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You can imagine the pride that Porsche engineers and designers must’ve felt as rave reviews filed in for the all-new 1978 928. The 928 team probably pitied the creaky old 911 SC (Super Carrera), which came shuffling out that same year. But a bold new day had dawned, and the future was no place for an air-cooled flat-six, hung out behind the rear wheels — a design rooted in the 1930s. Unfortunately, someone forgot to explain all of this to Porsche enthusiasts. While the experts raved about the refined V8, rear-transaxle 928, sales paled compared to the 911’s. Porsche built 57,998 928s over about 18 years of production. Meanwhile, it built 57,890 911 SCs in just six years. Because the SC was so prolifically produced, it eventually became the best…

HERBED COTTAGE CHEESE BISCUITS Whisk together 1¼ cups flour, 1 tablespoon sugar, 1½ teaspoons baking powder, ¾ teaspoon each kosher salt and pepper and ¼ teaspoon baking soda. Mix in ¾ cup low-fat cottage cheese, 6 tablespoons olive oil, 1 egg and 2 tablespoons each chopped scallions and dill to make a crumbly dough. Knead a few times and form into a 4-by-8-inch rectangle; cut into 8 biscuits. Bake on an unlined baking sheet at 400˚ until golden, 17 to 20 minutes. SAMOSA-STYLE MASHED POTATOES Simmer 1½ pounds peeled, quartered Yukon Gold potatoes in salted water until tender, 20 minutes; drain. Cook 2 teaspoons mustard seeds and ½ each minced onion and seeded serrano chile in 3 tablespoons butter in a skillet over medium heat, 5 minutes; add ¾ cup…

HOW HIGH IS your risk of developing pancreatic cancer or suffering a heart attack in the next 20 years? A new generative artificial intelligence system called Delphi-2M aims to answer that question and offer personalized forecasts of your long-term health trajectory. Developed by a team of European biomedical researchers and detailed in a September 2025 Nature article, Delphi-2M represents one of the most ambitious efforts yet to apply AI to predictive medicine. Large language models (LLMs) that power chatbots such as ChatGPT trained on massive amounts of text data to predict the next word in a sentence. Delphi-2M trained on a vast amount of medical data to predict the next stage in a person’s health. Delphi-2M treats medical histories as sequences of events, much as ChatGPT processes words. Its training…

TIGER WOODS never set out to break Jack Nicklaus’s record of major championship victories. That narrative certainly took off as he began racking up titles, and it’s one he never shied away from as the green jackets and Claret Jugs accumulated. But in the early days, he wasn’t focusing on the ultimate hardware. Woods kept a list of Nicklaus’s accomplishments by age, and they didn’t involve majors. It was about breaking 80 for the first time or breaking 70 or winning a state amateur or the U.S. Amateur or some other feat. Tiger checked those off ahead of Jack’s schedule. “The guy’s the best out there and the best of all time,” Woods told Time in 2015. “If I can beat each age that he did it, then I have…

HEALTH Dementia affects people in later life in particular; the term covers a range of brain diseases that can make it difficult for victims to remember things or to perform everyday tasks. There are varied causes for dementia, but researchers from the US Columbia University and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore have found that one factor in particular may have a very significant influence: hearing loss. This can affect many people as they age, and the researchers believe it may be the initial cause of up to one in three cases of dementia. Some 10 million people develop dementia annually, and 57+ million worldwide are currently living with the condition. The researchers behind the new study analysed data from 2946 people aged between 66 and…

THOMAS HERRICK pulled off improbable back-to-back Pro 450 titles at the season-ending Yamaha BLU CRU Aussie Flat Track Nationals at Gunnedah’s Balcary Park over the weekend of 15-16 November. Rival Tom Armstrong held a commanding 110-point buffer over the field coming into the double-header finale, but a serious crash in the opening race left him unable to compete for the rest of the weekend. Armstrong, who had qualified in 11th, surged through the field in the opener but clipped the back of another rider as he was attempting to make up ground and ran off track. Herrick then found his strongest form of the year on Saturday, clearly handling the tricky lines with speed to burn but still frustrated due to the difficult passing opportunities. Cam Dunker, absent at the…

PLAN AND PREPARE Create a weekly meal plan to avoid impulse purchases. Shop seasonally for fresh produce at lower prices. Use coupons and store sales to your advantage. Sign up for grocery loyalty programs. Order groceries online if it’s hard to resist impulse buys at the supermarket. Avoid food waste and save money by taking a weekly inventory and doing meal prep with on-hand items. COOK AT HOME Prepare meals at home and eat out occasionally. Use simple recipes that require few ingredients. Consider batch cooking to save time and money. Use a slow cooker or Instant Pot to cook large batches of food efficiently. Incorporate more vegetarian and vegan meals, which are generally more affordable than meat-centered meals. Explore creative new ways to use leftovers. CHOOSE AFFORDABLE FOODS Opt…

