How stardom crushed Elvis Presley’s Oscars dream
This week we commemorate 49 years since the death of one of the world’s most influential cultural icons.…
One-legged China teen boy dreams of basketball glory, practising with a crutch made by dad
A one-legged teenage boy from a mountainous village in southwestern China has gone viral on social media for…
I Was 10,000 Maniacs’ Lead Singer But I Kept It A Secret
I am sitting between my two teenage daughters at a Taylor Swift concert. From the outside, it looks…
Why do we get a falling sensation as we drift off to sleep?
This week, Dr Chris Smith and Sara Jayne Makwala King get to the bottom of IBS, why women…
Brain Health Challenge: Test Your Knowledge of Healthy Habits
Welcome to the Brain Health Challenge! I’m Dana Smith, a reporter at The New York Times, and I’ll…
I took 3 years to write my first book. It was a struggle but it helped me grow through pains and losses
MAKING MY DREAM REALITY When I returned to Singapore in mid-2024, I’d finished most of my manuscript. It…
Sergiu Ciochinǎ’s ‘Blue Series’ Explores Personal Memories, Dreams, and Moods — Colossal
Cradling tiny homes, seated amid flowers, or asleep and dreaming in a garden, the figures in Sergiu Ciochinǎ’s…