The 25 Best Movies by Black Filmmakers
Racial representation in the movie industry — both in front of and behind the camera — has long been a topic of debate. And though the share of black filmmakers shooting major studio films…
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Even 2 Minutes of Exercise a Week Might Lessen Risk of Dementia
According to the Department of Health and Human Services, most healthy adults should get at least 150 minutes of moderate aerobic exercise or 75 minutes of vigorous aerobic exercise a week. However, a small…
Exercising While on This Kind of Diet May Weaken Your Bones
Calorie-restricted diets are something of a trend these days. This might mean consuming as little as 1,200 calories a day (the average in the U.S. is 2,745 for males, 1,833 for females). Tests have…
The Condition That Killed Roger Ailes Is a Lot More More Prevalent Than We Thought
Roger Ailes, the late, disgraced former chairman and CEO of Fox News — whose downfall was chronicled in the recent HBO mini-series “The Loudest Voice” and is the subject of a forthcoming movie called…
New Mega-Study Says Supplements Might Improve Mental Health
Nutritional supplements often get a bad rap from doctors and nutritional scientists, but a new study — the largest evidence-based review of the subject ever undertaken — suggests that, if nothing else, some supplements…
A Medieval Disease Could Resurface in America
A New York City doctor and professor of medicine, writing on the political website The Hill, has warned that a once-dreaded medieval disease — leprosy — might soon start affecting America’s homeless population. Also…
Want to Improve Your Memory? Try Walking Backwards
A 43-year-old Indonesian man is walking 435 miles, from his home in East Java to the capital of Jakarta — backwards. Covering about 12 to 19 miles a day, with a rear-view mirror attached…
Contaminated Drinking Water Affects a Frightening Number of California Communities
As many as a million Californians can’t drink the water that comes out of their tap. Most people have heard about the ongoing water crisis in Flint, Michigan, where civic cost-cutting measures resulted in…
Study: Vitamin A May Lower Skin Cancer Risk
Vitamin D is known as “the sunshine vitamin” because sunlight spurs its creation in the body. A new study suggests that one of its counterparts, vitamin A, might be the anti-sunshine vitamin — in…
People in This City Can’t Sleep
In a new survey of 21 major cities conducted by Sleep Junkie, an online bedding merchant, the City of Brotherly Love was found to also be the City of Sleepness Nights. Only 40% of…
Australians Pulls Soy Sauce Off the Shelves to Fight a Drinking Problem
Australia’s Northern Territory or NT, a 548,600-square-mile wedge of land bordered by the states of Queensland, South Australia, and Western Australia, has the highest rate of alcohol consumption in the country. But will pulling…
Don’t Let Your Dog Eat These Common Plants
Most dog owners realize that there are certain foods they should never feed their pet — dairy products, chocolate, splintery bones, and so on. What might be less apparent to some, though, is that…
Say Goodbye to Hangovers With These New No- and Low-Alcohol Spirits
Binge drinking by teenagers has declined. Millennials consume less alcohol than they used to, and many say they prefer cannabis (increasingly widely available and even legal) to booze. Nielsen data reveals that alcohol sales…
Growing Number of Parents Expect Their Kids to Pay for College
Student loan debt can be a killer, accounting for the most U.S. consumer debt in any category other than mortgages. Nearly 58% of graduates of four-year nonprofit public and private colleges in 2017 owed…
These Older, Common Drugs Could Help Fight Cancer, New Study Says
The fight against cancer is one of the most important medical initiatives of our time, and almost weekly, it seems, some new therapy or freshly created medication is proposed as a possible weapon in…
Women Pay More Bank Fees Than Men and This Is Why
It’s well-known that women in the U.S. get paid less for their work than men. The pay gap averages about 20% — that is, female full-time year-round workers make 80.5 cents for every dollar…
You Won’t Believe How Much the World’s Most Expensive Scotch Actually Is
The Macallan, a revered whisky producer in the Speyside region of the Scottish Highlands, set a record in 2015 when a six-liter Lalique crystal decanter of the distillery’s “M” single-malt scotch sold at auction…
Study: Fruits and Vegetables Are More Important to Your Health Than You Think
We’ve long known that fruit and vegetables are good for us in many ways, and the U.S. Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommends that they constitute half of what’s on our plates at every meal.…
The “Stranger Things” Kids Make More Per Episode Than Most Americans Do All Year
Everybody knows that movie and TV stars make a lot more money than ordinary humans, but sometimes seeing the numbers in black and white brings home just how much they are actually paid. We’re…
Elton John’s Best Albums
Critics have been heaping praise on “Rocketman,” the new biopic about the life of English rock superstar Elton John. The movie takes a fantastical approach to the singer’s story — fitting for a man…