While Halloween is traditionally a family holiday and a time for kids to dress up and go trick-or-treating, a unique spin on the spooky season is taking off in Japan. In ‘Jimi Halloween’ or ‘Mundane Halloween’, adult participants dress up as ordinary people from everyday life. They perform very specific tasks, embracing and celebrating unremarkable … Read more
The Elder Scrolls VI might finally get its full name soon. According to The Verge’s Tom Warren, Bethesda is preparing to announce the game as The Elder Scrolls VI: Sentinel, and the reveal could come in November. Warren hopes it’s just a name reveal, so a trailer, gameplay, or release date probably shouldn’t be expected … Read more
College football has had back-to-back Saturdays with plenty of surprises. Will we see even more chaos in Week 9? The slate began with No. 13 Texas Tech winning a Big 12 gem 34-26 over No. 22 Arizona, while Iowa completely obliterated No. 25 Wisconsin in a 30-0 shutout and No. 5 Notre Dame took care … Read more
When it comes to photography of the cosmos, the Hubble Space Telescope is one of the best to ever do it: a true astronomical Ansel Adams. Just look at the astonishing body of work it has produced since its launch into low-Earth orbit in 1990. While Hubble is up there taking stunning close-ups of our … Read more
Why “normal range” doesn’t always mean healthy on your lab resultsYour doctor says everything looks fine, but you still feel terrible. The problem might not be your health but how labs define “normal.” Understanding the difference between normal and optimal could explain those lingering symptoms.Normal ranges include sick peopleLabs calculate normal by testing everyone who … Read more
Voter mobilization and the role of election observers played an important role in the opposition’s victory in both countries. Last weekend, the civic action group DE in Hungary sent 70 election observers to Serbia to work with representatives of the student movement, visiting polling stations in the northern Serbian province of Vojvodina. During the summer, … Read more
HOUSTON – Longtime Trump supporter Stefan Burns is surprisingly the voter Republican leaders are worried about. Burns, an anti-abortion Christian who believed in the MAGA agenda for years, said that in this election, the most competitive and consequential midterm in recent history, he will not vote.
Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk has promised to carry out a disputed overhaul of the country’s constitutional court, declaring that “on certain issues, there can be no compromise.” In a prime-time television address Saturday night, Tusk appeared defiant, despite nightly protests in which riot police were mobilized to protect the court building, saying the reorganization … Read more
It’s a hard pill to swallow. A popular supplement touted to help reduce stress and improve sleep is being pulled from the market over concerns about salmonella contamination. An infection with this bacteria is especially dangerous for young children, older adults, pregnant women, and people with weakened immune systems. It can cause dangerous levels of … Read more
Dear Eric: We recently traveled to a nearby city to visit my mother. While we were there, Mom’s friend Helen came to visit us. We’ve met Helen before and know she’s a hugger. My 16-year-old daughter Missy, to avoid the inevitable hug, stood on the other side of the dining room table, but Helen, as … Read more