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11 months ago
Television

A Crown Jewel of Comedy': The Joan Rivers Card Catalog of Jokes Finds a Home

When Joan Rivers died in 2014, ending one of the greatest careers in modern comedy, several groups were interested in acquiring her archives, which included a meticulously organized collection of 65,000 typewritten jokes.Her daughter, Melissa Rivers, recalled a conversation with a representative from the Smithsonian Institution who wanted the catalog of jokes but said it would not be on permanent display.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
New York City

Why Undocumented Immigrants Struggle to Receive Organ Transplants

At a dialysis center in Brooklyn, Nardel Joseph used to try making friends with the other patients, until they began dying one by one.As her kidneys failed from an autoimmune disease, Ms. Joseph, 34, realized she might be next.A new kidney would offer Ms.Joseph the best hope for regaining her health, but as an undocumented immigrant who lacked health insurance, her odds of getting a kidney transplant had been close to zero.
Portland Mercury
1 year ago
Portland

Rip City Comedy Fest Packs First Year With Star Power: Amy Miller, Jason Ellis, Lance Bangs

Every year-world-changing catastrophes aside-there's always at least one new comedy festival in Portland.The town is ripe for it.And while the entertainment ecosystem is slowly building back better, one festival that looks particularly promising is Rip City Comedy Fest.The brainchild of local booker Joe Bukowski and stand-up James Bosquez, Rip City unfolds May 4-6 and promises a wealth of interesting comedy names, like Amy Miller, Blair Socci, Curtis Cook, AJ Wilkerson, Pallavi Gunalan, and pro skater turned podcaster Jason Ellis.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
NYC real estate

Is No Dig' Gardening Really Possible?

While many of us will soon be out there making like a human rototiller turning the vegetable beds in the name of what we were taught soil preparation required Charles Dowding takes a different tack.With a bow rake or an oscillating hoe in hand, he kicks off the new season with a quick pass over each bed, tickling the soil surface, he said, rather than upending it, to disturb any weeds seeds that might be germinating.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Family thank living donor after 11-year-old boy's kidney transplant

A mother has thanked an anonymous live kidney donor for changing her son's life after his successful transplant operation.Reece Sinclair, 11, from Kirkintilloch in East Dunbartonshire, underwent the operation last month after years of dialysis and is recovering well.It was the 300th successful kidney transplant operation at the children's hospital in Glasgow since the programme started in 1977.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
Dining

Jean Anderson, 93, Exacting and Encyclopedic Cookbook Author, Dies

Jean Anderson, the indefatigable and exacting Southern-born food writer and author of nearly 20 cookbooks, including The Doubleday Cookbook a kitchen bible that rivaled The Joy of Cooking and The Food of Portugal, which introduced American cooks to the lore, culture and food ways of her favorite country, died last month at her home in Chapel Hill, N.C.
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www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
Dining

Is It a Melon or a Cucumber? It's a Cucumber Melon, and It's Delicious

Jay Tracy was just trying to solve a problem: He wanted to identify which cucumber varieties might perform best in hot, dry Tucson, Ariz., where he lived in 2009.Traditional cucumbers didn't like it much there, especially in summer.And while he'd had better luck with the basic long, straight Armenian type, he wasn't crazy about its texture.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
Health

US government announces plan to overhaul organ transplant system

The US government on Wednesday announced a plan to overhaul the country's organ transplant system.The US Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration said it will focus on accountability and transparency by seeking more contracts to operate the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network and sharing data more transparently.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Flood of Russians Alters Life for Countries That Took Them In

YEREVAN, Armenia It would be easy to mistake Tuf for a trendy club somewhere in Russia.A meditative indie band played, a family of Muscovites sold homemade cosmetics and a tattoo artist from St. Petersburg drew a seal on someone's arm.But Tuf is in the capital of Armenia.It was born of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the subsequent exodus of Russians, many of whom are still in shock.
Washingtonian - The website that Washington lives by.
1 year ago
Washington DC

Is Richmond Turning Into the New Bedroom Community for DC Workers? - Washingtonian

The newest affordable neighborhood for DC-area workers is...Richmond?Looks like it.As remote and hybrid work appear here to stay and people grow more frustrated with the Washington area's high housing prices, some are deciding they'd rather report to their DC office from further down I-95.Richmond saw a huge rise in the number of Northern Virginia residents who relocated during Covid: There was a 36 percent increase in the average number of NoVA transplants to Richmond during 2020 and 2021 compared to the time between 2012 to 2019, Axios reports.
Portland Mercury
1 year ago
Portland