During a recent cinema trip to see the romantic drama Regretting You, I was left fascinated by the trailer for The Housemaid, which was shown before it started. This psychological thriller is an adaptation of Freida McFadden’s 2022 novel of the same title. However, what amplified my excitement was the stellar cast, led by Sydney Sweeney, Amanda Seyfried, Brandon Sklenar and Michele Morrone, with Paul Feig in the director's chair. By the way, Sweeney and Seyfriend also share the executive producer credits. The premise centres on Millie Calloway (Sweeney), the new housemaid for the influential Winchester family, comprising Nina (Seyfried) and her husband, Andrew (Sklenar). In case you are wondering, Morrone is cast as Enzo, a groundskeeper. The plot centres on Millie’s new role within this household, where that familiar…

Hugh Jackman has been singing throughout his entire adult life, so he arguably wasn’t prepared to meet his match in Kate Hudson, whose musical talents had been a secret before the release of her debut album, Glorious, in 2024. Together, they perform duets in the film Song Sung Blue, based on the true story of two down-on-their-luck musicians who form a Neil Diamond tribute band, proving that it’s never too late to find love and follow your dreams. “We’d already bonded, but there was one day when they put a mic in front of us and recorded us. That’s when I got the chills; that’s when I knew that, musically, we would blend,” Hugh says of his co-star, recalling how they transformed Neil’s lesser-known 1969 song Holly Holy into an…

The iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max feature Apple’s best-ever camera systems with higher-resolution sensors front and back. It’s like having eight pro lenses in your pocket. Three 48MP Fusion cameras capture sharper and more detailed images. A new 48MP Telephoto camera has a next-generation tetraprism design with a sensor that is 56 percent larger than the previous generation to improve sharpness in bright light and bring more detail to darker shots. The new 4x optical zoom at 100mm offers a classic lens for portraiture, while the 8x optical zoom at 200mm, the longest ever on iPhone, provides longer reach and more creative choice. With the updated Photonic Engine, the image pipeline uses more machine learning to preserve natural detail, reduce noise, and provide significantly improved colour accuracy.…

AFTER having successfully hunted a blesbuck with my Thompson Center Contender in 7-30 Waters, topped with a Bushnell 2-6x32 handgun scope, I was happy with the accuracy of the firearm and my ability to shoot it in the field. However, I suspected that the 130gr 7mm PMP bullets I’d used on the blesbuck might not be ideal for larger and tougher game like blue wildebeest. Using Winchester cases that had been fire-formed and trimmed, I loaded Speer 130gr Boat-tail soft-points and, after shooting several test groups, settled on 30gr IMR 3031 with a Winchester LR primer. This load produced 3-shot groups averaging 1 inch at 100 metres with an average velocity of 2 115fps from the Contender’s 14" barrel. I am fortunate to have access to a private shooting range…

“Nothing LIVES INSIDE ME as much as the PLACES and the PEOPLE WHO SPEAK FOR and from the SOUL” by PICO IYER Whenever foreign friends are heading towards India, I urge them towards Varanasi. It’s not always a peaceful place, I warn them, or quiet or cosy, but it’s essential. I’d never steer anyone away from the palaces of Rajasthan or the waterways of Kerala, let alone the cobalt skies and dzongs of Ladakh, but Varanasi shakes the soul as few other places on the planet can do. To see visitors streaming through the narrow alleyways, singing as they carry loved ones to be cremated, to watch the faithful bathing in the holy river as the sun comes up and to realise that the city of death is a city…

Every year, the Palm Beach Show showcases excellence in art, jewelry, antiques and luxury design. The 2026 edition continues in this tradition, while also encouraging patrons to look at the art fair as more than just a marketplace—it’s a cultural experience connecting generations of collectors, dealers and design enthusiasts. “Our goal is to highlight the diversity and depth of the global art world while maintaining the refined aesthetic and prestige that defines Palm Beach,” says Kelsi Monteith, Palm Beach Show Group’s executive director of communications. “Each year, we strive to foster meaningful connections between exhibitors and collectors in a one-of-a-kind environment that inspires discovery and appreciation for unique, luxury collectibles.” Collectors can expect an extraordinary mix of works spanning fine art, estate jewelry, furniture, decorative arts, silver, porcelain, textiles, Asian…

