It’s neither possible nor necessarily desirable to be authentic on social media. But a new app, BeReal, is trying. It invites users to share something intimate, mundane, maybe even boring. Once a day, users are prompted to post a pair of simultaneous pictures: One from the front camera, and one from the back. Instead of […]
Children have a natural aptitude for joy; the challenge for parents is to help them retain it, writes Rachel Fairbank in Lifehacker. If you’d like your child to hold onto joy, it is essential for them to build supportive relationships with people who can offer comfort and perspective during hardship. It’s also important to help them develop their […]
In the UK in 2019, 45 to 49 was the most popular age to divorce, with the average age being 46.4 for men and 43.9 for women, so clearly there’s a sea change of some sort happening in this fifth decade.
By Maire Bonheim, NEWSLETTER EDITOR A frosty sunrise over the Gwda River in Poland, an entrant for the Royal Meteorological Society’s Weather Photographer of the Year 2022 competition. Click the image to see 20 spellbinding photographs. Credit: Krzysztof Tollas This week, scientists revealed that dogs cry tears of joy when their owners return home. It’s […]
Painful creaky knees? You might feel like popping a pill, but you’d be better off exercising. Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis, affecting an estimated 10 per cent of men and 18 per cent of women over 60 years of age and occurs when the cartilage that cushions the ends of bones gradually […]
American children have had a tough few years, but parents can help kids grow through the crisis, writes Anya Kamenetz in The New York Times. “By around age 8, most children are developing the cognitive maturity required to see that negative experiences may have benefits,” writes Kamenetz. That doesn’t mean parents should “push” kids to […]
In celebration of aviation trailblazer Bessie Coleman, a recent American Airlines flight from Dallas-Fort Worth to Phoenix was staffed entirely by Black women, from the pilots to the cargo team. In the aviation industry, less than 1 percent of pilots are Black women, and that‘s why Captain Beth Powell said she was “beyond thrilled to […]
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And it’s a gut punch, the kind that makes you re-evaluate all your entrances and exits, all the small choices that led you to this moment, this moment when you want to cry open the inner gears of God and beg for the why. From The Sunday Muse ***…
‘I was doing it for fun’: man, 92, could be oldest Briton to pass GCSE exam Derek Skipper achieves highest possible grade – level 5 – in foundation maths and is ‘very pleased indeed’ A 92-year-old man could be the oldest person in Britain to ever pass a GCSE exam after receiving the highest possible […]
How often do we not hear from people that when they had certain questions about faith matters, that the priest or minister told them they should not ask such questions but should put their faith in God. What those ministers or priests would mean by that? Does the church discourage you from asking questions? is […]
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