Desert Island Discs has been described as a British institution and ‘the greatest radio programme of all time’. Now, researchers have scanned 80 years of data to reveal the most picked genres and artists since the show started back in 1942. The experts, based at the Alan Turing Institute in London, used publicly available data from more…
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is bringing the Oscars back to the people—sort of. The organization seems to have settled on a temporary middle ground in its quest to make the Oscars more appealing to casual moviegoers, amid continuously dwindling ratings for the broadcast and this year’s crop of nominees including more…
The most-read New York Times story of 2021 captured the ennui that many people felt during the second year of the pandemic. “There’s a name for the blah you’re feeling,” as the article’s headline put it. “It’s called languishing.” In the article, Adam Grant, a psychologist and author, described languishing as “the neglected middle child…
As the world reopened cautiously in 2021, our correspondents seized the chance to venture out in search of stories that would astonish, delight, provoke and enlighten. We went from the heights of a Himalayan ski slope to the ocean depths off the Philippines where amiable giants dive, and from a rugged island where a whistling…
Editor’s Note — Sign up for Unlocking the World, CNN Travel’s weekly newsletter. Get news about destinations opening and closing, inspiration for future adventures, plus the latest in aviation, food and drink, where to stay and other travel developments. (CNN) — Come on, 2022, give us your best shot. We’re bruised and we’re battered, but…
Many facing difficult choice amid omicron surge: cancel holiday gatherings and trips or figure out ways to forge ahead as safely as possible. WASHINGTON — Dave Fravel and his wife invited several relatives to their Cape Cod home for Christmas to share food, gifts and the togetherness they’ve longed for during the lonely days of…
