Terribly sad news from the world of television today, as comedy legend Bob Newhart has passed away at the age of 94. It’s impossible to overstate the impact of the accountant-turned-comic, who influenced generations of comedians with his wry observations and deadpan delivery. After gaining fame with his 1960 standup album The Button-Down Mind of
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We are inundated by media updates about global warming, from statistical warnings and satellite images to news and weather reports on the latest storms, fires and floods. These ever-present alerts often focus on what’s happening to the land, but what about threats to the unique ecosystems of our oceans? This vast water world is the
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Businesses including banks, airlines, telecommunications companies, TV and radio broadcasters, and supermarkets have been taken offline following a mass global outage. Major US airlines including American Airlines, Delta Airlines and United Airlines have been grounded, while airports in Germany and Spain are also reporting issues. In the UK, Southern, Thameslink, Gatwick Express and Great Northern
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Clothes affect how you’re perceived – by others and even by yourself. It’s a phenomenon known as ‘enclothed cognition’ and influences everything from your state of mind to how competent or attractive you appear. The most famous and WTF-worthy example can be found in the Journal of Experimental Psychology, where subjects displayed greater attention on
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R. Eric Thomas reflects on the experience of returning home in his funny, forthright Congratulations, The Best Is Over!. Accompanied by his partner, David, a Presbyterian minister, Thomas leaves Philadelphia and goes back to Baltimore, Maryland, where he grew up, only to find a once-familiar landscape very much altered. In this inspired collection, he showcases
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The virus that causes polio has been detected in sewage samples in Gaza, according to its health ministry. It said tests had been carried out with UNICEF and that the finding “exposes thousands of residents to the risk of contracting poliomyelitis”. It warned of a potential “new health disaster” if action isn’t taken. Polio mainly
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By Howard Bloom There is a sudden movement in the Western World to take smartphones away from kids.   It started in the summer of 2022 when social psychologist Jonathan Haidt at New York University, the father of two adolescents, was writing a book about what he called “the pervasive negative effects of the internet and
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Have you ever wanted a pair of shoes that you can comfortably wear to any occasion without compromising style? Oxfords are just too dressy for jeans, and sometimes, loafers are too relaxed for suits. This is where derby shoes come in. They’re cozier than regular formal footwear and classier than sneakers—ultimate versatility. I searched far
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