You’ve probably heard a lot about safe sleep, but how vigilant should you be? Where is OK for your baby to sleep? Which products are safe? More importantly, which ones have been recalled or are present suffocation risks? First, a little tough love about safety. Even when you’re desperate, choose safe sleep settings. We know, […]
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The Wonders of White Noise
Babies tend to like white noise. They’re used to it. Before making their grand debut, your baby spent their days and nights awash in the reassuring hum of human life. Your beating heart, the sound of the blood rushing around your body, and the rhythmic in and out of your every breath created a comforting cacophony […]
Charli XCX’s ‘Alone Together’ documentary coming to cinemas in January
The film, documenting the creation of lockdown album ‘How I’m Feeling Now’, premiered at this year’s SXSW Charli XCX‘s Alone Together documentary is set to get a full release early next year, coming to cinemas and Video On Demand in January. The film, which documents the creation of the singer’s lockdown album ‘How I’m Feeling Now’, first premiered at […]
Jimmy Regal and the Royals- Ain’t Done Yet
Jimmy Regal & The Royals make some stirring R&B but they have ability to stray well outside the ‘normal’ boundaries and make music that is faintly reminiscent of Dr Feelgood but also strays into Capt. Beefheart territory while still making music that fits into the Blues mainstream. Joff Watkins vocals and harp playing have developed […]
Tom Rodwell- Wood & Waste
Currently resident in New Zealand, Tom Rodwell is a Brit with a complicated history as a session musician (Lonnie Holley, Don McGlashan & various avant-Jazz projects) and as a support artist for Otis Taylor, Leon Russell, Tedeschi/Trucks and many others. As a songwriter he has an utterly strange way of putting disconnected lines together to […]
How ‘scatterfocus’ can improve focus and attention span
Congratulations! You have read two sentences of this article without getting distracted. And now three. And now four. And now five. And now, according to a study in The Journal of Science and Healing, your mind is ready to find something pleasurable, threatening, and novel to focus on right about now. It’s not your fault. […]
Crazy Frog returning to takeover TikTok!
Crazy Frog is gearing up for a return this festive season. The CGI-animated chart-topper – originally known as The Annoying Thing – famously beat Coldplay’s ‘Speed Of Sound’ to No1 in 2005 with viral ringtone, ‘Axel F’, a take on the theme tune to ‘Beverly Hills Cop’. And, 16 years later, the irritating amphibian is […]
How Much Sleep Do We Really Need?
Scientific research makes clear that sleep is essential at any age. Sleep powers the mind, restores the body, and fortifies virtually every system in the body. But how much sleep do we really need in order to get these benefits? National Sleep Foundation guidelines1 advise that healthy adults need between 7 and 9 hours of sleep […]
Freddie Highmore calls The Good Doctor a hopeful remedy for dark times
BURNABY, B.C.—The hero of The Good Doctor, a young surgeon with autism and savant syndrome, represents the show’s title in more ways than one. Dr. Shaun Murphy is exceptionally skilled at curing patients, but he’s also morally good, able to see the light in others even if he can’t always connect. The Good Doctor is […]
Students weighed down by heavy backpacks, ‘text neck’
Students’ heavy backpacks are a perennial problem, but the strain on children’s bodies has worsened in recent years, thanks to bad posture from texting and playing video games, according to health experts. “It’s a trifecta,” said Don Clum, a Seattle chiropractor who also offers lifestyle and health consulting online. “It’s getting worse because of those […]