That Time Again

Not only are we cooking up a massive post-snowpox LICE EXPLOSION, I also found out that a favorite treat of the Giant House Spider, not to be confused with the House Spider, is bedbugs.So that means if you are unlucky enough to have bedbugs, you might have a Giant House Spider in your bed picking bedbugs off of you while you sleep.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Woman waiting on rare double hand transplant rejects man's hands

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email A woman waiting on a rare double hand transplant has turned down hands from a man.Kim Smith, 61, politely declined offers of a pair of hands from a male donor and a pair of hands from a Black female donor, and claims she was warned she would face a much longer wait if she decided she would only accept a pair of hands from a white female.
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www.twincities.com
1 year ago
Health

Taking lessons learned during COVID-19 pandemic, new program will perform more double lung transplants for terminal patients

Lisa Schencker | (TNS) Chicago Tribune When traditional treatments such as chemotherapy and radiation fail, lung cancer can be a death sentence for many patients.That, however, may be changing, with Northwestern Medicine leading the way.Northwestern plans to begin regularly performing double lung transplants on patients with terminal lung cancer, after successfully transplanting lungs into two patients who would have otherwise died of the disease, the health system announced Wednesday.
Chicago Tribune
1 year ago
Chicago

Northwestern unveils program to perform more double lung transplants for terminal cancer patients, after successful surgeries

When traditional treatments such as chemotherapy and radiation fail, lung cancer can be a death sentence for many patients.That, however, may be changing, with Northwestern Medicine leading the way.Northwestern plans to begin regularly performing double lung transplants on patients with terminal lung cancer, after successfully transplanting lungs into two patients who would have otherwise died of the disease, the health system announced Wednesday.
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www.standard.co.uk
1 year ago
London

Hair follicle transplants found to reduce scarring in breakthrough research by Imperial College London

R esearchers in London have heralded a breakthrough to reduce severe scarring after an accident or surgery.Scientists from Imperial College found that using hair follicles in transplants helped to significantly restore scarred skin in three patients.Scarring can impair movement, cause physical discomfort and emotional distress.
The Berlin Spectator
1 year ago
Berlin

Berlin: Charite Hospital Postpones Planned Surgeries due to Rising Number of Sick Leaves

In Berlin, the number of sick leaves is on the rise.The flu, colds, the RS Virus and the Coronavirus are to blame.Now, all of those waves made the Charité hospital take drastic measures.Berlin, December 15th, 2022 (The Berlin Spectator) - Since the Coronavirus hit Europe for the first time in early 2020, drastic measures were taken on numerous occasions.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Two transplant patients died of infection linked to contaminated water

Two women who underwent double lung transplants died after contracting a bacterial infection linked to a contaminated water supply at a hospital, an inquest heard.Royal Papworth Hospital was relocated to a new site in Cambridge in May 2019, and in August 2019 two patients tested positive for Mycobacterium abscessus during routine testing.
FanSided
1 year ago
National Football League

Jason Kelce calls out Dallas Cowboys fans with some aggressive comments

Any divisional rivalry game is going to prompt some trash-talking.At the Cowboys-Rams game earlier this season, SoFi stadium nearly became a home game for Dallas.Was Jason Kelce's comments about Cowboys fans out of line?Jason Kelce is leaning all the way into Philly Pride and called out Dallas Cowboys fans for being corporate fans ahead of Sunday Night's showdown.
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Eater Miami
1 year ago
Miami food

7 Trends Dominating Miami's Restaurant Scene Right Now

Remember when chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten introduced the concept of warm chocolate oozing out of an individual cake, and every restaurant worth its salt followed suit with the iconic molten chocolate cake?
Eater LA
5 years ago
LA food

LA's Best Sports Bars For a Full Season of Football Action

With two prominent NFL teams in residence at SoFi Stadium, along with the presence of UCLA and USC, Los Angeles is all about football.
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Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles Rams

Takeaways from Rams' loss to Bills: No reason to panic, but plenty to fix

The Buffalo Bills defeated the defending Super Bowl champion Rams 31-10 at SoFi Stadium in the first game of the NFL season Thursday night.
Here's what we learned from the Rams' defeat:
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