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26.12.2024 12:00
Shrinking waistlines and growing profits: the weight-loss drug boom Drugs such as Wegovy amd Mounjaro are an attractive prospect for online businesses and traditional pharmacies as well as the firms that make themIt is a trend rooted in profit-making. Adverts featuring prescription-only weight-loss medications are splashed across the internet – and it is causing concern among experts.But the question remains: who is driving the boom? Continue reading... ...

26.12.2024 12:00
Becoming Madonna review – a megastar’s extraordinary ascent to pop royalty The singer’s journey to the top is retold through archive clips and audio, efficiently albeit perhaps too straightforwardlyThe story of Madonna’s leap to stratospheric celebrity is breathlessly and efficiently retold in this documentary that uses only archive clips and existing audio interview material in the now accepted way. It tracks the period from her tough beginnings as a dancer in late 70s New York to the early 90s days of the Blonde Ambition tour and her once-controversial Mapplethorpe-type book of photos entitled Sex. It’s watchable enough, with some interesting things to say about Madonna’s instinctive knack for appropriating a gay aesthetic and repurposing it for her own heterosexual spectacle, and then repaying the debt by becoming an outspoken advocate for HIV/Aids research.Yet the film can also feel breezy and glib. There is no mention of Madonna’s appearances in movies such as Desperately Seeking Susan and Dick Tracy or indeed her appearance in David Mamet’s Speed-the-Plow on Broadway – perhaps because these don’t fit the “legendary” format (although Desperately Seeking Susan has its admirers). And there is something exasperating in the way the film won’t reveal the exact dates and provenance of its audio; Madonna will sometimes speak about her past and her family in a British accent, showing that the interview comes from the later era of her marriage to Guy Ritchie, and sometimes her voice will switch back to her native Michigan. Continue reading... ...

26.12.2024 12:00
‘Wild west’: experts concerned by illegal promotion of weight-loss jabs in UK Guardian review finds many online pharmacies flouting strict advertising rules that govern prescription-only drugsWeight-loss injections are being aggressively marketed to British consumers through often illegal promotions, in a practice experts have described as a “wild west” industry of drug selling.The booming market for jabs such as Wegovy and Mounjaro has triggered a price battle among online pharmacies, with even high-street chains cashing in on the soaring demand.Supermarkets are using loopholes in the rules by advertising discount deals for weight-loss “services” that include – and prominently feature – the injections.The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) is preparing to launch an investigation into the marketing of weight-loss injections.The regulatory body responsible for drug advertising has upheld complaints against online ads for weight-loss drugs every month since April 2023. Continue reading... ...

26.12.2024 12:00
On the waterfront in Helsinki – a zen regeneration game The world’s most sustainable travel destination is giving its harbour a facelift with an eco-friendly hotel that whispers cool Scandi minimalism while reconnecting guests with natureOn a windswept late November evening at the edge of the waterfront in Helsinki’s Katajanokka harbour, a huge, new white building shines brightly in the wintery night sky, its curving, illuminated walls undulating like a giant concertina of corrugated card.To one side, monolithic cruise ships destined for Stockholm or Tallinn, just across the Gulf of Finland, lie temporarily dormant, while to the other the grand, pastel-coloured, neoclassical palaces and municipal buildings of the Christmas market-filled Senate Square are a reminder of the city’s 19th-century past as part of the Russian empire. Continue reading... ...

26.12.2024 12:00
Resist ‘predatory’ Boxing Day gambling offers, say NHS bosses amid worsening crisis Barrage of gambling adverts likely to exacerbate addiction, as NHS in England doubles number of clinics to meet demandThe “barrage” of betting advertisements around Boxing Day sporting fixtures will exacerbate Britain’s growing gambling problem, NHS bosses are warning.Promotional techniques by unscrupulous betting firms, including free Christmas bets, will increase gambling-related harm by encouraging punters to wager sums they cannot afford, they say.In the UK, support for problem gambling can be found through GamCare on 0808 8020 133. In the US, the National Council on Problem Gambling is on 800-522-4700. In Australia, Gambling Help Online is available on 1800 858 858 and the National Debt helpline is at 1800 007 007In the UK and Ireland, Samaritans can be contacted on freephone 116 123, or email jo@samaritans.org or jo@samaritans.ie. In the US, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is at 988 or chat for support. You can also text HOME to 741741 to connect with a crisis text line counsellor. In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is 13 11 14. Other international helplines can be found at befrienders.org Continue reading... ...

26.12.2024 13:00
Capitalism Killed Squid Game An inferior second season confirms that the 'Squid Game'-industrial complex has undermined 'Squid Game' the work of political art

