DARK SECRETS: 6 | Vintage Vibes

Most US adults ‘have been visited by dead relative’

More than half of people claim they have made contact with a dead relative, according to a US study. The Pew Research Center found that around half of adults in the US (53%) say that they have been visited by a dead family member in a dream or some other…

The Week · Aug 25, 2023

Trump and Tucker Carlson: ridiculing Biden’s health and revelling in criminal charges

The controversial broadcaster Tucker Carlson asked Donald Trump in an interview released last night if he’s worried someone will try to have him killed.

The Week · Aug 24, 2023

San Miguel de Allende travel guide: the secret’s out on this arty Mexican city

Outside of the Americas, San Miguel de Allende might just be the best kept secret in Mexico. Nestled deep in the Guanajuato central highlands of this vast country, surrounded by semi-arid desert and with no airport of its own, it takes some zooming in just to find it on Google…

The Week · Aug 24, 2023

Henpocalypse! review: ‘bawdy’ BBC Two comedy set in remote Wales

Be warned, said Anita Singh in The Daily Telegraph: the opening of “Henpocalypse!” (BBC Two) may put you off. “Imagine being trapped on a stranger’s hen do, complete with screeching women, straws in the shape of penises, and a sozzled bride-to-be enthusiastically dry-humping a male stripper”, all set to the…

The Week · Aug 24, 2023

Rishi Sunak: will culture war win election?

Get ready for “a long, dirty election campaign”, said Andrew Grice in The Independent. 

The Week · Aug 24, 2023

Wind-powered cargo ship takes maiden voyage

A cargo ship that has been fitted with giant, rigid sails designed to cut the vessel’s carbon emissions set out on its maiden voyage from Singapore this week. The Pyxis Ocean was chartered by the US commodities group Cargill, in an attempt to investigate how wind power could reduce energy…

The Week · Aug 24, 2023

Parents ‘smacking salmonella’ on kids’ foreheads

Medical experts have criticised a new trend on TikTok, in which parents crack an egg on a young child’s head. The videos, many of which use the hashtag #eggprank, have caused some children to cry or be left “looking upset and stunned”, said Sky News. Dr Meghan Martin, a paediatric…

The Week · Aug 24, 2023

Nadine Dorries and four of the other weirdest Westminster exits

Labour leader Keir Starmer has said Prime Minister Rishi Sunak must “get a grip” and force Mid Bedfordshire MP Nadine Dorries to step down.

The Week · Aug 23, 2023

Rebellious nuns ban Texas bishop from monastery in chastity row

Catholic nuns in Texas have banned their bishop from their monastery for “spiritual safety” in the latest chapter of a remarkable religious spat.

The Week · Aug 23, 2023

What does UK’s first womb transplant mean for future of fertility?

The UK’s first womb transplant has been hailed as the “dawn of a new era” in fertility treatment.

The Week · Aug 23, 2023