Having initially started singing in church at the tender age of three, the, now, 18 year old aspiring R&B newcomer, PRAXTON, has officially arrived courtesy of the GMG1/ CMORE5 label, in partnership with the SRGILS/Virgin Music imprint. Hailing from The Prairie State, PRAXTON recently unleashed his fresh take on the Teddy Riley produced Hi-Five nineties classic, “I LIKE THE WAY (The Kissing Game).” Let’s hop into your previous single / video, “Right On Time” — Tell me about this particular track; how did it come to fruition? Let’s hop into this single, “I LIKE THE WAY (The Kissing Game)” — Tell me about this particular track. How did it come to fruition? My production team came up with the idea to remix the R&B classic, “I Like the Way (The…

The sounds of the rainforest surround me in the darkness – the exotic bird calls and insect noises of Central America. I’m in Mexico, the land of the cacao tree, from the beans of which chocolate is made. Well, that’s not strictly true; I’m actually in York, witnessing an immersive recreation of the overthrow of the Aztecs by Hernán Cortés, the 16th-century Spanish conquistador who reputedly introduced chocolate to Europe. York’s Chocolate Story is just one of the city’s many fascinating attractions – places that, as well as being educational and entertaining, provide respite from the winter chill as I wander narrow medieval streets such as the Shambles, and stroll along the city’s defensive walls. As Dr Adam Parker, curator of archaeology at York Museums Trust explains, the city has…

The denser the fiberglass ceiling, the more force is needed to demolish it. ¶ In the case of the biennial Transpacific Yacht Race (established 1906), this force had been gathering for 72 years before Alli Bell became the first woman skipper to win this 2,225-nautical-mile race aboard Restless, her Cal 40, this year. It began in 1953 when Willard Bell—Alli’s grandfather—first skippered Westward Ho, his Lyle Hess-designed 36-foot sloop, in Transpac. Bell returned in 1959 with Westward Ho and a crew that included his wife, Inez, before upgrading to Westward, his Lapworth 50, which he first raced in the 1965 Transpac alongside sons Charles (Alli’s dad) and Sam. Over the years, Willard Bell skippered all five of his children—three boys and two girls—to Transpac’s iconic finishing line off Diamond Head…

“We think the hormones released as part of the body's response to strength training lead to the improvement in memory,” says study author Lisa Weinberg. “Best of all, it doesn't have to be a long workout—even a relatively short one had an effect.” Although this study tested participants who exercised only once, other research (including long-term intervention studies) suggest that more is better, so keep up your regular workouts to maximize results. —Diana Kelly The Hidden Danger of Winter Weight Gain Those few pounds you put on over the holidays might be doing more harm than you think. A new study found even a small amount of extra weight can raise blood pressure levels and affect cardiovascular health. The study, presented at the most recent American Heart Association's High Blood…

It was a three-month residency in Japan in 2004 that fundamentally changed the way Bosco Sodi made art. “The residency changed my point of view about aesthetics, it evolved my work,” the Mexican artist says. “I’ve always felt very close to the Buddhist philosophy, but for me the impact mentally and on my work was tremendous.” It was there he realised that imperfections — like the cracks and chinks in his clay sculptures — are what make each artwork individual, mirroring nature’s imperfections. Rooted in Zen Buddhism, wabi-sabi also celebrates the natural cycles of growth and decay and the beauty of transience. “The passing of time, the impermanence of life, are what characterise my work now.” He returned home to Red Hook, Brooklyn, New York and over the years gained…

In our fast-paced world, have we drifted further away from something that once felt so natural – our connection to the earth? What if the key to feeling more balanced, energised and even healthier lies right beneath our feet? Grounding, or earthing, is the act of connecting with the Earth’s surface – walking barefoot on the grass, feeling the sand between our toes or lying on the ground beneath a big open sky. We engage in it naturally during the summer, but we tend to keep our shoes on as the cooler months approach. It may sound too simple to be effective, but emerging research suggests that this ancient practice has real, measurable benefits for our bodies and minds. WHY ARE WE SO DISCONNECTED? Modern life has made it harder…

Young adults in Japan are having less and less sex, according to a recent review – and no one knows why. The review estimated that around half of Japanese people reach their mid-20s with no sexual experience at all, and approximately 10 per cent reach their 30s before having sex. Even those who have lost their virginity don't seem to be having much sex. Online surveys from the 2020s indicate that around half of Japanese adults aged 20–49 are sexually inactive, meaning they haven't had sex in the past year. In comparison, just over one in three Japanese adults aged 20–24 reported being sexually inexperienced in 2002, compared to 51–60 per cent by the 2020s. These are the conclusions of a review of Japanese sexual attitudes and behaviours, published in…