26.12.2024 13:00
The Road Trip review – this icky romcom by numbers is oddly romance free The first few episodes of this adaptation of Beth O’Leary’s novel feature zero chemistry between the leads. It’s one for fans of the genre onlyThe easiest way to describe The Road Trip would be to call it the TV equivalent of an airport novel. Perhaps that is because it is. Beth O’Leary has long kept the WH Smith industrial complex alive, with bestselling novels including The Flatshare, which sold more than 1m copies. That book was adapted into a six-part TV series in 2022, and followed two roommates thrust together by the fact that they rented the same bed – cleverly twisting the hellscape that is the London rental market into the stuff of a fluffy romcom. This one follows Dylan and Addie, a pair of exes thrust together by the fact that they have to use the same method of transport to get to a wedding 1,000 miles away. Like a rat, a potential love affair is never more than 6ft away in O’Leary’s world.This time, our star-crossed, claustrophobic pairing are Dylan and Addie, who are on their separate ways to the wedding of their friends Cherry and Krish. In the book, the nuptials were in Scotland. But this is TV, so it has been relocated to lush, mountainous Spain. Addie and her sister Deb – plus an uninvited guest named Rodney – are driving in a camper van from Bristol to catch a cross-channel ferry. Up the road, Dylan and his best mate, Marcus, are on their way to the airport, in a Porsche. Marcus (David Jonsson), in a role with shades of his much-missed Industry character Gus) crashes the Porsche – his dad’s – into Addie’s camper van. Although the RV sounded like a dying animal long before that, it becomes Dylan and Marcus’s only hope for getting across the border, leaving our fivesome lumped together. Continue reading... ...

26.12.2024 13:00
Exhibition debunks ‘no Welsh art’ myth amid calls for permanent national gallery More than 250 works from amateur and celebrated Welsh artists are on display at the National Library of Wales until September 2025An infamous declaration that there is “no Welsh art” has been firmly rebutted by a groundbreaking exhibition at the country’s national library amid growing calls for a permanent national art gallery for Wales to be created.More than 250 works from beloved Welsh painters such as Gwen John and Kyffin Williams have been hung alongside pieces by unknown and amateur artists at the National Library of Wales in Aberystwyth with the aim of telling the narrative of the nation through visual art – and debunking the “no art” myth. Continue reading... ...

26.12.2024 13:00
Maggie Smith remembered by David Hare 28 December 1934 – 27 September 2024The playwright recalls the actor as a fiercely loyal friend with a natural gift for comedy, but also as her own hardest criticRead the Observer’s obituaries of 2024 in full“Melancholy men, of all others, are the most witty,” said Aristotle, in an observation that will resonate with anyone who spent time with Maggie Smith.At the turn of the century, I wrote a play, The Breath of Life, in which Maggie appeared opposite Judi Dench. One night at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, Hillary Clinton came with Madeleine Albright. They were both seated on time, but Bill Clinton and Chelsea, delayed by traffic, joined them in the middle of first act. Next day, I was eager to find out what the Clintons had been like. Judi had received them in her dressing room and been swept away by their charm. When I went to ask Maggie what she thought of them, she said she had refused to meet them. “Do you think I’m going to shake hands with anyone who’s late for your play?” Continue reading... ...

26.12.2024 13:14
Support for Ukraine ‘until it wins’ falls sharply in western Europe, poll finds YouGov survey finds negotiated end to war with Russia is preferred option in four out of seven countriesReadiness to support Ukraine “until it wins” has fallen sharply across western Europe at a critical time for the country, a survey suggests, as Donald Trump’s forthcoming return to the White House raises questions over the future of US military assistance to Kyiv.December polling by YouGov in France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Denmark and the UK found public desire to stand by Ukraine until victory – even if that meant prolonging the war – had slumped in all seven countries over the past 12 months. Continue reading... ...

26.12.2024 13:24
12/25: CBS Evening News Dozens killed in Kazakhstan plane crash, but some survive; Atlanta academy teaches students the art of playing Santa

26.12.2024 13:31
Nippon Steel says to delay deadline to buy U.S. Steel to March 2025 Nippon Steel Corp. said Thursday it will delay the deadline for its planned acquisition of United States Steel Corp. to March 2025 instead of the end of this year, citing an ongoing review of the deal in the United States. The move came after a U.S. panel of federal agencies could not reach a consensus on whether to approve the $14.1 billion sale of U.S. Steel to the Japanese company, leaving the final decision to President Joe Biden. Read full story here

26.12.2024 14:35
Japan Tourism Topics by JNTO - December [PR] [News!]1. Japan's Breweries and Distilleries Celebrate UNESCO Heritage Listing Japanese sake, one of the most well-known elements of Japanese cuisine, has a history that stretches back centuries, with regional varieties made all across the country. This fermented alcoholic beverage is made with rice, "koji" mold, and water. While seemingly simple, the techniques and conditions required to make Japanese sake are unique, leading to the Japanese government proposing "Traditional knowledge and skills of sake-making with koji mold in Japan" to be registered as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage, which was approved on December 4 (December 5 JST). This includes not only Japanese sake, but also "shochu" and "awamori," and "mirin" cooking wine. Traditional knowledge and skills of sake-making with koji mold in Japan came to be thanks to the experienced, dedicated "toji" (chief sake maker) and "kurabito" (sake brewery worker) who use koji mold, adjust their brewing processes to work with different climates across Japan, and have passed down their techniques and skills over generations. The sake produced through these traditional methods has deep roots in Japanese society, playing a significant role in Japanese religious rituals, ceremonies such as weddings, and other parts of Japanese culture. The ingredient koji is also used to make miso, vinegar, and soy sauce, making it a crucial element of Japanese food culture and demonstrating the strong ties between sake making and traditional Japanese cuisine. It is expected that the new designation will make the rich history and culture of sake-making more well-known and appreciated worldwide. The deep history and masterful techniques and skills used to make Japanese sake make it a significant symbol of Japanese culture. Read full story here