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Medical Notes: The Best Alcohol For Minimal Hangovers, The Impact Of Color Additives, And Is One Brand Of Water Healthier Than The Rest?

Is your gut making you sick? Scientists have linked a type of gut bacteria to autoimmune diseases like lupus. Research in the journal Science Translational Medicine reveals that harmful bacteria found in the microbiome can travel out of the gut and into surrounding tissues. But it’s not all bad news. The scientists believe this finding brings them one step closer to understanding what triggers and drives these diseases. Should you […]

August 20, 2025

Viewpoints

Culture Crash: Paramore’s Hayley Williams Is Back With New Music

Welcome to Culture Crash, where we examine American culture – what’s new and old in entertainment… Paramore frontwoman Hayley Williams has released solo music before, but never quite the way she released her latest album, which doesn’t seem to have an official name but that the internet had dubbed “Ego.” The album is something of a choose-your-own-adventure collection, as Williams released all 17 songs as singles and encouraged her fans […]

August 20, 2025

Viewpoints

Viewpoints Explained: The Lifesaving Tip That Could Save You In This Emergency

This is Viewpoints Explained… Summer’s not over yet, and if you plan to sneak in a few more beach trips and ocean swims, there’s one hazard you should be aware of: rip currents. These powerful flows of water happen mostly along ocean shorelines, and in some cases, the great lakes, where waves consistently break on shore. Rip currents form when water gets funneled back out to sea through a narrow […]

August 20, 2025

Entertainment

In brief: ‘Fallout’ season 2 trailer, ‘Palm Royale’ premiere date and more

The first trailer for Fallout season 2 has arrived, featuring the first look at new cast member Justin Theroux. Season 2 debuts Dec. 17 on Prime Video and picks up in the aftermath of the first season's finale for a journey through the Mojave Desert to the post-apocalyptic city called New Vegas. Ella Purnell, Aaron Moten, Walton Goggins, Kyle MacLachlan, Moisés Arias and Frances Turner star in the hit series based on the popular video game franchise ...Colin Farrell plays a high-stakes gambler whose […]

August 20, 2025

Entertainment

‘Shifting Gears’ fixes up a ‘Home Improvement’ reunion for season 2 premiere

ABC’s “Shifting Gears” stars Tim Allen as Matt. (Disney/Justin Stephens)A Home Improvement reunion is coming to Shifting Gears.The season 2 premiere of the Tim Allen ABC comedy series is set to feature guest-starring appearances by Allen’s former Home Improvement co-stars Patricia Richardson, Richard Karn and Debbe Dunning.The three characters will show up to support Allen’s character, Matt, in “an unexpected way” in the episode airing Wednesday, Oct. 1.Shifting Gears follows Matt, the widowed owner of a classic car restoration shop, as he adjusts to […]

August 20, 2025

Music

New poster celebrates 50th anniversary of Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Born To Run’

Cover of Bruce Springsteen's 'Born to Run'/Columbia Records/Legacy RecordingsMonday will mark the 50th anniversary of Bruce Springsteen’s blockbuster album Born To Run, and to mark the occasion a new lithograph poster has been released to raise money for charity.The poster was created by photographer Eric Meola, who shot the original Born To Run cover, along with art director Dave Bett. It features a photo of Springsteen from the album's cover shoot, holding up the collar of his leather jacket with […]

August 20, 2025

Music

The Beach Boys’ Al Jardine at odds with Mike Love over Brian Wilson’s funeral

(L-R) Mike Love and Al Jardine speak onstage during the world premiere of Disney+ documentary "The Beach Boys" at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California on May 21, 2024. (Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney)The Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson was laid to rest in early August, and, according to Rolling Stone, his bandmates Al Jardine and Mike Love gave speeches at a gathering after the funeral. But according to Jardine, Love’s speech didn’t really focus on […]

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Music

Talking Heads’ David Byrne reveals engagement

(L-R) David Byrne and Mala Gaonkar attend the "Dune: Part Two" premiere at Lincoln Center on February 25, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)Talking Heads frontman David Byrne is engaged to be married.The news was revealed in a story in The Times, which notes that Byrne "lives in New York with his fiancée, the businesswoman and artist Mala Gaonkar."In the article, Byrne also refers to Gaonkar as his "fiancée" when talking […]

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Music

Cheap Trick announces new fall tour dates

Cheap Trick tour admat/courtesy of Cheap TrickCheap Trick has announced a new set of fall tour dates.The latest additions to the Rock & Roll Hall of Famers' schedule start Oct. 12 in Oxford, Alabama, with the band playing shows in New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Arizona, California, and more before wrapping their tour on Dec. 7 in Waukee, Iowa.A ticket presale begins Wednesday at 10 a.m. local time, with tickets going on […]

August 19, 2025

Entertainment

Aubrey Plaza breaks silence on late husband’s death, opens up about grief

Aubrey Plaza attends a 'Honey Don't!' screening on August 13, 2025, in New York City. (Cindy Ord/Getty Images)Aubrey Plaza is opening up about her grief following the death of her late husband Jeff Baena earlier this year.Plaza touched on the topic during a recent appearance on her former Parks and Recreation co-star Amy Poehler's podcast."I think, like, I'm OK. But you know, it's like a daily struggle," Plaza told Poehler.Baena, a film director and screenwriter, died in January at […]

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