“Land is the only thing in the world worth workin’ for, worth fightin’ for, worth dyin’ for,” says Gerald O’Hara in Gone with the Wind. “Because it’s the only thing that lasts.” Though fictional, Gerald (father of protagonist Scarlett O’Hara and an immigrant from Ireland) could have spoken for any number of our ancestors for whom land was everything. The abundance of land in the United States—and the ability for common people to own it—attracted immigrants from around the world. In some European countries, land ownership was unheard of, and it was sometimes more expensive to rent land in Europe than it was to buy land in America. Land out West also drew Americans from the East, spurring waves of migration. Land virtually guaranteed wealth and was a hot commodity. That…

My story It's hard to believe what I've achieved in just over a year. I moved in here with my daughter, Annabel, after I separated from her dad, and it was perfect, as it's so close to her school. It also has two bedrooms and lots of storage space, which was important, as I was downsizing from a large, four-bedroom house. I have a chronic illness, which means I can't work, and it takes me a lot longer than most to finish a project, so I'm very proud that I've transformed our home as I have. Everything was white when we first moved in, which was fine as I was in my ‘grey era’. Then, one day, I decided to add a bit of colour to one of the bedroom…

Forest River’s Dockside 20DF hits two targets effectively: entry-level pontooners, and angling enthusiasts. The lightweight 20-foot twin-toon platform comes standard with a Suzuki DF 50 out-board, but buyers can opt for a 90 horse-power to get to the fish faster. Mercury and Honda outboards are also available. With the Suzuki 50, top speed is an even 20 mph at 6,000 rpm twisting a standard 11-inch-pitch Suzuki aluminum propeller. That speed comes up in 9.7 seconds from an in-gear idle start. You might not get across the lake first with 50 horsepower, but you’ll pass nearly every gas dock. Best cruise is at 4,500 rpm, where speed is a tick under 15 mph and the Suzuki 50 is sipping from the 21-gallon tank at a rate of just 2.2 gph. That’s…

WHEN A CHILD actor gets a first gig, their trajectory can go one of a few ways. They might continue to get job after job, accelerating into early fame and, typically, a premature end to childhood. They might score a few more roles before the auditions dry up and they decide showbusiness isn’t for them, after all. Or, as in the case of Rose Byrne, you get cast out of the blue in a movie at age 13, and then you take a job at Bakers Delight. “I got ‘Dallas Doll’ before I worked at the bakery,” Byrne says now of the part in the director Ann Turner’s 1994 black comedy. “That was an extraordinary, flukey situation, getting that role.” A casting agent dropped into one of the classes Byrne…

Simple Steps to Stitch-and-Flip Success If you're new to quilting, you've probably seen quilt blocks with pretty triangles in the corners that look tricky to sew. Here's a secret: many of those blocks use a simple technique called Stitch-and-Flip. It's an easy way to create triangle shapes without cutting or piecing any stretchy bias edges. This method gives your blocks a polished, professional look —and you'll see it in all sorts of quilt patterns! Why Quilters Love It It's beginner friendly. You only sew straight lines—with no troublesome bias edges. It's accurate. Stitching along a drawn line ensures straight and sharp corners. It's versatile. This technique is used for many quilt blocks, including Snowballs and even some Flying Geese. It's satisfying! There's just something fun about flipping open that little…

From peach fuzz to armpits, there are around 5 million hair follicles dotted all over your body. Around 150,000 of them are found on your head. But why do we have hair, and do we still need it? Homo sapiens have always had hair. As mammals, it’s one of our defining features. But over millions of years of evolution, we’ve shed the furry coats of our ancestors to become the naked mole rats of the ape world, while all of our chest-beating cousins are covered in thick coats of fur. There are countless theories as to why we lost our hair as a species, including thermoregulation, pest control and even streamlining our bodies for swimming. However, the hair on our heads has persisted. Science’s best guess as to why we…

CHÂTEAU GISCOURS Margaux 2022 95 points | $68 | 15,000 cases made | FRANCE When it comes to Bordeaux, things aren’t easy these days. Recent vintages have been mercurial in quality, while the region’s annual spring en primeur campaigns have fizzled. Tariffs haven’t helped. But if you needed a reminder that Bordeaux still makes some of the greatest wines in the world—and that its producers can evolve with changing times—the Château Giscours Margaux 2022 is your wine. This third-growth classified estate earns our top honor this year. The route to fashioning this benchmark ’22 bottling has been long and winding. Flashback to 1995, when Dutch businessman Eric Albada Jelgersma purchased a controlling stake in Giscours from Nicolas Tari for $31 million. Soon thereafter, Jelgersma encountered his first hurdle: accusations from…

