Author: Michelle Korhonen
Jodie Foster has spent much of her career playing the lonely woman under pressure. A young FBI agent-in-training having an underground tête-à-tête with a cannibalistic serial killer. A scientist launching into space, solo. A mild-mannered radio host who becomes a vigilante after strangers assault her and kill her boyfriend. A mother whose child vanishes in the middle of a transatlantic flight. A wife whose husband is having a suicidal psychotic break and will talk to her only through a hand puppet. It’s not a relaxing oeuvre.Explore the Special Preview: April 2024 IssueCheck out more from this issue and find your…
It was the picture that perfectly captured the bleak state of NHS dentistry in 2024. Hundreds of desperate people standing in a queue that snaked into the distance, all clinging to the hope they might finally get the care they urgently needed.The farce at the newly opened St Paul’s Dental Practice in Bristol – where an estimated 1,500 patients were registered for NHS treatment in just two days – highlighted the extent of the crisis that the sector currently faces.The images – described as being ‘reminiscent of Soviet-era Eastern Europe’ – emerged as Rishi Sunak announced the Government’s long-awaited ‘recovery…
This tuna, chickpea and parmesan salad bowl packs a protein punch, which is crucial for building muscle strength. Allison Aubrey/NPR hide caption toggle caption Allison Aubrey/NPR This tuna, chickpea and parmesan salad bowl packs a protein punch, which is crucial for building muscle strength. Allison Aubrey/NPR If you’ve seen a loved one take a bad fall – like my mother did a few months ago – you know the importance of muscle strength. Muscle mass peaks in our 30s and then starts a long, slow decline. Muscle-loss, also called sarcopenia, affects more than 45% of older Americans, especially women. “As…
This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture. Sign up for it here.Welcome back to The Daily’s Sunday culture edition, in which one Atlantic writer or editor reveals what’s keeping them entertained. Today’s special guest is Karen Ostergren, a deputy copy chief who has worked at The Atlantic for more than a decade.Karen is an avid runner who enjoys listening to other people talk about running—Ali Feller’s podcast is her favorite—and who recently visited an exhibit in…
Buckingham Palace appears to have ruled out a return to the royal fold for Prince Harry, with palace sources claiming there is ‘no way back’ for the duke despite flying to the UK to be at his father’s side following the King’s cancer diagnosis.Palace aides have insisted that there is ‘zero per cent chance’ that the duke will step in to help out the slimmed down monarchy as King Charles undergoes cancer treatment and the Princess of Wales recovers from abdominal surgery. Yesterday, it was reported that the Duke of Sussex – who quit as a senior royal in 2020 – would…
Britney Spears shared a series of videos of herself dancing on Saturday.The 42-year-old pop star took to Instagram and posted several since-deleted clips of herself in a studio, dancing in a variety of risqué outfits and even smoking at one point.The only post that is still up at the time of publication is a video of herself twirling around in her ‘nude’ crop top and micro shorts.The since-deleted videos included one of herself wearing a ’69’ jersey and later modeling a yellow bra as she flipped off the camera. The Gimme More singer — who shared two dancing videos of herself…
A young Australian woman suffered gut issues for months before finding out she had stage three bowel cancer. Elise Stapleton thought of bowel cancer as an ‘old person’s disease’ before both she and her sister were diagnosed within two years of each other in their mid-thirties.The 37-year-old initially thought her symptoms, including abdominal pain and diarrhoea, were related to her endometriosis which she had struggled with for years. However, a pelvic scan found a large mass in her bowel and the months following were filled with multiple surgeries and harsh chemotherapy treatments.But while it was a painful and challenging time for Elise, her journey…
Listen to this articleProduced by ElevenLabs and NOA, News Over Audio, using AI narration.Americans likely face a choice this fall between two men they don’t want for president. Or they can stay home and get one of the two guys they don’t want for president anyway. The reasons for voter disdain are clear enough: Poll respondents say Joe Biden is too old, an impression reinforced by last week’s special-counsel report, and they have always been troubled by Donald Trump’s judgment and character (though a majority think he’s too old too.)Voters have genuine questions about both men. But we’ve seen each…
The ex-girlfriend of Rep. Matt Gaetz has been issued a subpoena to appear before the House Ethics Committee as part of the panel’s investigation into the Republican.She is scheduled to testify via a Zoom call before the committee at the end of the month, according to a letter sent to her lawyer.The unidentified woman has previously been contacted by the committee for an interview and told them she would be ‘pleading the fifth’, a source told ABC News. Her lawyer, Tim Jansen, told the outlet: ‘Of course we will comply with the subpoena and we will appear before the committee.‘However, we have…
Ten years ago, I stood in the back of a large room at Saint Anselm College in New Hampshire, watching Donald Trump ramble. The celebrity billionaire had been loitering on the fringes of American politics for a few years, but this was my first time seeing him give a proper speech. At least, that’s what I thought he was supposed to be doing. Speaking at the Politics & Eggs forum is a rite of passage for presidential aspirants, and Trump at the time was going through his quadrennial ritual of noisily considering a bid for office. Typically, prospective candidates give…