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How Do You Write an Anthony Bourdain Book Without Anthony Bourdain?
After the author and TV personality’s death, his longtime assistant was left to finish his last book, a world travel guide.
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Experience: I’ve had the same supper for 10 years
I have lived in the Teifi valley, in west Wales, all my life: 72 years. I’m a farmer and look after 71 sheep. My boyhood was spent helping my family on the farm. I have never wanted to run away from it, even as a young lad. This valley is cut in the shape of my heart. I once visited a farm in England, about 30 years ago; that was the only time I left Wales.
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Depersonalisation: Why Do I Feel Empty and Numb?
Do you feel like the world around you is unreal? Do you feel as though you are watching your life go by without being in it? Do you struggle to know what you are feeling or cannot find the vocabulary for it?
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Author with Aspergers is inspiring others with his books and message
Robert Kneitinger has had four children's books on Amazon. The first two sold out and he's in the process of writing and illustrating two new books. Diagnosed with Aspergers, Robert recalls his school years were difficult. He says "I was labeled as being different, they made my life so hard."
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Woman with the world's longest nails cuts them after nearly 30 years
The Texan who had the world's longest nails grown by a woman can finally open a door without fear after cutting them. Ayanna Williams of Houston broke the Guinness World Record for the world's longest fingernails in 2017, when they measured nearly 19 feet long. It took her more than two bottles of nail polish and 20 hours to do her manicure then.
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This woman, 82, dresses to the nines each Sunday for virtual church. Her selfies have become legendary.
It’s been more than a year now that churchgoers have been watching virtual streaming Sunday services on their cellphones and computers during the pandemic. Many have made a habit of tuning in while wearing cozy sweatpants or pajamas.
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New Amy Winehouse film to mark 10 years since singer's death
A new documentary about Amy Winehouse, in which her mother will share details about her late daughter’s life, will be released in July, marking 10 years since the British singer’s death at age 27. “Amy Winehouse: 10 Years On”, commissioned by Britain’s BBC Two and BBC Music, will be told through the narrative of the “Rehab” and “Back to Black” singer’s mother Janis, who has multiple sclerosis and wants to share her memories, the broadcaster said.
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26-Year-Old Hopes to Be First Woman with Down Syndrome in Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue
Mikayla Holmgren already made history by competing in the Miss Minnesota USA pageant
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A Baltimore restaurant owner drove 6 hours to cook a favorite meal for a terminally ill customer
The request came in late on a Thursday afternoon to restaurant owner Steve Chu. One of his customers had terminal cancer, and her son-in-law wondered if it would be possible to get the recipe of her favorite broccoli tempura entree so he could make it for her at her home in Vermont.
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Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter back in church after COVID vaccines
The former president and first lady have been cleared to return to Marantha Baptist Church in their hometown of Plains.
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Gorbachev, the last Soviet leader, marks 90th birthday on Zoom
Mikhail Gorbachev, the last Soviet leader, was set to throw a Zoom party in quarantine to celebrate his 90th birthday on Tuesday, as President Vladimir Putin hailed him as an "outstanding statesman" who influenced the course of history.
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Childhood cancer survivor, 29, will be crew member for all-civilian mission to space
Hayley Arceneaux thought her childhood dream of being an astronaut was over when she had part of her femur removed when she was treated for bone cancer at 10 years old. Nineteen years later, the physician's assistant in the oncology unit at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is set to realize her dream of traveling to outer space despite having no experience as an astronaut.
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The ‘garbage guy’ walks 12 miles a day around D.C. picking up trash: ‘I’ll pick up pretty much anything.’
Most people walk by trash they pass on streets and sidewalks. Some people don’t even notice it. Then there’s Billy Adams. He not only sees it, he picks it up — all of it. Since the spring, the 54-year-old Montgomery County man has spent his daily walks into the District collecting garbage around the city, usually filling at least two trash bags with waste.
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Reddit’s ‘GMEBagHoldersClub’ Is Where GameStop Stock Buyers Admit They Messed Up
Someone was always going to be left holding the bag. That’s the way it works. After weeks of magnificent highs, GameStop’s stock is plummeting. As of this writing it’s at $57, down from last week’s high of more than $400. As the stock falls, investors are selling off, which only increases the fall. The destitute players who held on to the stock too long are now gathering online to commiserate and return to the activity that started it all—posting.
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She was the first Black person freed by Lincoln, long before his presidency. Her grave was paved over and her story hardly known.
The name of Nance Legins-Costley could resonate amid the likes of Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass and other abolitionist figures. But her story is hardly known. Not in Illinois, where – despite anti-slavery laws – she was born into bondage. Not in the city of Pekin, where – despite anti-Black attitudes – she became a beloved community figure. And certainly not in Peoria, where – despite her impressive life – she is buried in ignominy.
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Former Neo-Nazi and Martin Luther King Jr's Daughter Start New Friendship
This former neo-Nazi transformed his life and spent MLK day with Dr. King's daughter Dr. Bernice King.
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Retired mathematician fixes bikes for hundreds without charging a dime
This past April, Ric Jackson helped a neighbor who was looking for someone to fix the brakes on his daughter's bicycle. "I fixed it up. He took it back. And she was thrilled and he was thrilled," Jackson said. "And it's just mushroomed." The avid cyclist and retired mathematician has since fixed more than 650 bikes for friends, neighbors, even strangers.
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Ben Bova, Science Fiction Editor and Author, Is Dead at 88
Ben Bova was a hard-science guy — and a passionate space program booster — and his visions of the future encompassed a dizzying array of technological advances (and resulting horrors or delights), including cloning, sex in space, climate change, the nuclear arms race, Martian colonies and the search for extraterrestrials. In newspaper articles, short stories and more than 100 books, he explored these and other knotty human problems.
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French designer Pierre Cardin dies aged 98
The French designer Pierre Cardin, who upended fashion in the 1960s and 70s with his futuristic looks and pioneering approach to merchandise, has died at the age of 98. His death was announced by France’s Fine Arts Academy on Twitter. Cardin’s family told Agence France-Presse he died in hospital in Neuilly, near Paris.
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Man walks circumference of earth without leaving home city
A retired business consultant has walked the equivalent of the circumference of the Earth without leaving his home city. Vinod Bajaj, 70, walked 40,075 kilometres over the past four years in Limerick, in the west of Ireland. He has encouraged others to keep active in the midst of the pandemic.
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