‘Oppenheimer’ crowned best picture at an Academy Awards
LOS ANGELES — “Oppenheimer,” a solemn three-hour biopic that became an unlikely billion-dollar box-office sensation, was crowned best picture at a 96th Academy Awards that doubled as a coronation for Christopher Nolan.
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Types of encephalitis
Encephalitis is a disease referring to the inflammation or swelling of the brain. Broadly, it can happen because of infections, including viral infections, or the immune system acting up.
Mayo Clinic Minute: Know the warning signs of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
It’s often silent but can be a deadly killer. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a genetic condition that occurs in 1 in 500 people.
Take heart murmurs seriously
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — Detecting a heart murmur on your own can be tricky. A murmur is an extra heart sound that can be heard by a stethoscope.
On Nutrition: Granola and probiotic questions
We’re out horse camping in the Hill Country of Texas. And since this is our second year here with horses and dogs in tow, we are officially what locals here call “Winter Texans.” At least for the next few weeks, we’re off the grid … but not really.
Where it’s normal to sleep in a tree: Treehouse hotel welcomes visitors to otherworldly...
The drive to Treehouse Point, half an hour east of Seattle, takes you through a forest fit for hobbits, crowded full of fir, spruce, cedar, maple and hemlock. Alongside the Raging River — yes, that’s its name — you get to a gate, punch in the secret code and enter a realm where it’s perfectly normal to sleep in a tree, surrounded by clever carpentry and birdsong.
‘Beauty will save the world’: Tent City Barbers gives hope to unhoused
Six tents sit along the side of Seaport Boulevard in Redwood City, California, tucked between rock quarries and a refinery.
Book review: Jewel thief and a death forced writer Sloane Crosley to wrestle with...
“The miracle of life is not that we have it, it’s that most of us wake up every day and agree to fight for it, to care for it, to hold it in our arms even when it squirms.”
Ex-etiquette: Dad’s role when ex-wife has surgery
Q: My children’s mother has to have surgery. I did not hear this from her, but from the children. Evidently, she has had serious back problems for a while, yet I had no idea. The kids tell me they will be staying with their grandmother for about a month while their mom is recuperating. We share equal custody. Shouldn’t I be asked to weigh in on this? What’s good ex-etiquette?
