Month: August 2023

The great French physiologist Claude Bernard developed the concept of the milieu intérieur: the delicately regulated fluid environment that surrounds our cells, courses through our arteries and veins, bathes every muscle and nerve, organ and bone in our bodies. Kidneys do many things to maintain the equilibrium, or “homeostasis,” of this fluid environment. They remove
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The Idol will not return for a second season on HBO. According to Deadline, HBO has opted to pull the plug on The Idol after only one season. This development is unsurprising, given the controversial show’s overwhelmingly negative reception and alleged behind-the-scenes drama. “The Idol was one of HBO’s most provocative original programs, and we’re pleased
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By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University) Some words have curious, and revealing, etymologies. The origins of the word ‘plagiarism’ are certainly revealing. The meaning of the word is fairly well-known: ‘plagiarism’ means stealing another person’s work, especially their writing, and passing it off as your own. To plagiarise is to seek to get the credit
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In the wake of Alice Cooper‘s comments last week concerning gender affirming care, cosmetics company Vampyre Cosmetics has decided to cancel their partnership with the rocker. Cooper had only recently signed a deal with the company to market gothic-themed makeup, which would be particularly timely with Halloween on the horizon. Through their Instagram site, Vampyre
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It has been nearly two years since Disney+ had greenlit the series adaptation of The Spiderwick Chronicles, and now Deadline brings word that the streamer has ultimately decided to exit the project as part of its cost-cutting efforts. Before Disney+’s departure from the live-action adaptation, The Spiderwick Chronicles series has already completed its production early
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I think artist Richard Wentworth pre-empted the idea of Instagram through his brilliant series of photographs titled Making Do and Getting By (1974 – present). A hugely influential body of work, his images document a surfeit, ‘ a creativity beyond functionality, a transformative repair.’ He has changed the way we look at the world, and
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