We’re great enemies in cricket, England and Australia. So when the Ashes returned this past summer, my son and I travelled from Ballarat to Adelaide to see the showdown in the third Test. It’s a long drive but we made it a boys’ trip, stopping in at pubs and all that nonsense on the way….
What edges a day over the threshold from being humdrum to something better? Something good? It is a question that occurred to Dunigan Folk, a researcher from the University of Pennsylvania, when he encountered the vast data treasure trove of the American Time Use Survey (ATUS) in which tens of thousands of Americans record what…
INDIO: With a minimalist set and a trip through his musical past, pop superstar Justin Bieber returned to the stage on Saturday night to headline the second day of Coachella. The Canadian singer has not performed at a venue of Coachella’s size since 2022, when he appeared at Rock in Rio in Brazil before canceling…
Veronika, 18 double quotation markThere have been days when we’ve been on the phone for 10 hours at a stretch Part of me always hoped I’d have a love story like my parents, who were college sweethearts and are still crazy about each other 30 years later. Maybe that’s why it felt so natural to…
Mumbai, Apr 12: Hers was the voice of sass and soul that struck a million emotive chords down generations, the one they woke up to in the morning, tuned into at night, romanced and mourned loves that were never to be and yes, jived and rock and rolled to. Asha Bhosle was 92. One half…
Legendary Indian playback singer Asha Bhosle has died at the age of 92, her family confirmed on Sunday. According to Indian media reports, Asha Bhosle had been admitted to a hospital due to a chest infection, and her death was caused by multiple organ failure. News of her hospitalisation was earlier shared by her granddaughter,…
PARIS: A childhood dream of making video games is becoming a reality this week for Imagine Dragons’ singer Dan Reynolds, as his company’s debut title “Last Flag” is released Tuesday. Games had been a passion of Reynolds and his brother and band manager Mac long before the group became a global name. Now the pair…
Marks and Spencer’s regional manager Katie Whelan said that after reviewing certain stores, they are “re-purposing the café space to provide more product choice and improve the shopping experience”. She added: “We understand this will be disappointing news for some of our customers; however, our teams will continue working hard to serve them in-store.” M&S…
Keeping fit isn’t hard — if you’re in the mood. It might be a different matter when you’re facing your second rainy cycle of the week. The good news is that motivation can be managed. “It’s not a thing you do or don’t have,” says Dr Mike McGreary, a sport and exercise psychologist. “It’s a…
I met Roger in 1975, when I was just 16 and he was 25. Returning home one afternoon, I found him having tea with my parents. He had been living in an artist’s community in Switzerland and had ideas of starting one in Tasmania. My mother is a painter, and my father one of those…
