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Sunday, December 18, 2022

Viagra Lowers the Risk of Alzheimer’s - Cold Night of Cold Snaps

 

The letters of John le Carré reveal his sense of shame and his moralizing streak — qualities many of his characters inherited ...Dial’s Book  Cold Snap»


The paradox of light goes beyond wave-particle duality Big Think. We don’t really know very much.


ALSO UNSURPRISING:  Hearing Aids May Help You Avoid Dementia, Study Finds. “In fact, a loss of hearing is one of the top modifiable risk factors for dementia, along with smoking, physical inactivity, and obesity.”



The chalky, silty smell of ink, the scratch of the pen across the page — writing longhand is a gift to us all -  writing  



No matter how shit you think your life is, there are many millions in recent history who had it a lot, lot shitter”   ... Shitter »


New research published recently suggests that Pfizer’s erectile dysfunction drug Viagra can decrease the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease by up to 69%.

Viagra Lowers the Risk of Alzheimer’s By Almost 70%, Study Says


“Every year, The White Review asks friends and contributors what books they’ve enjoyed reading and rereading.” Please take some time to read this wide ranging, insightful group of recommendations, unlike other Best Books of the Year lists you may already have read.  Poetry, prose, fiction, non-fiction, new and old, books from writers around the world. And hat off to everyone who reads 100 books a year!


Josephine Baker, the spy


Bookforum, R.I.P.


Becoming a best-seller


Misunderstood mark


Artful orbituaries


Swear sounds


Literary rejections


Bigots v. literature


Joy of reading slowly


Christmas perfect gift


Weak novels


Proust and food


Dylan v. Tarantino


Power of reading diaries


Art of bow tie


Becoming Amartya Sen


Why can't you write normal?


How to listen to music


Conning catchy phrases


Ned Rorem, R.I.P.


TikTok vocabulary


Dog power


The 'Jena set'


Petrol on a Picasso?


University presses and literature


Most banned books


Secret life of hotels


Freakish gallery


Re-reading John le Carré


Icebergs and art


Every story is a science story