At this time of year I love to see what I can forage from the garden for homemade gifts and decorations. Doing so provides me with an excuse (as if I need one) to wrap up warm and wander around the garden pondering ideas. It’s so often the case that the more you look, the more you see, and before you know it (generally when you relax), some creative inspiration will undoubtedly float on by. Foraging for the home and for gifting, either with nature’s bounty, up-cycled items or charity shop finds, is never just about the money-saving. It’s about the joy of simple yet meaningful care and consideration of what’s in our gardens, of reducing waste and investing in our potential for creativity and homemade joy. You don’t have…

In their early days, the iPad and MacBook were distinct devices that served completely different purposes. Recently, Apple began blurring the lines between the two, with the tablet gaining power-user features once exclusive to laptops. The latest iPad Pro with the M5 chip (fave.co/47YXxxU) marks another milestone in this transition, featuring upgraded technology that allows more users to actually use it as a practical MacBook substitute. At this point, the iPad Pro is thinner, lighter, and more portable than a MacBook Air (fave.co/4p1F2Re)—and even surpasses it in performance and so many other aspects. PERFORMANCE: M5 POWER, WITH MORE AI When buying a new computer, you typically look into its processing power first. You wouldn’t want the operating system to lag or apps to crash while you get everyday work done.…

Conversations That Connect the Whole Household Unlike AI designed for individual devices, Samsung Vision AI Companion is purpose-built for the communal screen. It’s designed to bring everyone closer together, turning everyday moments into shared experiences. Whether asking questions about a film during a movie night with friends, discovering fun facts about favorite actors or planning a family dinner, Vision AI Companion sparks conversation and connection around the TV. At the core of Samsung Vision AI Companion is an upgraded version of Bixby that enables more natural dialogue, deeper contextual understanding and personalized responses. Simply ask a question — about a film, a sports event, a piece of artwork or even travel suggestions — and Samsung Vision AI Companion delivers answers instantly, accompanied by helpful visuals and related content. There’s no…

It is not unusual for the World Soccer Player and Manager of the Year to come from the same club, but it is not always the case that the success of each is so dependent on the other. In 2025, Luis Enrique unlocked a level of consistency from Ousmane Dembele that no other manager has been able to, while Dembele became the face and the focal point of the Spaniard’s Champions League-winning team. In the eyes of most observers, the departure of Kylian Mbappe in the summer of 2024 resembled something of a disaster for Paris Saint-Germain. For coach Luis Enrique, it presented an opportunity. An opportunity to build a team with more cohesion, more energy, and one not solely focused on providing a platform for its most high-profile player.…

THE LANDMARK LONDON Marylebone The Landmark London invites families to Santa’s Sleepover offering festive in-room decorations, cocktails for adults, gingerbread kits, toys and books for little ones, an elf turndown with milk and cookies, festive films with popcorn, and a hotel treasure hunt plus breakfast for four in The Winter Garden. The Festive Getaway is perfect for couples with breakfast for two, seasonal cocktails in the Mirror Bar, a welcome gift, festive films and luxury turndown. From £560 per night (subject to change), available 30th November - 6th January. 222 Marylebone Rd, London NW1 6JQ LONDON MARRIOTT HOTEL PARK LANE Mayfair Ensure a place on your partner’s nice list with London Marriott Hotel Park Lane’s Sparkle & Stay package. Begin with a private visit to jeweller Hirsh London’s atelier, where…

There’s nothing appetising about plastic, yet most of us consume it daily. “Once ingested, microplastics can enter the digestive system and disrupt gut health by triggering inflammation, damaging the intestinal lining, or interfering with nutrient absorption,” says Ying Chen, PhD, a research assistant professor at Tufts University School of Engineering in Medford, Massachusetts. Microplastics enter the food chain through several pathways, according to the World Economic Forum. Some types, such as microbeads used in face washes, are intentionally added to products during the manufacturing process. Others are shed from larger plastic items, such as car tyres, fishing gear, and single-use food and drink containers. These small pieces of plastic can infiltrate water, soil, and air, or seep into food and beverages directly during manufacturing, storage, or cooking. Although it’s impossible…

