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Party or politics? All eyes on Bad Bunny at Super Bowl
AFP, Published on 06/02/2026
» NEW YORK - The argument that sport and politics should not mix could be tested at the Super Bowl halftime show on Sunday, when Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny performs against a backdrop of fury from right-wing critics.
Volunteering can improve cognitive health
Life, Dr Eve Glazier & Dr Elizabeth Ko, Published on 28/10/2025
» Dear Doctors: I started helping at a food bank for a kind of selfish reason -- it made me feel good. But it turns out I made some good friends, which is not easy as you get older. (I'm 66.) Now I'm seeing on the news that volunteering can be good for cognitive health. I would like to know more about that.
Virtual Jesus? Virtual Buddha? People of faith divided as AI enters religion
AFP, Published on 03/10/2025
» NEW YORK — Artificial intelligence (AI), the technology upending nearly every corner of society, is creeping into religion, serving up virtual Jesus and automated sermons -- a change drawing mixed reviews from the faithful.
New releases for your streaming pleasure: Sept 10-16
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 10/09/2025
» Looking for a title to binge-watch this weekend? Here's our pick!
New releases for your streaming pleasure: Sept 3-9
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 03/09/2025
» Looking for a title to binge-watch this weekend? Here's our pick!
'Musical cocoon': Polish mountain town hosts Chopin fest
AFP, Published on 05/08/2025
» DUSZNIKI ZDROJ — A few hundred people gather in front of a large white tent in the peaceful spa town of Duszniki-Zdroj, nestled on the Polish-Czech border.
It's crucial to use sterilised water in nasal irrigation
Life, Dr Eve Glazier and Dr Elizabeth Ko, Published on 22/07/2025
» Dear Doctors: Whenever you talk about neti pots, you include a warning about always using distilled water. It seemed to me like an overreaction, but now there's news that someone died from not doing that. Why would that be, when drinking water is treated and goes through testing?
Ozzy Osbourne set for swansong at Black Sabbath hometown gig
AFP, Published on 06/07/2025
» BIRMINGHAM (UNITED KINGDOM) - Thousands of fans flocked to wild man rocker Ozzy Osborne's hometown of Birmingham Saturday for his final gig as Black Sabbath's frontman, with heavy metal heavyweights kicking off the homage to the seminal band.
Remembering the King of Zydeco
Life, John Clewley, Published on 01/07/2025
» Music fans celebrated the 100th anniversary of the birth of the King of Zydeco, Clifton Chenier, late last month. Chenier (June 25, 1925 -- December 12, 1987) was a pioneering musician from Opelousas, Southwest Louisiana who helped create zydeco music, a genre sung in French creole (his first language) that came out of the Creole traditions of the region, spliced with blues, R&B and Cajun music.
Blessed be the funk
Life, John Clewley, Published on 18/06/2025
» Last week, two giants of US popular music passed away. Beach Boys legend, composer/songwriter Brian Wilson, and funk pioneer Sly Stone of Sly & The Family Stone fame.