Life-affirming ways to stave off dementia
HELEN THOMSON As well as slowing down, certain other memory skills shift to a lower gear with age. Multi-tasking, for instance, becomes more difficult. Read more...
Look but Dont Touch Supercars That Have Barely Been Driven
The power and prestige of cars like a 1990 Lamborghini might compel some owners to take a Sunday drive. But with odometers this low, the investment would take a hit. Read more...
Ex-wife of Florida man arrested for abusing 11-year-old stepson says he 'whooped' her toddlers
The ex-wife of a Florida man who was arrested for abusing his stepson claims she ended their marriage after he wouldn't stop 'whooping' her two toddlers, as the boy's biological father claimed the restaurant manager who saved his son 'is a walking angel.' Read more...
Amanda Gorman Captures the Moment, in Verse
The youngest inaugural poet in U.S. history will read a work she finished after the riot at the Capitol. Im not going to in any way gloss over what weve seen, she says. Read more...
How to Send a Recap of 2020 to Friends and Family
Even if youve never done a year-end newsletter, theres still time to squeeze in a personalized message before the calendar flips the page. Read more...
Sincere, Outdoorsy, Trippy, a Music Festival Breathes Los Angeles
Darkness Sounding, a solstice-inspired embrace of the body and for the body, is coming from the group Wild Up. Read more...
Businesses demand Rishi Sunak extends massive furlough bailout again
The CBI said companies hit by lockdown were facing a 'cliff edge' with the massive wage support bailout due to stop at the end of April. Read more...
Rafferty Law says growing up with famous parents didn't put him off following them into acting
The star, 24, who is also known as Raff, said he was simply focused on school in his younger years and was 'waiting for the right moment' to showcase his talents. Read more...
12 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times. Read more...
CRAIG BROWN Jules Renard writes with exquisite wit and timeless wisdom
Has anyone ever written of the natural world with the piercing wit of Jules Renard? Read more...
WHAT BOOK would historical novelist Kate Mosse take to a desert island?
Kate Mosse is currently re-reading all Agatha Christie's Miss Marple novels. The historical novelist added that she would take T S Eliot's Four Quartets with her to a desert island. Read more...
California scientist calls for pause on using a batch of Moderna vaccines after allergic reactions
California's top epidemiologist Dr Erica S Pan issued a statement on Sunday urging no clinicians use Moderna jabs from the specific lot until an investigation is completed. Read more...
Trump's 1776 Commission slams 're-education attempts' to frame US as 'an evil country'
President Donald Trump created the commission last September to promote 'patriotic education' amid nationwide racial injustice protests. He called at the time for a 'Pro-American' curriculum in schools. Read more...
After the Loss of a Child, How Does Life Go On?
Emily Rapp Black ponders the unanswerable in her new memoir, Sanctuary. Read more...
Tennis Players Mull Competition or Rest at Start of New Season
With the Australian Open looming, the first big decision for 2021 contenders was whether to play in the first tennis tournaments of the year. Read more...
Four Tied for the Lead of Tata Steel Chess Tournament
While Viswanathan Anand and Hikaru Nakamura, the co-leaders after Round 8, drew in Round 9, Vladimir Kramnik and Levon Aronian won. All four are tied are for the lead with four rounds to play. Read more...
Tories revolt to back Labour demands to keep 20-a-week universal credit boost
Rishi Sunak has been resisting growing pressure to extend the higher payments brought in during the pandemic, suggesting other 'drastic measures' will be needed to foot the bill. Read more...
CHRISTOPHER STEVENS The emotional high of finding a long-lost son in the mountains
CHRISTOPHER STEVENS Davina McCall's shows tend to run their course. Long Lost Family (ITV), though, is different as the show returned for its tenth season. Read more...
Amanda Gorman Captures the Moment, in Verse
The youngest inaugural poet in U.S. history will read a work she finished after the riot at the Capitol. Im not going to in any way gloss over what weve seen, she says. Read more...
Climate Change Survey Majority of Voters Support Initiatives
A survey carried out after the November election found that 66 percent of respondents said that developing sources of clean energy should be a high or very high priority. Read more...