Social media’s push for the perfect muscular body is fuelling a new form of disordered eating — and young men are most at risk: Young men are most likely to follow eating habits consistent with Mode. Elkhophoto/ Shutterstock From celebrities and influencers to everyday people, social media is full of content that showcases perfectly toned, …
Samsung Designs Products that Elevate Lifestyles Through Form and Function: Besides being one of the global leaders in technology, Samsung is a brand that enhances our lifestyles and the way we live. From the home to the office, Samsung’s commitment to innovation in design allows consumers to have products that elevate their environment and reflect …
Hit Me Hard And Soft by Billie Eilish review – a flowing queer triumph that celebrates the album as a form: Billie Eilish’s new album Hit Me Hard and Soft is already fast on its way to becoming her third consecutive number one album. This album is reminiscent of her first – where her second …
Vaccinating livestock against common diseases is a form of direct climate action: PERO studio/Shutterstock Animal diseases have a devastating impact on livestock production. In 2022, for example, 131 million domestic poultry died or were culled as a result of avian influenza (also called “bird flu”). Yet the cost of livestock disease goes beyond a shortage …
Opera in Cape Town: critics trace how a colonial art form was reinvented as African: Many people thought that classical opera in South Africa – regarded as a western, colonial art form that was the preserve of white people during apartheid – would die with democracy in 1994. Instead the opposite happened. Black singers emerged …
Is some of the body that collided with Earth to form the Moon still recognisable inside our planet?: Scientists have dated the birth of the Solar System to about 4.57 billion years ago. About 60 million years later a “giant impact” collision between the infant Earth and a Mars-sized body called Theia created the Moon. …
Gabrielle Chanel. Fashion Manifesto – an expansive show of how the designer used fabric and shape to free the feminine form: The UK’s first exhibition dedicated to the work of French fashion designer Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel has opened at London’s Victoria and Albert Museum (the V&A). It is a reworking of the original Chanel exhibition …
Past Lives: inyeon is a Korean philosophy of how relationships form over many lifetimes: “There is a word in Korean – inyeon. It means providence or fate. But it’s specifically about relationships between people.” So writer Nora Lee tells her American lover when they meet on an artists’ retreat in director Celine Song’s new film, …
Timeless review: Nigerian star Davido’s new album is mostly form over substance: Davido has gone back to work after the death of his young son. Jean Catuffe/Getty Images Nigerian Afrobeats star Davido (David Adeleke) has demonstrated himself to be a master of showboating. He is able to milk every situation to the maximum. And he …
Ballet dancers in sensor suits: new research explores how dance is used as a form of communication: Audio guides, maps, traditional and interactive texts help people attending art exhibitions to understand the works in front of them. With dance, however, the audience’s understanding is usually taken for granted. It’s assumed they will make sense of …
How we discovered flamingos form cliques, just like humans: Brendt A Petersen/Shutterstock As social animals we have an innate understanding of the joy a good friendship can bring. So it’s unsurprising humans delight in seeing such closeness between animals. We can see ourselves reflected in the behaviour of cuddling chimpanzees, but a new wave of …
Living with MND: how a form of ‘acceptance therapy’ is helping me make one difficult choice at a time: Shutterstock/Vectorium As a new drug offers a glimmer of hope for a small percentage of people with motor neurone disease, Professor of Psychology Eva Sundin offers an extraordinary insight into what it is like to be …
How the philosophy behind the Japanese art form of _kintsugi_ can help us navigate failure: Marco Montalti/Shutterstock In our 20s and 30s, there can be immense pressure to measure up to the expectations of society, our families, our friends and even those we have for ourselves. Many people look back and feel disappointed that they …
Epilepsy: gene therapy technique targeting overactive brain cells shows promise in treating drug-resistant form of the condition: Epileptic seizures are caused by brain cells becoming overactive. MattLphotography/ Shutterstock Something like 50 million people worldwide have epilepsy. While the majority of these people are able to use medications to manage and prevent their seizures, around one-third …
Wild chimpanzees and gorillas can form long friendly associations that last decades – new research: Chimpanzees are highly social but recent research suggests they can be with gorillas too. apple2499/Shutterstock To survive, animals compete for resources, be it food, mating partners or territory. But a ground breaking recent study shows chimpanzees and gorillas form friendships, …
How the Queen’s queue can be seen as a modern form of pilgrimage: On Friday, September 16 2022, the day the queue to see Queen Elizabeth II lying in state in Westminster Hall first reached its ten-mile capacity and had to be closed to new entrants, one social media commentator tweeted that it was “our …
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Abused by our grown-up children: mothers open up about this little-understood form of domestic violence: www.shutterstock.com Broken arms … I had a badly damaged jaw, strangled … Lizzy* picked me up at her local train station and drove me to the lounge of her favourite hotel, where for more than four hours we sat in …