23-Down, Four Letters: Part of a drag queen’s read
Photo-Illustration: Vulture Mirrors are everywhere in Alan Hollinghurst’s new novel, Our Evenings. Dave Win, the theater actor who narrates the book, is constantly running into reflections of himself, in changing rooms, shop windows, his childhood home. Dave is gay and biracial; he was raised by his white mother in a small town in England, the...
Photo: Call Her Daddy/YouTube Last month, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Arkansas governor and former Trump White House press secretary, took a personal jab at Vice-President Kamala Harris during an event, saying that though Sanders will speak to large crowds where people cheer when she takes the stage, her kids will be quick to remind her that...
A new study published in the Journal of Vision has unveiled how our brains detect faces even when presented with limited and ambiguous visual information. Using a specialized technique to suppress conscious awareness, the researchers found that stimuli resembling faces are processed more quickly, even when visual details are minimal....
Recent astronomical discoveries reveal that the universe is expanding at an accelerating rate, a phenomenon that challenges the principles of general relativity. Einstein’s theory indicates that if the cosmos were filled solely with known particles and radiation, such rapid expansion would be impossible. This puzzling observation has led scientists to...
Metformin treatment significantly improved depressive symptoms in patients with type 2 diabetes, according to a study published in the Journal of Affective Disorders. The prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) has risen dramatically, with over 400 million people affected globally. Research has established a strong association between T2D and depressive...
