Researchers say South Africa's happiness levels have improved since the beginning of the lockdown.However, the ban on the sale of alcohol led to an immediate decrease in happiness levels.Other factors that affect happiness include job security and financial uncertainty.Researchers analysing South Africans' moods say we are generally displaying higher happiness levels since the beginning of…
'You've been very good to me' - cheers, tears as Cape Town coronavirus patient is dischargedHowever, levels picked up, possibly because of South Africa's low number of deaths, as people's concerns about the severity of the virus started to ease.What's making us sad?Measures reduced during the lockdown to curb the spread of the virus have…
Laurence Olivier, Wuthering Heights (1939) United Artists Laurence Olivier’s performance embodies Heathcliff’s dichotomy of hard and soft. Oliver’s presence on screen is distinguished and sympathetic, given his deep, dark eyes, knife-sharp jaw, and a background in Shakespearean productions that made him a household name. In the 1930s, masculinity was in a crisis (Isn’t it always?).
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6 min read Kimmie Ng, M.D., a Boston oncologist, started noticing an alarming trend in her work a few years ago. Men in their 20s, 30s, and 40s—runners, CrossFitters, lifelong nonsmokers—were streaming through her door at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. They all appeared lively and strong—yet there they were, battling colorectal cancers, a family of