Month: June 2022

Utah faces an “environmental nuclear bomb” from a dried-up Great Salt Lake

I've added the bolding. http://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/07/climate/salt-lake-city-climate-disaster.html As the Great Salt Lake Dries Up, Utah Faces An ‘Environmental Nuclear Bomb’ Climate change and rapid population growth are shrinking the lake, creating a bowl of toxic dust that could poison the air around Salt Lake City. Exposed lake bed in the northern part of the Great Salt Lake … Continue reading Utah faces an “environmental nuclear bomb” from a dried-up Great Salt Lake →

Punctuality back in style — yet another COVID effect

http://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/06/style/punctuality-is-having-a-moment.html Punctuality Is Having a Moment “Fashionably late” falls out of fashion after more than two years of remote work, when, for many people, there was no good reason to be tardy. Credit...Aaron Lowell Denton By Katherine Rosman June 6, 2022 The start time for the party to celebrate Tina Brown’s new book, “The Palace Papers,” … Continue reading Punctuality back in style — yet another COVID effect →

A small rectal cancer trial has amazing results & offers hope

http://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/05/health/rectal-cancer-checkpoint-inhibitor.html A Cancer Trial’s Unexpected Result: Remission in Every Patient The study was small, and experts say it needs to be replicated. But for 18 people with rectal cancer, the outcome led to “happy tears.” <img src="https://static01.nyt.com/images/2022/06/05/science/05rectal-cancer/merlin_208039353_b72e069e-91b6-4c41-8531-ca52f5fdbd58-articleLarge.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale&quot; alt="Sascha Roth, the first patient in the trial, unexpectedly learned she had rectal cancer in 2018. Her gastroenterologist, … Continue reading A small rectal cancer trial has amazing results & offers hope →

Dust storms wreaking havoc in Gulf States and Syria

These dust storms are killing people, causing property damage, and affecting the breathing of residents not just in the areas with the storms but across the globe where the clouds of sand travel toward the Panama Canal. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jun/03/apocalyptic-skies-dust-storms-wreaking-havoc-iraq-syria? Climate crisis ‘Apocalyptic skies’: the dust storms devastating Gulf states and Syria Rising frequency of storms due … Continue reading Dust storms wreaking havoc in Gulf States and Syria →

Chrome tips I used immediately

https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/ctrl-shift-t-the-keyboard-shortcut-that-solves-my-most-common-browser-mistake/ This Keyboard Shortcut Can Undo Your Most Annoying Browser Mistake Did you accidentally click the "X" on a Chrome browser tab? Hitting Ctrl+Shift+T can fix that. Karisa Langlo June 6, 2022 9:52 a.m. PT Accidents happen, and sometimes you mistakenly hit the "X" on a Chrome browser tab when you only meant to switch to it. … Continue reading Chrome tips I used immediately →

Bill Gates’ list of 5 great books for summer

https://www.gatesnotes.com/About-Bill-Gates/Summer-Books-2022? 5 great books for the summer I loved all of them and hope you’ll find something you enjoy too. By Bill Gates June 06, 2022 As I was putting together my list of suggested reading for the summer, I realized that the topics they cover sound pretty heavy for vacation reading. There are books here … Continue reading Bill Gates’ list of 5 great books for summer →

Diabetes drug helps patients lose never-before-seen amounts of weight

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2022/06/04/diabetes-drug-could-game-changer-obesity-new-study-shows/7490446001/ Diabetes drug helps patients lose never-before-seen amounts of weight, new study shows USA Today · by Karen Weintraub A new study of the type 2 diabetes drug tirzepatide found it also resulted in dramatic weight loss, offering hope for those struggling with obesity. | USA TODAY Show Caption Hide Caption More patients getting second weight loss … Continue reading Diabetes drug helps patients lose never-before-seen amounts of weight →

Why COVID mask mandates haven’t worked as well when properly worn masks work so well

http://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/31/briefing/masks-mandates-us-covid.html? Why Masks Work, but Mandates Haven’t Why haven’t Covid mask mandates made much difference? By David Leonhardt May 31, 2022 Covid cases and hospitalizations are rising again in the U.S., and deaths are starting to rise, too. In response, many people are understandably asking what the country can do to minimize the virus’s toll in the weeks … Continue reading Why COVID mask mandates haven’t worked as well when properly worn masks work so well →

Bradley Cooper’s upcoming biopic of Leonard Bernstein lookin’ good

https://www.classicfm.com/composers/bernstein-l/maestro-first-look-bradley-cooper-netflix/? ‘Maestro’: First look at Bradley Cooper as Leonard Bernstein in Netflix biopic 31 May 2022, 15:05 Bradley Cooper as Leonard Bernstein. Picture: Netflix By Sophia Alexandra Hall@sophiassocials   Bradley Cooper and British actress, Carey Mulligan, star in the new Netflix biopic about the legendary American conductor and composer, Leonard Bernstein. Listen to this article Maestro is … Continue reading Bradley Cooper’s upcoming biopic of Leonard Bernstein lookin’ good →

Tire disintegration an increasing portion of particle pollution due to larger size of vehicles

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jun/03/car-tyres-produce-more-particle-pollution-than-exhausts-tests-show? Car tyres produce vastly more particle pollution than exhausts, tests show Toxic particles from tyre wear almost 2,000 times worse than from exhausts as weight of cars increases Emissions from tailpipes in developed countries are much lower in new cars, with those in Europe far below the legal limit. Photograph: Jacob King/PA Damian Carrington Environment editor … Continue reading Tire disintegration an increasing portion of particle pollution due to larger size of vehicles →

Lengthy interview of George R.R. Martin of “Game of Thrones”

George RR Martin: ‘I don’t understand how people can come to hate so much something that they once loved’ The ‘Game of Thrones’ creator sits down with Kevin E G Perry at the Santa Fe Literary Festival to discuss toxic fans, the enduring influence of Marvel’s Stan Lee, and the new HBO series ‘House of the Dragon’ … Continue reading Lengthy interview of George R.R. Martin of “Game of Thrones” →

Sex in later years can be totally fantastic

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2022/jun/03/how-to-have-fantastic-sex-in-old-age Keep talking, try toys and trust yourself: how to have fantastic sex in old age It’s important to share with your partner what you do and don’t like. Photograph: Katarzyna Bialasiewicz/Getty Images/iStockphoto Just because you’re getting on a bit, doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be getting some. You just might have to work on a few … Continue reading Sex in later years can be totally fantastic →