Dementia Risk After Age 50 Increases With Less Sleep, Study Says
The research, tracking thousands of people from age 50 on, suggests those who sleep six hours or less a night are more likely to develop dementia in their late 70s. Read more...
Rundown mansion on London's 'Billionaire's Row' has 3m slashed off price to 12m
A dilapidated house on London's 'Billionaire Row' has had 3m slashed off its asking price - although the buyer will have permission to raze the 12m property to build 'something grander'. Read more...
The Mirror And The Palette review A fascinating survey of women's self-portraits
Picture the face of an old master or modern painter. What springs to mind? Rembrandt's jowls? Van Gogh's eyes? Chances are that the face isn't female, claims art historian Jennifer Higgie. Read more...
"I never considered myself White" Thousands of Brazilian politicians changed their race last year
Brazil requires electoral candidates to declare their "color/race," picking from among "Black," "White," "Brown," "Yellow," and "Indigenous." A CNN analysis of data published by the Electoral Justice, which organizes elections, shows that one in four candidates who ran for office in a previous election declared a different "color/race" in 2020 from previous such filings. Read more...
Dark. Messy. Assaultive. Inscrutable. Even From Your Couch.
Without international tours, streaming high-concept, director-driven European theater is the next best thing to being there. Read more...
Motorists confront Birmingham van driver who crashed into three cars in four minutes Video
A white van man was tracked down by furious members of the public after he ploughed into three vehicles in four minutes and 'ran away', in Bordesley Green, Birmingham, yesterday. Read more...
Emi is simply the best in Tina Turner tribute show Soul Sister
Tina Turner tribute show Soul Sister is both made and saved by Emi Wokomas sensational impersonation of the glamorous diva. Read more...
The Queen has how many birthdays?
CNN's Kate Williams explains the history behind Queen Elizabeth II's multiple birthday celebrations. Read more...
World's first see-through Sky Pool 115 feet above London opens next month
The world's first Sky Pool will open in London on May 19. Swimmers will be able to float 10 storeys up in the pool which straddles two exclusive apartment blocks in Nine Elms, south London. Read more...
Welcome to the YOLO Economy
Burned out and flush with savings, some workers are quitting stable jobs in search of postpandemic adventure. Read more...
In Iraq, Drought and Abundance in the Mesopotamian Marshes
Once vengefully drained by Saddam Hussein, the wetlands in southeastern Iraq have since been partially restored. Now the region and its isolated settlements face a new set of challenges. Read more...