John Cleese reveals £17,000-a-year battle to stay young: 'I think it’s worth it'
The TV star says he travels to Switzerland to undergo stem cell therapy treatment
John Cleese reveals £17,000-a-year battle to stay young: 'I think it’s worth it'
The TV star says he travels to Switzerland to undergo stem cell therapy treatment
Why Scotland Has Paused Puberty Blockers For Children
Scotland’s only gender clinic for young people has paused prescribing puberty blockers for new patients under 18 years old after the National Health Service (NHS) in England banned children from receiving the gender treatment last month. Puberty blockers are used to delay puberty changes by stopping the body from making sex hormones including testosterone and…
Recognizing Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy
Whether fictional or fact-based, Munchausen syndrome by proxy grips the public. Media depictions in The Sixth Sense and Sharp Objects and real-life news coverage of Gypsy Rose Blanchard’s December 2023 release from jail are hard to look away from. The most well-known cases—real or dramatized—are often the starkest ones, but Munchausen by proxy comes in…
Rebel Wilson claims she was invited to orgy by British Royal | Celebrity News | Showbiz & TV
Rebel Wilson has shockingly claimed she was invited to a drug-fuelled orgy by an unnamed member of the Royal Family. In her new memoir, “Rebel Rising”, which hit the shelves on Monday, the Australian actress claims she was approched by someone who was “15th or 20th in line to the throne”, reports the Mirror.. The…
Israel Reportedly Attacks Iran | TIME
Israel launched a retaliatory strike against a site in Iran early Friday morning local time, U.S. officials confirmed to several media outlets, though an Iranian official has downplayed the attack as a “failed and humiliating” drone strike. (Syria also reported a simultaneous attack by Israel.) ABC News, CBS News, NPR, and others have cited unnamed…
Meta Quest’s software is coming to new Asus ROG and Lenovo headsets
It’s a big day for Quest users. Meta has announced it’s giving third-party companies open access to its headsets’ operating system to expand the technology. The tech giant wants developers to take the OS, expand into other frontiers, and accomplish two main goals: give consumers more choice in the virtual reality gaming market and give…
The Last Witness to the Shot Heard Round the World
Thaddeus Blood had just turned twenty when he joined his fellow Minute Men at the Battle of Concord on April 19, 1775. He was, by many accounts, the last survivor of the battle, and, by all accounts, gave the testimony of the fight to Ralph Waldo Emerson in 1833, as Emerson prepared his Concord Hymn,…
PEN America cancels literary awards after writers’ boycott over Israel-Hamas war
In a statement, Katrina Vanden Heuvel, Wendy Vanden Heuvel, and Bill Clegg, on behalf of the foundation and the literary estate of Jean Stein, said: “Jean Stein was a passionate advocate for Palestinian rights who published, supported, and celebrated Palestinian writers and visual artists.
China’s He Jie Loses Beijing Half-Marathon Win After Probe
Decorated Chinese athlete He Jie had been stripped of his Beijing half-marathon win Friday after an investigation found that the three African runners who competed alongside him had “actively slowed down” to let him cross the finish line first during the race on Sunday, April 14. He won the 21 km. run in the capital…
Russia’s War Against Evangelicals | TIME
After they beat Azat Azatyan so bad blood came out of his ears; after they sent electric shocks up his genitals; after they wacked him with pipes and truncheons, the Russians began to interrogate him about his faith. “When did you become a Baptist? When did you become an American spy?” Azat tried to explain…
