With One Round to Go, Nakamura Holds Lead at Tata Steel
With an easy draw in the penultimate round, Hikaru Nakamura preserved his lead, while Viswanathan Anand, the world champion, was lucky to escape with a draw against a 16-year-old grandmaster. Read more...
How to Get Your Friends to Stop Treating You Like a Therapist
Maintaining our own emotional equilibrium is essential if were to be fully present for our companions. Read more...
2020 French Open Womens Final Preview
Sofia Kenin and Iga Swiatek face off, each looking to secure their first French Open title. Read more...
Rise of the ROBOSCAMMERS Cold calling machines bombarding our homes
Fraudsters are using robocall technology to fire millions of threatening messages directly into people's homes. The calls are cheap to make and tough to trace, and don't stop after you hang up. Read more...
As the Coronavirus Surges, a New Culprit Emerges Pandemic Fatigue
Exhaustion and impatience are creating new risks as cases soar in parts of the world. They have had enough, one U.S. mayor said of her residents. Read more...
Preachers daughter 15 kicked out class for wearing 'homosexuality is a sin' t-shirt sues school
A girl from Tennessee who wore a shirt saying 'Homosexuality is a sin'. was kicked out of her class because the shirt had 'sexual connotations'. Her dad, Richard Penkoski, is a street preacher. Read more...
Sip great summery scented wines for under ten quid
June 24 1981 is probably a date that doesn't immediately make you think of wine. It was the day that the James Bond film For Your Eyes Only was released. Read more...
African crocodiles lived in Mediterranean 6 million years ago
Ancient crocodiles swam from Africa to live in the Spanish waters of Catalonia, Andalusia and the Balearic Islands, scientists say. Read more...
Why won't councils re-open our public loos? 'Covid-says-no' attitude leaving many stranded at home
In June, the UK Government wrote to local councils explicitly stating that 'enabling access to toilets is vital' and gave detailed guidance, but it appears this has not been universally heeded. Read more...
How US elections work
What are the questions that you really, deep down, have about the coming election? The ones you type into your search browser late at night? Read more...
While Her Father Rails Against Idiot Scientists, Ivanka Trump Talks Ice Cream
The first daughter is trying to woo the white suburban female voters who have become her fathers demographic kryptonite. Read more...
F.D.A. Grossly Misrepresented Blood Plasma Data, Scientists Say
Many experts including a scientist who worked on the Mayo Clinic study were bewildered about where a key statistic came from. Read more...
And the gold medal in the race for returns goes to... SILVER!
Investors have taken a shine to gold in the pandemic, but silver has since come out on top. By early September, the value of silver had risen 52 per cent since the start of the year. Read more...
Dimming restaurant lights can compromise the taste of food, study finds
Dutch researchers examined theinfluence of different levels of ambient light on 'taste intensity' experienced by eaters in a restaurant. Read more...
Costume Drama The Highs and Lows of Superhero Uniforms
Comic book heroes are seemingly eternal, but they still get to change their clothes now and again. Read more...
Coronavirus in California Combating Pandemic Fatigue
Friday The next few months are critical. Heres how to cope and stay vigilant. Also an update on the latest case numbers. Read more...
Lily Allen launches sex toy, encouraging women to talk confidently about pleasure
Lily Allen has teamed up with a German sex toy brand to launch her own sex toy -- and start a discussion about female sexuality. Read more...
Patrick Schwarzenegger reps Justin Bieber's Drew House line in a bright yellow sweatshirt
Patrick Schwarzenegger showed his support for his good friend Justin Bieber by repping his clothing line on Friday. Read more...