Half Mag / Half Zine
At 96, Giuseppe Paterno has faced many tests in life — childhood poverty, war and, more recently, the coronavirus pandemic. Now he has sailed through an exam making him Italy’s oldest university graduate. This week, the former railway worker stepped Read more
Jimmy Butler wanted to wear a jersey without a name for the NBA restart. The league shot that down. Butler tried to do it anyway he walked out on the court to start the Heat’s first restart game without a Read more
Gum disease, especially the kind that is irreversible and causes tooth loss, may be associated with mild cognitive impairment and dementia 20 years later, according to a study published in the July 29, 2020, online issue of Neurology. “We looked Read more
With more than two million visitors annually, popular covered market De Bazaar in Beverwijk said it will now require the public to wear face masks in order to enter the premises. The organization that runs the sprawling weekend marketplace said Read more
A few minutes after I sent out Thursday’s newsletter previewing this week’s antitrust hearing, news came that the event would be postponed to accommodate the memorial for Rep. John Lewis. Indeed it was, but only for two days: the hearing Read more
When Kyle Hansen was undergoing chemotherapy at Children’s Wisconsin, therapy dogs were what made him feel better. “It was always the best part,” said Kyle, 16, of Wauwatosa. “He would go from just looking miserable to his face lighting up Read more
As had been rumored for a month, after three seasons on the fringes of the NBA, Cavaliers big man Ante Zizic is looking to leave the NBA and sign with a powerhouse European squad, very possibly Real Madrid. Zizic is Read more
Florida State University Professor of Biological Science David Gilbert is using the latest information about the human genome as a guide to better understand cancer. Gilbert and his FSU colleagues were part of a team that compared different cancer cell Read more
Amsterdam is banning the sale of alcohol in shops in the Red Light District over the weekend, in an attempt to better control crowds in the popular area. More enforcement officers will be deployed to make sure everyone is adhering Read more
Face masks are one of the best defenses against the spread of COVID-19, but their growing adoption is having a second, unintended effect: breaking facial recognition algorithms. Wearing face masks that adequately cover the mouth and nose causes the error Read more