Indian brave, courtesan, slave and the world's loudest snorer MANY LIVES AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY BY STEPHANIE BEACHAM
It takes a while to get into this book because first you have to navigate a prologue and not one but two forewords, the first by the authors 11-year-old grandson, who reveals that at 4 a.m. without make-up Stephanie Beacham has green skin, witch-like hair and gives him nightmares, muses JOHN HARDING Read more...
The Smaller, Everyday Deals for College Athletes Under New Rules
Although players with six-figure deals have attracted most of the public attention, thousands of athletes are pulling in just enough for books or date nights under name, image and likeness agreements. Read more...
Woodbridge, Conn. A Rural Enclave Close to New Haven
This suburban community in a country setting is just a 20-minute commute from Yale University, other educational institutions and a number of biotech companies. Read more...
Three's a crowd! Having more than two children can age parents by an additional 6.2 YEARS
Researchers from Columbia University have revealed that having three or more children can add a whopping 6.2 years of ageing to parents. Read more...
Cannes 2022 David Cronenberg Is Practically Bionic Now
The body-horror auteur talks about aging and his new film Crimes of the Future. Read more...
Ireland holidays Why the Emerald Isle makes for a gem of a break
Ireland is back on the tourist map and has much to offer, from Glenveagh Castle to Achill Island and from breathtaking County Sligo to luxury hotels such as Killarney Towers. Read more...
Your Thursday Briefing
New details from a deadly shooting. Read more...
Working from home can poison office relations, real estate boss says
Working from home can easily poison office relations as it is 'easy to upset people' accidentally while on video calls, real estate boss Christian Ulbrich, the CEO of JLL has said. Read more...
Human genome of Pompeii victim sequenced for the first time
Scientists have successfully sequenced the genome of a man who died after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD for the first time. Read more...
Marshall, Conference USA in Spat Over Conference Realignment
Several universities that are choosing to switch leagues are attempting to do so ahead of timelines outlined by their conferences contracts. Read more...
Fat people are seen as more interested in long-term relationships, study finds
Researchers from the University of Arkansas claim that fat people are seen as more interested in long-term relationships, while slim people appear to prefer flings. Read more...
Briton, 21, who 'organised street races where drivers tried to copy video game' is arrested in Spain
The 21-year-old was held along with a 19-year-old Irish teenager with him in the car after smashing into a roadside barrier in Seville in the rented 600 horsepower Audi RS6. Read more...
The Mental Cost of Being Denied an Abortion
An examination of the most rigorous research to date. Read more...
Elif Batuman Read Marie Kondos Book. Now Her Shelves Spark Joy.
People might be surprised to see a shelf with almost nothing on it except a copy of Marie Kondos The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, says the author, whose new novel is Either/Or. I was able to let go of a lot of shame and self-hatred that turned out to be tied up in my accumulated belongings. Read more...
Imaging Contrast Dye Shortage Delays Tests for Diseases
Many U.S. hospitals are postponing scans used to diagnose diseases after a Covid lockdown in China hobbled the main U.S. supplier of an imaging chemical. Read more...