ON A BLUSTERY FALL AFTERNOON, after a series of wind delays, Mimi Wacholder leans out from a watch stand on the ski jumps in Lake Placid. She looks on as her son Tate Frantz launches himself into space, his body angled sharply forward over his skis. Frantz is a boyish-looking 20-year-old who grew up here in the village. Over the last year, he has emerged as the most successful American male ski-jumper ever to compete on the World Cup circuit. “It’s pretty astounding,” Wacholder says. “He’s kind of come onto the scene as a young gun.” The expectation is that Frantz will build on his current momentum through this winter’s World Cup competitions, capping it with a spot on the U.S. ski-jumping team that will travel to the Milan Cortina…

Donald Trump had been waiting Four years to get back in the Oval Office, and he arrived with a long to-do list. “They came out of the gate like Man o’ War,” says Joseph Grogan, who served as director of Trump’s domestic policy council during the first term. “They set a blistering pace of administrative actions across all major agencies.” On his first day alone, he pulled the U.S. out of the Paris climate-change agreement, froze all foreign aid, suspended refugee admissions, and granted clemency to more than 1,500 people charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot that tried to overturn his 2020 election loss. And he was just getting started. Within a month, he’d fired 17 inspectors general, allowed immigration agents to arrest people inside courthouses, taunted Denmark…

VisionOS 26 adds support for 180-degree, 360-degree and wide field-of-view content from Insta360, GoPro, and Canon. With support for PlayStation VR2 Sense controllers, players can enjoy a new class of games on Apple Vision Pro.Across the Apple ecosystem, widgets offer personalised and useful information at a glance, and with visionOS 26, widgets become spatial, integrating seamlessly into a your space and reappearing every time you put on Apple Vision Pro. Widgets in visionOS 26 are customisable, with a variety of options for frame width, colour and depth. Beautiful new widgets — including Clock, Weather, Music, and Photos — all offer unique interactions and experiences. Shared Experiences Users love how visionOS lets them connect with family, friends, and colleagues remotely, and with visionOS 26, you can share spatial experiences with other…

Royal Lodge, surrounded by velvet lawns and ancient oaks, has been entwined with the House of Windsor since the early 1800s, a retreat for three generations of monarchs and their children, a symbol of continuity and family – and now, of modern scandal. For Andrew, the late Queen’s beloved third child, this Christmas just passed will have been his last in the 30-room mansion, his home of more than 20 years, before the forced move to a smaller residence privately owned and paid for by the King on the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk. Allowing him to stay in Royal Lodge in Windsor into the New Year, sources say, will ensure that there are no awkward crossovers between the disgraced former Duke of York, his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson and the rest…

Understanding the root causes of the continent’s employment gap, how education can align with labor market needs, and how academia, industry, and government can collaborate to bridge it, was the focus at The 2025 Future of Education Summit, hosted by CNBC Africa and moderated by Editor-in-Chief, Godfrey Mutizwa. On September 4, Professor Mark E. Smith, president and vice-chancellor of the University of Southampton, participated in a panel discussion on the topic. He shared insights from his experience leading a top 100 global university (QS World University Rankings, 2026) with an award-winning inclusive access and economic mobility plan embedded in its strategy. Together with Professor Letlhokwa Mpedi, Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Johannesburg; Siegie Brownlee, Chief Executive Officer of Eduvos (one of South Africa’s largest private higher education institutions);…

I once asked Mark Bouris — a business leader known for his sharp insights — “What’s your sleep strategy?” He looked at me, slightly puzzled, and said: “What do you mean?” I replied: “Sleep isn’t wasted time — it’s a tool that unlocks mental clarity, peak productivity, emotional resilience, and sustained energy. It’s our most valuable asset. Just like you need a strategy for nutrition and fitness, you need one for sleep.” Since then, I’ve heard him speak publicly about his sleep strategy — and every time, I’m proud. To help shape the mindset of one of Australia’s greatest leaders was a privilege. And today, I’m equally grateful to be here shaping yours. Often described by the media as Australia’s Leading Sleep Expert, my mission is to help people rest,…

JUST as two sunrises are never the same, no two hangovers are ever alike. There are the common basics to address—get yourself hydrated, move gently and consider a breakfast that will provide the best response from your body as well as your mind. However, from here, things quickly diverge. Sometimes your route to recovery will be fruit, perhaps a bacon roll, and I’ve even heard tell of the powers of an all-you-can-eat Chinese buffet. There will be those who firmly believe in a strong cup of coffee, yoga or a dip in the sea. Be warned, however: any hangover roused too rapidly can send a surging torrent of bodily rage coiling from your core and must, therefore, be respectfully dealt with. As if it were a king cobra basking in…

