Month: October 2021
The problem with the Halloween ‘hag’ witch – and what you need to know about real-life witchcraft
Halloween is here once again with supermarkets displaying devil and monster costumes. In my neighbourhood, I will see a mob of wart-ridden, green-faced witch children, terrorising neighbours with the threat of a trick if they are not treated with sweets.
Read MoreSudan coup leader says he’ll appoint new premier within week
Abdel-Fattah Burhan said in an interview with Russia’s state-owned Sputnik news agency published Friday that the new premier will form a cabinet that will share leadership of the country with the armed forces.
Read MoreWhy Emily Ratajkowski Didn’t Want to Write That ‘Blurred Lines’ Essay
Emily Ratajkowski wasn’t sure she wanted to write the story of what happened to her on the set of “Blurred Lines.” Earlier this month, a chapter from Ratajkowski’s forthcoming book, My Body, was leaked online. In it, she describes the
Read MoreThe coup in Sudan, explained
Supporters of the Umma Party, Sudan’s largest political party, chant slogans during a protest against a military coup, on October 29, in the city of Omdurman. | Ebrahim Hamid/AFP via Getty Images A takeover by military leaders is threatening the
Read MoreScientists discover cause of Alzheimer’s progression in brain
Toxic protein clusters thought responsible for the cognitive decline associated with Alzheimer’s disease reach different regions of the brain early and then accumulate over the course of decades, according to a new study Friday. The research, published in Science Advances,
Read MoreAn Open Letter to the Global Media by Greta Thunberg and Vanessa Nakate
Dear media editors around the world, Melting glaciers, wildfires, droughts, deadly heatwaves, floods, hurricanes, loss of biodiversity. These are all symptoms of a destabilizing planet, which are happening around us all the time. Those are the kind of things you
Read MoreBelarus forces U.S. to close public diplomacy, USAID offices
Belarus has forced the closure of the U.S. Embassy’s Public Diplomacy and USAID offices in a move that comes amid the tensions with the U.S. and its allies over Belarusian authorities’ crackdown on protests.
Read MoreAmanda Seyfried Is Heartbreaking in A Mouthful of Air, a Harrowing Story About Postpartum Depression
The movies that are hardest to watch for emotional or personal reasons—those that walk right up to anguish and look it straight in the eye—are also the ones that are almost impossible to get made. It’s a small miracle that
Read MoreU.S. hits Iran with sanctions ahead of key nuclear talks
The United States has hit Iran with a fresh set of sanctions as President Joe Biden prepares for a key weekend meeting with European leaders to discuss the possible resumption of nuclear talks with the Islamic Republic.
Read MoreAnother one of the ‘Trump 10’ heads for the exits – CNN
Another one of the ‘Trump 10’ heads for the exits CNN Trump touts Kinzinger’s retirement: ‘2 down, 8 to go’ | TheHill The Hill GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger, Fierce Critic of Donald Trump, Will Not Seek Re-Election Newsweek GOP Trump critic Rep. Adam
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