Only the fashion industry could make partying while Rome burns (pick one global crisis) look so fabulous. The night before the Olympic opening ceremony, Dame Anna Wintour flew to Paris to host what felt like an expanded version of June’s Vogue World event. A month earlier, Wintour headlined Conde Nast’s empire show “celebrating 100 years… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advances and more. Four years ago, the unexpected discovery of phosphine, a gas that suggests life on Earth, in the clouds of Venus sparked controversy and was criticized for subsequent observations that disagreed with his findings. Now, the… Read More »
The role of nutrition in mental health is receiving increasing attention from scientists and researchers. Evidence suggests that certain nutrition and dietary habits may contribute to mental health conditions such as obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). OCD is a disorder that causes people to have recurring, unwanted thoughts. People may be compelled to engage in repetitive behaviors… Read More »
What to see We have been visiting the beautiful town of Castine for the last 30 years. Located on a picturesque peninsula near Penobscot Bay, the town is close to the popular destinations of Blue Hill and Bar Harbor and has a charming, unique serenity. The wide, central ‘Main Street’ leads to the town pier,… Read More »
An innocent man will receive no compensation after police officers forced their way into his home. Leo Wallace-Barr first saw police outside his home in Speke on the Ring doorbell app, the Liverpool Echo reports. He was working a job in Ambleside, Cumbria, when the app ‘suddenly went crazy’. The doorbell caught a ‘large commotion’… Read More »
The Nutrition Facts label, the black-and-white information box found on nearly every packaged food product in the United States since 1994, has recently become a symbol of consumer transparency. From Apple’s “Privacy Nutrition Labels” that explain how smartphone apps process user data to a “Garment Facts” label that standardizes ethical disclosures on clothing, policy advocates… Read More »
‘Tell me what you eat and I will tell you what you are,’ wrote philosopher-gourmet Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin in 1825, and this is particularly true of today’s Marseille: food is the key to understanding the city. Kesra The pita bread grilled by grandmothers from the Algerian diaspora in Noailles. The pizzas that young people and… Read More »
Lucy Letby will spend the rest of her life in prison as a ‘target’, a former prison officer has claimed. The former nurse was told she would die behind bars after being given an additional life sentence for the attempted murder of a baby girl earlier this month. Letby, 34, was found guilty at Manchester… Read More »
There are certain foods that can make you happy because they release serotonin and dopamine in the body. Read on to learn more A bowl of hot soup on a winter night or a cold salad on a hot summer day can do more than just fill your stomach. It can make you happy! Food… Read More »
It has been called the “heartbeat” of the National Theatre. Housed in a brutalist building in London’s South End, the Studio was founded in 1984 as a five-year experiment to develop new work away from the public eye. “Until we set up the Studio,” says its founding director, Peter Gill, “there was a sense that… Read More »