In 2019, I was cycling to work, training at a boxing gym, playing basketball and doing yoga (not all at the same time). Then, one day, I picked up a box. It was bulky but not particularly heavy. I felt a twinge in my back, but thought nothing of it. I played basketball that evening…
It’s known in every newsroom that a paper making almost any mistake is preferable to dealing with the fallout from moving the crossword. You’d rather print a weather forecast of locust rain. A recipe for poisoned cakes. Just so long as the puzzle is in its usual place. Puzzles do, however, move – not often….
Buried secrets bubble to the surface in Brazilian film-maker Fernanda Faya’s tender and searching documentary, which seeks to disentangle the hidden knots of her fascinating family tree. The film opens with lovingly recorded home videos of various gatherings, including her childhood birthday celebrations, the only time of the year when her paternal grandmother, Nelly, would…
Potatoes are a staple of the British diet. However, they have gained a bad reputation, with concerns about them spiking our blood sugar levels – which, if repeated over time, can increase the risk of diabetes. “It depends on the type of potato and how you prepare it,” says Dr Christine Bosch, from Leeds University’s…
On a crisp Sunday morning, the Pet Pavilion at Sydney’s Royal Easter Show smells of donuts and hay. A crowd mills around a fenced-off patch of astroturf, where colourful jumps set to different heights are arranged in a long row. They are here to see 26 competitors take part in kaninhop, also known as rabbit…