Music icon Barry Manilow announced that he has been diagnosed with lung cancer. The 82-year-old artist shared on Instagram that an MRI detected “a cancerous spot on my left lung that needs to be removed,” following several weeks…
Category: 5. Entertainment
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‘A Better Idea for Health Care’ is Kaiser Permanente’s 2026 Rose Parade® float theme
Celebrating 20 years in Tournament of the Roses®, the entry highlights how integrated care and coverage and dedicated care teams uniquely support members’ health journeys.
PASADENA, Calif., Dec. 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/…
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Scientist says we’ve got whale song all wrong
Quirks and Quarks15:09Questioning the purpose of whale song — for love or echolocation?
When Eduardo Mercado first heard a humpback whale sing, he was fascinated by their rhythmic, moaning, haunting sounds.
Mercado is a bioacoustician — a…
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The perils of a bankrupt continuing care retirement community
Under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code as it currently exists, there are minimal protections for residents of a Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) when a CCRC files for bankruptcy protection.
Executory…
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Conversations on Landscape Architecture
Conversations on Landscape Architecture brings you inside thoughtful, wide-ranging conversations with the practitioners, educators, researchers, and leaders shaping the profession. Through candid dialogue, the series explores…
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Age UK Hull Christmas lunch served after charity event saved
Jackie Holden, 88, has been a widow for 25 years.
She said: “I’ve got some really good friends and I look forward to seeing them. But we’re meeting other people as well.”
Chris Suddaby, 57, said he had been going to Age UK events because he felt…
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Bedwas cat poo row goes to high court after neighbours kick up a stink
However, a judge has ordered the council to redetermine the matter, saying it had not considered the nub of the complaint – whether such fouling constituted a “statutory nuisance”.
“Nothing in this judgment should be taken as expressing a view one…
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Dir. Craig Brewer Is Chasing ‘Purple Rain’ Magic : Fresh Air : NPR
Director Craig Brewer has made a career of telling stories about dreamers and misfits chasing something bigger than themselves, from ‘Hustle & Flow’ to ‘Dolemite Is My Name.’ Now he’s back with ‘Song Sung Blue,’ a film based on…
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Diffuse Control by Beeple Iteration: Future Past
Beeple’s Diffuse Control is an image-generating sculpture that invites visitors to collaborate with artificial intelligence. A custom website allows museum visitors to interact with the AI generative system, which transforms images of select…
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Fan favorites drive the holiday viewing spirit
The holidays are a time of embracing tradition for many U.S. families, and TV viewing habits during the month of December certainly indicates this. Holiday movies are a regular fixture when it comes to celebrating the season, and networks like…
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