, dividends excluded). What powered U.S. gains in 2025? AI-driven optimism  Earnings growth from mega-cap technology leaders Strong consumer spending despite higher interest rates Resilient U.S. labor markets The S&P 500 also hovered near record-high levels , reinforcing America’s reputation as the world’s most consistent equity engine. Bottom line: U.S. stocks had a great year . Few investors would co...

Creatix / December 28, 2025 Christianity’s rise in Europe is one of history’s most dramatic cultural transformations. A faith that began in the Middle East among a small, persecuted community, eventually displaced Europe’s diverse pagan traditions and reshaped law, morality, politics, and daily life. Modern historians largely converge on three core explanations for this success. Below they are ranked from #3 to #1, reflecting how scholarship typically weighs their importance. #3 — Social Appeal: Community, Care, and Moral Belonging One of the most widely accepted explanations of Christianity’s popularity is precisely its social appeal at the ground level or "ordinary" people.  What Christianity Offered Ordinary People Radical inclusivity Christianity welcomed slaves, women, foreigners, the poor, and the sick—groups often marginalized in pagan religious life. Strong moral community Converts joined tightly knit communities with shared ethics, rituals, and mutual obligations. Ca...

Creatix / December 27, 2025 Social media promised connection, inspiration, and opportunity. What many people got instead was comparison, irritation, and compulsion. If scrolling leaves you feeling worse, you’re not imagining it. Below are the top 3 signs social media may be quietly damaging your quality of life , ranked from #3 to #1 , followed by practical tips to quit social media for good in 2026 . #3 — Envy: The Highlight-Reel Trap Social media feeds showcase happy or memorable highlights,  not the entire reality . You open an app and see: Friends posting weddings, vacations, and happy moments Influencers displaying luxury lifestyles as if they’re normal Celebrities injected into your feed by algorithms whether you follow them or not Your brain doesn’t register this as curated . It registers it as " everyone". Consciously or unconsciously, you jump to the conclusion that everyone else is doing better than you . Why social media fuels envy People post high (or ...

Creatix / December 26, 2025 Food safety standards determine how well a country protects its population from foodborne illness, contamination, and fraud. The highest-ranking nations combine strict regulation, scientific oversight, traceability, and strong enforcement, from farm to fork. Below is a global ranking of the Top 5 Countries with the Highest Food Safety Standards , starting at #5 and working up to #1 . #5 🇦🇺 Australia Strong Biosecurity and Farm-to-Fork Oversight Australia is renowned for its biosecurity system, designed to prevent dangerous pests, diseases, and contaminants from ever entering the food chain. Why Australia ranks high Central authority: Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) Mandatory Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) systems Extremely strict import controls Strong chemical residue and pesticide monitoring Australia’s geographic isolation allows it to enforce some of the world’s toughest border food controls, keeping contamination ris...

Creatix / December 26, 2025 The days after Christmas are prime time for food poisoning. Leftovers pile up, fridges are overstuffed, and people keep eating food that looks fine but may no longer be safe. Foodborne illness spikes every year during the holidays. Here are the Top 3 Tips to Avoid Food Poisoning After Christmas, ranked by importance. #3 — Reheat Leftovers Properly (Not Just “Warm”) One of the most common post-holiday mistakes is reheating food halfway. What to do Reheat leftovers until they are steaming hot throughout Stir soups, gravies, and casseroles to eliminate cold spots Bring sauces and soups to a full boil , not a simmer Avoid slow, low-temperature reheating that lets bacteria survive Why it matters Bacteria like Salmonella and Listeria aren’t always killed by lukewarm reheating. “Warm” is not enough. H ot is the goal . #2 — Follow the 3–4 Day Rule for Leftovers Leftovers don’t last forever—even in the fridge. Safe storage timeline Eat cooked leftovers within 3–4 ...

Creatix / December 25, 2025 Merry Christmas. Hopefully you received gifts that you can either enjoy or return. Every year, as wrapping paper piles up like snowdrifts, between Christmas and the end of January, a new season begins: "returnuary", the peak post-Christmas gift return season. Shoppers swarm stores and online portals like caffeine-fueled elves looking to undo the gift-giving misfires of December 25th. Here’s the list of gifts that get returned the most after Christmas, plus what not to give next year to avoid repeating the same mistakes.  1) Perfume & Cologne — Because Scent Taste Is Like Politics Perfume and cologne are classic return magnets. Unless you know someone’s exact fragrance preferences, your “eau de grand forest” might feel like “eau de great regret.” Gambling on the notion that you might guess what others may like scentwise means plenty of bottles of spritz returned faster than you can say “gift receipt.” ( Wikipedia ) Lesson learned: Scents shou...

Creatix / December 24, 2025 For most Americans, it comes as a huge surprise that the majority of the world doesn't celebrate Christmas Day. In this post, we explore  why December 25 became such a special day in the Western world, how the Catholic Church blended Christian theology with pagan winter festivals, and how the date is experienced globally today, including countries where it is not a holiday and an estimate of how much of the world observes it. Why Christmas lands on December 25, and how it became a global cultural event. For many people in the Western world, December 25th feels like the mother of all holidays, filled with gifts, feasts, and festivities. Besides shopping and consumerism, we are reminded that Jesus is the reason for the season. From a historical perspective, why this date became so special is far more complex than “the birthday of Jesus.” In fact, the Bible never mentions a day. Instead, December 25 emerged from a strategic blend of theology, symbolism, p...

Creatix / December 24, 2025 Watching TV is not something that we recommend, but here are five rom-coms that tend to be recommended fairly frequently by reviewers.  1. Love Hard (2021, Netflix) What it’s about An unlucky-in-love dating columnist from L.A. flies across the country to surprise the guy she’s fallen for on a dating app. She finds out she’s been catfished by his awkward but kind childhood friend. ( Wikipedia ) Why it became popular It hit Netflix in November 2021 and quickly became one of the platform’s most-watched films worldwide, thanks to its modern “catfishing at Christmas” hook and stars Nina Dobrev, Jimmy O. Yang, and Darren Barnet. ( Wikipedia ) It blends classic Hallmark-style coziness with dating-app chaos, making it feel familiar and very 2020s. Critics note that the premise and cast give it strong rom-com appeal, even if it leans on genre comfort food. ( Rotten Tomatoes ) Vibe: Big-city-girl-in-small-town holiday chaos, snow, family hijinks, and...