SUSPENDED SIX FEET off the ground and surrounded by giant silks hanging from the ceiling, Connor Storrie is grappling gamely with the loss of gravity. As Lola Young plays over the speakers at the Aerial House, a brick-walled studio in Los Angeles’s Eastside, an instructor coaches Storrie through a flying banana roll and other poses until he’s heels over head. It’s an apt metaphor for the actor’s life since the Canadian TV series Heated Rivalry premiered at the end of November and shot the 25-year-old to international celebrity. Storrie plays stoic Russian hockey star Ilya Rozanov, who engages in an intense affair with a Canadian opponent, played by Hudson Williams, as the two scrabble for primacy within the sport. Based on the hit Game Changers books by Rachel Reid, creator…

Don’t expect Taylor Swift to turn bridezilla because she is fed up planning the big day all by herself. It turns out that fiancé Travis Kelce is just as involved in all the details. “When it comes to wedding planning, nothing feels rushed or one-sided,” a source told People magazine. “They’re both equally involved and excited, and this isn’t something one or the other is carrying on their own. They’re approaching it as a partnership, talking things through together and enjoying the process in a way that feels natural to them.” Kelce and Swift, both 36, got engaged in August, two years after they started dating. For the proposal, he transformed his backyard into a floral paradise. The couple are believed to have chosen to tie the knot at a…

WHEN I PURCHASED my most recent iPad Air, I always envisioned that it would be used in various ways. It’s why I also bought a Smart Keyboard Folio — a device that has since been replaced by the superior Magic Keyboard Folio with its extra line of function keys and a trackpad — along with an Apple Pencil. This was going to be an iPad used for work, creativity, and entertainment. Yet, I admit that I haven’t really got stuck into the work side of things using an iPad. I tend to use a MacBook on my travels and a Mac mini in the office, so ditching both for a full week did fill me with some trepidation. Would it slow me down? Would I become frustrated if key features…

DECEMBER 2025 U.S. Paper Money Price Guide Private companies continue to be crucial for producing bank notes. Based on the Federal Reserve Board’s recently published 2026 print order, Crane NXT recently announced it is projecting 2026 bank note printing orders to range between 3.8 and 5.1 billion pieces. This will include an anticipated increase in higher denomination notes. Crane NXT President and Chief Executive Officer Aaron W. Saak explained, “We are pleased with the significant increase in expected demand in 2026 for higher denomination bank notes containing advanced security features. Additionally, we look forward to continuing to support the U.S. Currency Program’s strategic priorities, including the currency redesign starting with the introduction of the new $10 bank note scheduled for release next year.” Crane anticipates that fewer new $1, $2,…

WITSAND BY THE SEA Little Paradise This laid-back beach house overlooks the Breede River estuary and Cape Infanta in the distance. It's right on the main beach, but the dunes shelter you on both sides and hide you from the neighbouring houses. When you sit in the living area on the top floor, the dunes feel close enough to touch. Indeed, the sand nearly swallowed the house in 2015 and the roof collapsed under the weight. The house has since been fully restored and there's a dune rehabilitation project in place to prevent it from happening again. Little Paradise has a long history that goes back further than the advance of sand. The place was first known as Opstalletjie. Built in 1930, it was one of the first residences in…

Artificial intelligence, or AI, is technology that allows a computer to learn and adapt like humans do. This year, its role in our daily lives has continued to grow. Although there are many concerns about AI, including that it will take jobs from people and provide incorrect answers when used to gather information, the technology has led to several big breakthroughs. In medicine, an AI“brain decoding” tool tracked the brain waves of people who struggle with spoken language, turning their thoughts into text so they could communicate. An AI stethoscope quickly detected heart conditions in patients, while specially trained dogs and AI worked together to detect cancer in people. AI also changed how people write and talk to each other. The AI platform ChatGPT used certain words so many times…

IN THE FADING LIGHT, they came back to Bondi, to light candles, to sing and to stand together, in solidarity and in defiance of the terror that had been visited upon their beach, their world. Across Bondi, and Sydney, and Australia, people lit candles in solidarity with the Jewish community, which suffered the worst antisemitic attack in the country’s history when two gunmen allegedly opened fire on a Hanukah celebration at Bondi beach shortly after 6.40pm last Sunday evening. Fifteen people, including a 10-year-old girl, a London-born rabbi whose fifth child was born only two months ago, and an 87-year-old survivor of the Holocaust, were among the slain. The “Chanukah By the Sea” event had promised faith and fraternity. “Come celebrate the light of Chanukah together with the community,” a…

