In menory of Quincy Jones: Titan’s 10 career-spanning songs that put him a cut above the rest
Across his career, the 28-time Grammy Award winning Quincy Jones worked with everyone from Ray Charles and Frank Sinatra to Michael Jackson with hundreds in-between. The best way to celebrate his legacy, of course, is to listen to the music he made.
Taliban morality law: New code stipulates length of men’s facial hair, considers woman’s voice ‘intimate part of the body’
Without doubt, the part of the law that has received the most media attention is Article 13, which stipulates that a woman’s voice – when engaged in singing, reciting, and reading in public – is considered awrah, or an intimate part of the body. It goes on to say that a woman should “cover” her voice when out in public.
After murdering their parents and being handed life sentences, Menendez brothers birthed prison reforms the US is now replicating
The Menendez brothers’ work is ongoing, with the ultimate goal of transforming the prison yard “from an oppressive concrete and gravel slab into a normalised park-like campus setting surrounded by a majestic landscape mural,” according to the project’s website.
How menopause sets off persistent toothaches and other dental problems, but they can be managed
Decreasing bone density and receding gums exacerbate these problems. If the socket that holds the tooth is less dense, Sollecito said, it’s more vulnerable to bone loss. And gum recession can leave some tooth surfaces without the enamel that protects them from cavities.
Music mogul Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs arrested in New York for sexual abuse, human trafficking
Last week, singer Dawn Richard filed a lawsuit accusing Combs of sexual assault, battery, sex trafficking, gender discrimination and fraud in the Southern District of New York. Combs denies the allegations.
Double tragedy for Grammy-winning singer Mariah Carey as she loses mother and sister
Mariah Carey mother, Patricia, was previously married to Alfred Roy Carey, the singer’s father. The parents divorced when the Vision of Love singer was 3. Carey grew up in Suffolk County on Long Island and lived primarily with her mother after her parents’ divorce. Her father died of cancer in 2002 at age 72.
New study reveals medical benefits of fasting that should thrill Muslims and Christians more besides spiritual revival
Researchers have been investigating the potential health benefits of fasting for decades, and there is evidence that the practice can help to delay certain diseases and lengthen lifespan in rodents. But the underlying biological mechanisms behind these benefits have been a mystery.
Scramble for numbers in Europe’s hospitality industry ushers in new concerns of ‘overtourism’
Anyone paying attention during this summer of “overtourism” is familiar with the escalating consequences around the world: traffic jams in paradise. Reports of hospitality workers living in tents. And “anti-tourism” protests intended to shame visitors as they dine – or, as in Barcelona in July, douse them with water pistols.
Why hospitals around the world are increasingly turning to music therapy to treat depression
Scientists have found why classical music may aid the treatment of depression. Music therapy is a treatment option that may help manage many conditions, particularly different forms of mental illness. In ongoing studies, experts are interested in understanding more about why music therapy is helpful in treating certain conditions. One...
How jailed Mexican drug lord El Chapo’s son lured rival gang’s kingpin Zambada into FBI dragnet
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the two agencies who carried out the operation, scrambled agents from their local El Paso offices and barely reached the airport by the time the private plane was landing, according to a fifth source, a US official who declined to give further details on the arrests.
