Lady Red Couture, Mother Hen of a Drag Scene, Dies at 43
A fixture in Los Angeles clubs who stood 7-foot-2 in heels, she also co-hosted the L.G.B.T.Q. talk show Hey Qween! Read more...
Fungus turns male cicadas into sex-crazed zombies that lure and infect healthy counterparts
Cicadas are invading parts of the US after spending 17 years underground and some males emerged as sex-crazed zombies after being infected with a fungus that causes them to act like females. Read more...
From Tom Hanks in Greyhound to Cate Blanchett's Stateless The best on demand TV this week
Things went rapidly south the last time Tom Hanks was in charge of an ocean-going vessel - in Captain Phillips. Now he's heading into choppy waters again as a newly promoted US Navy officer. Read more...
Pentagon Admits to Civilian Casualties in Somalia for a Third Time
Africa Commands admission of the death comes in the wake of its slow move toward better accountability after years of criticism from human rights groups and lawmakers. Read more...
Clubs face being THROWN OUT of Europe next season if governments changes Covid-19 travel rules
UEFA have published a number of new protocols regarding competition for next season, including the potential forfeiting of games and expulsion of teams if stipulations cannot be fulfilled. Read more...
What Caused the Beirut Explosion? What We Know
More than 100 people were killed, and the second blast was felt in Cyprus. An investigation and a search for survivors are underway. Read more...
Checkmate for Gambit
The New York Times chess blog has ended. Read more...
Portland protester covered in her own blood ends up chasing attacker who had just stabbed her
GRAPHIC CONTENT A Portland protester ended up being stabbed on Monday night by a woman armed with a knife. It happened in Lownsdale Square Park which has housed protesters. Read more...
N.H.L. Awards Offer Closure to Disrupted Season
The league doled out honors on Thursday as it prepared to begin an abnormal postseason. Read more...
From Jodie Comer in Killing Eve to Michael Palin In North Korea The best on demand TV this week
International hitwoman Villanelle and MI6 operative Eve did not exactly part on the best of terms at the end of last series, and things are not going particularly well at the start of Series Three. Read more...
DEBORAH ROSS A seductive symphony of sex, secrets and Parisian style
Philharmonia is a French thriller, and I thought I'd give it one episode to see how we go, but one became two, and two became three, and you can guess the rest, I think Read more...
BiP Keira Maguire, 34, talks about her sex life with toyboy Matthew Zukowski
Following her exit from Bachelor in Paradise, Keira Maguire is shacking up withLove Island Australia starMatthew Zukowski - who is nine years her junior. Read more...
Tammy Hembrow, 26, purchases a .88million five-bedroom waterfront mansion on the Gold Coast
Fitness queen and social media sensation Tammy Hembrow has purchased a stunning waterfront mansion on the Gold Coast . Read more...
Can a Physically Taxing Job Be Bad for Our Brains?
Physical demands required for work may have negative consequences for brain health, a new study suggests. Read more...
Our Highland fling! The Cairngorms is a breath of fresh air for all the family
'Space, horizon and plenty to do were the criteria for our family holiday,' writes Ticky Hedley-Dent. 'So, rather than heading to overheated beaches in southern Europe we settled on the Cairngorms.' Read more...
The Dog Days of Quarantine
Animal Haven was always rescuing animals. Now the shelter is doing it on the front lines. Read more...
The Caribbean Dilemma
Many islands are open to American travelers. Going could mean bringing coronavirus to places ill prepared to deal with it. Not going could mean deepening economic woes. How do you choose? Read more...
I Am Scared Italian Sex Workers Face Poverty and Illness in the Pandemic
Prostitution is not illegal in Italy, nor is it regulated as an official occupation. But the coronavirus has forced many sex workers to accept certain risks in order to avoid poverty. Read more...