It’s 11am on a sunny Monday morning and Lizzo and I are powering through a circuit-training session in the gym of her mid-century modern Los Angeles home. “Let’s get it!” she hollers, Beyoncé’s Renaissance blasting through the room as she launches into her third set of lateral step-overs and I push through bench dips. The set-up flanking us as we train is a bona fide fitness and recovery sanctuary: a Peloton Tread, a StairMaster, a Power Plate whole-body vibration platform, a non-impact Arc Trainer machine and an infrared sauna fill one side of the room; a huge window showcasing greenery frames the other. Clad in a cropped green nylon hoodie and flare leggings from her shapewear brand, Yitty, Lizzo attacks step-ups with an overhead press while rapturously singing along to…

WHAT ANIMAL KILLS more humans than any other? The answer is not lions or tigers or sharks. It’s the tiny mosquito, the vector for the Plasmodium parasite that causes malaria. Every year, more than 600,000 people die from the mosquito-borne illness, despite the use of vaccines, insecticide sprays, and insecticide-treated bed nets. But in July 2025, a study in Nature proposed a new approach for the fight against malaria. By altering a single gene in the mosquito’s genome, researchers have created a mosquito that’s unable to transmit the parasite. “It seems remarkable that that particular variant has such a huge effect,” says Ethan Bier, a study author and geneticist at University of California San Diego. “To be honest, I still can’t believe this.” FREP1 IS A GENE that’s necessary for mosquitoes…

Donald Trump finally put his “profound contempt” for Europe in “black and white,” said Peter Giesen in De Volkskrant (Netherlands). His administration just released its official national security strategy, and it’s dripping with disrespect for America’s oldest allies. Europe faces the prospect of “civilizational erasure,” the document says, because the acceptance of too many migrants is causing a “loss of national identity and self-confidence.” Not only does it accuse European governments of censoring free speech and suppressing political opposition, but also it essentially endorses Trump-friendly anti-immigration parties, like Germany’s Alternative for Germany and France’s National Rally. It is particularly galling for us to be “accused of undermining democracy by a president who attempted to falsify the election results in his own country, provoked the storming of the Capitol,” and sicced…

The 21st of September 2025 saw the holding of the 20th Basingstoke Model Aero Club (BMAC) All Electric Fly-In. It has become an annual mecca for electric flight fans, although numbers were slightly down this year due to a last-minute date change due to inclement weather and a less-than-ideal forecast leading up to the rescheduled date. BMAC show organiser Roy Thompson told me he hadn’t had much sleep the week before, but he needn’t have worried as the weather was dry and we saw plenty of sunshine. There was a brisk wind, but it didn’t stop the flying as there was a constant queue of models at the flight line waiting for a fly. ESSENCE OF FLY-IN I always enjoy wandering around the pits at a Fly-In and marvelling at…

FOR YEARS, SCIENTISTS BELIEVED that when elephants swung their trunks or flapped their ears at humans in certain scenarios, they might be gesturing to communicate their wants. But no one had proved this in experiments. Then two years ago, a research team began studying semi-captive African savanna elephants near Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe. The animals were offered either a tray with apples or an empty one. If given the empty tray, they would use up to 38 different gestures to ask for the apples—but only when the experimenter was there. “The most surprising thing was that they were so creative,” says University of Vienna biologist Vesta Eleuteri, a lead researcher. “It’s as if they’re really thinking about what to do next.” Until now, such flexible, intentional signaling using many gestures…

THE HEAT MAKES WALKING SLOW AND SWEATY, BUT ALMIGHTY VIEWS OF THIS UNRULY LANDSCAPE ARE AMPLE REWARD As the last light of day hits the western slopes of Piton des Neiges, the crumbly summit of this behemoth volcano takes on the glowing orange of the sunset. The shadow of the mountain – at 10,072ft, the high point of the Indian Ocean – is cast over my shoulder; projected onto the sea of clouds trapped beneath the serrated ridgelines below, blocking off the wild interior of Réunion Island that we’ve spent the last week hiking through. La Réunion is a French department, its closest neighbour being Mauritius, 140 miles west. It’s not a huge place, measuring 39 miles long and 28 miles wide, but, as the local moniker of l'île intense…

Do you want to play music wherever you go? Put a piano in your pocket! Of course, a real piano won’t fit, but a harmonica will. The story goes that in 1821, 16-year-old German clockmaker Christian Buschmann fastened pitch pipes together side by side. These are small whistles used to tune instruments or find starting notes for singing. Christian could play one note at a time or blow two or more pipes at once to make harmony. He had made the first harmonica. In 1857, a German named Matthias Hohner found out about handmade harmonicas. He decided to make them in a factory. Before long, anyone could buy a pocket piano at the corner store. Cowboys were some of the first to play harmonicas. The music quieted their herds and…