‘Theatre is not a podcast, it should not tell you what to think’

Marcelo Dos Santos, the savior of British theater – Andrew Crowley Earlier this month there was some royally intriguing backstage drama. Tom Quinn, who wrote a biography in 2015 about William Tallon, the Queen Mother’s indispensable right-hand man, made himself known with Backstairs Billy, Marcelo Dos Santos’ new West End comedy about the couple’s long … Read more

A glimpse into the volatile world of volcano tourism in Iceland

Thirteen years after the Eyjafjallajökull volcano famously spewed ash into European skies, multiple eruptions across Iceland have spawned an unlikely new travel trend: volcano tourism. Iceland is one of the most volcanically active places on Earth, with an eruption occurring approximately every three to five years, much to the delight of adventurers looking to catch … Read more

What teeth reveal about nutrition and migration

Visible deformities in tooth enamel that occur during tooth development and are considered identifiable physiological stress markers. Credit: Harbeck, SNSB – Staatssammlung für Anthropologie München New research results show that some children in early medieval Bavaria were breastfed for much longer than today. Also, many early Bavarians buried around 500 AD are from other geographic … Read more

20 clever hacks to save money on your next ski holiday

Consider alternatives to the Alps to save on your ski holiday this winter – Chris Dillmann Whether you’re planning your first trip to the slopes or are a seasoned professional, traveling with the family or alone, it’s never been more important to find ways to save money on your ski vacation. Prices are rising across … Read more

Trump’s fraud court was flooded with credible death threats and anti-Semitic abuse

A flood of credible death threats and anti-Semitic messages has overwhelmed the judge and court staff overseeing Donald Trump’s fraud trial in New York, the court’s top public safety official said. Judge Arthur Engoron and his law clerk received “hundreds of threats, disparaging and intimidating comments, and anti-Semitic messages” that followed the former president’s harassment, … Read more

Winner of the Evening Standard Theater Awards for Best Actor on Vanya – ‘It was surprising that people came’

(Dave Bennett) Andrew Scott was “really, genuinely excited, shocked and surprised” when he won the Best Actor statuette at the 67th Evening Standard Awards last weekend for his performance in Simon Stephens’ Vanya, a one-person adaptation of Chekhov’s play. “Our producers Wessex Grove decided they would put something that was a bit crazy and not … Read more

Whole grains may help with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, new study suggests

Older black adults who ate more whole grains appeared to have less memory loss as they got older, according to a study released Wednesday. Researchers at RUSH University Medical Center in Chicago found a link among older black residents who consumed more grains daily — such as a single-serving slice of dark bread — with … Read more

Ex-Trump Organization director collapses during testimony on fraud case

After spending two days on the witness stand for the second time, Jeffrey McConney had had enough. He tearfully told a lawyer for his former boss Donald Trump and his co-defendants that he was “giving up” his longtime accounting role at the Trump Organization after a crushing wave of legal threats against it. “I just … Read more