Three common misconceptions about the ‘magic’ of parenting From screen time to tantrums to time apart, it’s easy to judge parents. But you just don’t know until you become one The Guardian - AU · Jan 24, 2023
Sal Bando, former Oakland A’s captain, anchor to 1970s World Series winners, dies at 78 Sal Bando, the mustachioed third baseman and captain on the “Swingin’ A’s” teams that won three straight World Series titles from 1972-1974 has died after a battle with cancer. He was 78. Tribune News Service · Jan 22, 2023
The big idea: what’s the secret of innovation? How the wisdom of Homer Simpson can teach us important lessons about progress The Guardian - UK · Jan 9, 2023
Sepsis is one of the most expensive medical conditions in the world – new research clarifies how it can lead to cell death Sepsis is a life-threatening condition arising from the body’s overreactive response against an infection, leading it to injure its own tissues and organs. The first known reference to “sepsis” dates back more than 2,700 years, when the Greek poet Homer used it as a derivative of the word “sepo,” meaning… The Conversation · Dec 23, 2022
Two hammerhead sharks dodge netting to protect swimmers and stalk public beach Two hammerhead sharks were spotted evading netting at Bondi Beach, Australia, that is specially designed to keep them out of areas full of surfers and swimmers. Daily Mirror · Dec 6, 2022
Hammerhead sharks skirt safety nets at popular Australian beach Video footage captured Monday at Australia’s Bondi Beach shows two hammerhead sharks cruising inside safety nets designed to prevent large sharks from approaching the shore. USA Today Sports Media Group · Dec 5, 2022
Todd Boehly faces difficult Mason Mount reality with post-World Cup contract decision required As Mason Mount approaches the final 18 months of his contract at Chelsea, it is time that Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghabli take significant action Football London · Nov 26, 2022
The Simpsons predicted Donald Trump's 2024 presidential bid - and fans are terrified The Simpsons has predicted many major events, including Trump becoming president in the first place, and they've left people feeling scared bonce again Daily Mirror · Nov 18, 2022
The Simpsons producer reveals series predicted Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential run The show has correctly guessed the future once again The Independent UK · Nov 16, 2022
The Simpsons should never be cancelled – its excellent new season is proof The 33-year-old animation has long been accused of being past its prime, but Kevin E G Perry finds its sharp and self-aware new season provides plenty of reasons to keep it on the air until civilisation collapses into the ocean The Independent UK · Nov 2, 2022
The Simpsons: New Treehouse of Horror episode turns Homer and Marge into Death Note characters Episode will homage popular series ‘Death Note’ The Independent UK · Oct 27, 2022
The Simpsons: New Treehouse of Horror episode turns Homer and Marge into anime characters Episode will homage popular series ‘Death Note’ The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2022
Commentary: Clinging to old classics can go hand in hand with banning books Too often, we forget that fights about what we shouldn’t read are also battles over what we should read. And that every time someone attempts to ban Toni Morrison or Ta-Nehisi Coates, they’re also trying to corral our kids back to Hawthorne and Hemingway, Dante and Dickens. Los Angeles Times · Oct 25, 2022
TV Tinsel: Scary season brings much to get the heart pounding Just when we thought we were safe, it’s that time of year again when goblins, ghosts and ghouls are prowling the streets and hiding under beds. With COVID-19 in retreat, trick-and-treaters will be out again extorting their goodies, and TV is brewing up its spookiest gruel yet. Tribune News Service · Oct 17, 2022
The Guardian - UK · Sep 7, 2022 ‘The real life of Athens is here’ – hidden gems beyond and beneath the Acropolis The Acropolis Museum’s underground lab, the ancient Hadrian aqueduct and an arts festival in an old factory offer a more personal view of the Greek capital
Irish Mirror · Aug 26, 2022 The Simpsons predictions for 2023 that will give you chills The long-running series has famously built a reputation for forecasting our future.
The Conversation · Aug 25, 2022 Five books you'll like if you love The Odyssey In The Odyssey, an almost 3,000-year-old epic attributed to a poet known as Homer, the soldier Odysseus narrates most adventures in retrospect. The poem, which tells of Odysseus’ return from the Trojan War, is both the origin of our concept of nostalgia (from the Greek nostos meaning the journey home)…
Daily Mirror · Aug 12, 2022 Anne Heche looks cheerful in final photos before actress' fatal car crash Anne Heche died on Friday 12 aged 53 after she drove her Mini Cooper into a two-storey home in Los Angeles. The Donnie Brasco actress had traces of narcotics in her blood, according to officials
Daily Mirror · Aug 12, 2022 Anne Heche's son hopes mum is 'free from pain' as actress is declared legally dead Anne Heche's son Homer has spoken out following the news his mother has been declared legally dead
Los Angeles Times · Aug 12, 2022 Anne Heche, TV, film and stage actor, dies at 53 from injuries sustained in LA car crash LOS ANGELES — Anne Heche, the Emmy- and Tony-nominated actor whose work in “Six Days Seven Nights,” “Another World” and dozens of other projects dovetailed with a groundbreaking romance with Ellen DeGeneres that challenged homophobia in Hollywood, has died. She was 53.
Tribune News Service · Aug 8, 2022 Commentary: America needs a Declaration of Independents Whether one watches Fox News or MSNBC, reads The New York Times or the Wall Street Journal, it has become difficult to view the United States as anything but a game of political dodgeball, with two opposing teams that loath one another trying to knock the other out by whistling…
Dublin Live · Jul 29, 2022 The Simpsons' Krusty Burger pop-up coming to Dublin You can expect Flaming Moes, Krusty Burgers, Super Squishees, and lots more
RideApart · Jul 18, 2022 Watch This Ukrainian Guy Fit A Chainsaw Carb To A Honda Dio Ukrainian YouTube wrencher Samodel uses some good old DIY skills to mount the carburetor from a Stihl chainsaw to a ratty Honda Dio scooter.
The Independent UK · Jun 30, 2022 Truck driver Homero Zamorano appears in court as documents suggest broken A/C caused migrant deaths Mr Zamorano is charged with charged smuggling undocumented migrants resulting in death
The Conversation · Jun 29, 2022 To read or not to read? Is that the question? In June this year, a six-month-old interview went viral.