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Clubbing helps middle-aged women stay happy and healthy, study finds
A study has found that middle-aged women who go clubbing and socialise regularly tend to report better mental and physical wellbeing than those who don’t. Researchers link the social interaction, physical activity and sense of community involved in nights out to improved mood and reduced feelings of isolation, a finding that challenges the assumption that…
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Ex-W.A.S.P. Guitarist CHRIS HOLMES On His Prostate Cancer Battle: ‘The Last Two Weeks I Went Through Probably One Of The Sickest Times I’ve Ever Been In My Life’
Former W.A.S.P. guitarist Chris Holmes has issued a video update thanking fans for donating to a GoFundMe campaign supporting his cancer treatment, revealing that recent hormonal therapy left him severely ill. The 68-year-old, who has lived in Cannes, France, with his wife Catherine since 2014, is undergoing treatment for prostate cancer just four years after…
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As USS Lincoln heads home, mental health experts tally the stressors of life at sea
The USS Abraham Lincoln is now on its way home after spending nine months at sea. Experts weigh in on the mental-health challenges of prolonged confinement and isolation aboard an aircraft carrier.
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Fangs a lot! Sick snake called Jodie Foster given human cancer therapy
A python named Jodie Foster has become the first snake known to receive electrochemotherapy, a cancer treatment normally used on humans, after vets at Chester Zoo battled a recurring jaw tumour. The 23-year-old reticulated python’s growth, a malignant fibrosarcoma, returned after initial surgery in 2024 and began destroying part of her jawbone, prompting keepers to…
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Is There No Cure for the Data Center Hysteria?
Vast quantities of ink have been expended in the effort to address Americans’ anxiety about them. None of it seems to matter.
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Aircraft carrier arrives in Middle East to relieve USS Abraham Lincoln after lengthy deployment
The USS George Washington aircraft carrier arrived in the Middle East theater this week to provide relief for the USS Abraham Lincoln, whose lengthy deployment has drawn scrutiny over reports of worsening sailors’ mental health and supply shortages while supporting the U.S. war against Iran. The U.S. military confirmed on Thursday that the USS George…
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‘Reading Rainbow’ host says he’s checking into hospital over mental health
Threets was tapped as the host of “Reading Rainbow” in 2025, replacing original host LeVar Burton.
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Dolly Parton Receives Another Award Virtually
Dolly Parton accepted the Poet’s Award at the Academy of Country Music Honors ceremony in Nashville via a pre-recorded video on 19 August, marking yet another recent event she has had to join remotely rather than attend in person. The country music icon was never scheduled to be there physically, but the virtual appearance follows…
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Why is US bond market turmoil hitting governments worldwide? | Richard Partington
Government borrowing costs around the world have surged to their highest levels in decades, driven by turmoil in the US bond market. Anxiety over Donald Trump’s handling of the economy, combined with fears that his conflict with Iran is fuelling inflation, has triggered a sell-off in US Treasury bonds, and because they underpin global financial…
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Silent Hill: Townfall’s latest gameplay trailer reminds me why the series shouldn’t have guns
PC Gamer has published impressions of a new gameplay trailer for Silent Hill: Townfall, the upcoming instalment in the horror franchise, focusing on the inclusion of firearms in combat. The writer argues that giving players guns undermines the vulnerability and tension that has traditionally defined Silent Hill, a series historically built around unsettling atmosphere and…