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A birthday gift for a spouse with dementia brings unexpected joy : NPR

A birthday gift for a spouse with dementia brings unexpected joy : NPR

Published by Sam Flores

My wife’s birthday was a few weeks away. Should I buy her a present? The reason I asked that question is that my wife has dementia. She is now in a stage where she cannot summon up words, where she doesn’t always seem to respond to my visits. And even if I were to tell her that her birthday was coming up, there was no way to know if she could understand what I was saying. In the first years after her diagnosis she was aware of events like her birthday. And as a loving hubby I’d get her a gift — earrings and scarves are two of her favorite things. I long ago gave up on clothing because it was hard to figure out if a garment would be a good fit unless she were to try it on. I used to get her CDs as well from some of her favorite artists. I think she really does love Bob Dylan more than she loves me! And books I knew she’d like — the …

Star of Japanese Hit Series ‘The Solitary Gourmet’ Hopes to Share Its Joy of Eating

Star of Japanese Hit Series ‘The Solitary Gourmet’ Hopes to Share Its Joy of Eating

Published by Sam Flores

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese TV program “The Solitary Gourmet” quietly started in a late-night slot 14 years ago featuring a suit-clad, middle-aged man’s joy of solitary dining at a local eatery after finishing a day’s work. Yutaka Matsushige, the actor who plays main character Goro Inogashira, expected the show to end quietly in a short time. It didn’t. “Kodoku no Gurume,” the show’s title in Japanese, steadily gained popularity across Japan and beyond and just began its 11th season this month. Based on a popular comic by writer Masayuki Kusumi and artist Jiro Taniguchi, “The Solitary Gourmet” last year became a film directed and written by Matsushige, who also stars in the big screen version. “The drama is about a man just eating food,” Matsushige said during a news conference in Tokyo on Thursday marking the start of the latest season. “But the simple notion of ‘delicious’ can go beyond the differences of language or ethnicity, something everyone can easily relate to.” The show has become a phenomenon across Asia and Matsushige has acquired a …

’60s pin-up icon Joy Harmon dies aged 87

’60s pin-up icon Joy Harmon dies aged 87

Published by Daniella Wilson

’60s pin-up star Joy Harmon has passed away aged 87, after falling ill with pneumonia and battling the illness for several weeks. The mother of three, best known for her role in 1967’s Cool Hand Luke alongside Paul Newman, died in her Los Angeles home on Tuesday, April 14, surrounded by her children and grandchildren. Joy’s family told TMZ that she had spent “one to two weeks in the hospital, followed by a several-week stint at a rehabilitation center, and then returned home to spend her final days on hospice care and with her loved ones”.  She leaves behind her three kids, Jason, Julie and Jamie, whom she welcomed with her ex-husband, Jeff Gourson, as well as her nine grandchildren. © Getty ImagesThe actress rose to fame after starring in Cool Hand Luke Joy was born in Queens, and her family later moved to Connecticut, where she became a pageant queen. After falling in love with theater, she made her Broadway debut in 1958’s Make A Million, where she caught the eye of comedy legend Groucho Marx.  He invited …

Hold Onto Moon Joy – The Atlantic

Hold Onto Moon Joy – The Atlantic

Published by Daniella Wilson

As a reporter covering NASA during the early 1980s, I quickly grew accustomed to close encounters with real-life space legends. All part of the job. But a chance sighting at the Kennedy Space Center one evening reminded me of the magic of leaving Earth. I had just finished anchoring a broadcast of the space shuttle’s first nighttime launch along with Gene Cernan, the commander of Apollo 17 and the last man to leave his footprints on the moon. Gene regularly joined me to add his expertise and eloquence to our coverage. As we left the booth, he stopped, pointed skyward, and said, “Lynn, you see that spot there, the left eye of the man in the moon?” I looked up and nodded. Gene continued: “That’s where I landed.” Whoa. That face was a real place. The man next to me had stood there. I couldn’t stop staring. Last week, the goosebumps returned. At a moment that perfectly dovetailed with many Americans’ yearning for a personal mental-health day (just one?), Artemis II, the first moon-bound mission …

Coronation Street spoilers next week: Murder amid Swarla’s wedding joy

Coronation Street spoilers next week: Murder amid Swarla’s wedding joy

Published by Daniella Wilson

Wedding bells ring out across Weatherfield next week, as Carla Connor (Alison King) and Lisa Swain (Vicky Myers) are finally married. It’s not exactly smooth-sailing, as the venue is suddenly flooded just hours before the ceremony. Fortunately, with help from the residents, a surprise reception is set up in the Underworld factory! But let’s not forget, the aftermath of the Swarla wedding played out during February’s flash-forward episode, revealing that there will be murder and a dance floor on their big day! But who will perish? Abuser Theo? Conniving Carl? Groomer Megan? Meddling Maggie or mysterious Jodie? Each story is projected into the spotlight ahead of a very dramatic reveal. Here’s everything happening in Coronation Street between Sunday 19 and Friday 24 April. 6 Coronation Street spoilers for next week 1. Debbie Webster orders son Carl to leave Weatherfield Debbie Webster (Sue Devaney) orders son Carl (Jonathan Howard) to leave. ITV After witnessing Theo square up to Gary, Carl sets a dangerous chain of events in motion – only for Gary to refuse to take the …

People In Their 50s And 60s Who Feel Decades Younger Ignore One Outdated Rule About Aging | Allura Joy

People In Their 50s And 60s Who Feel Decades Younger Ignore One Outdated Rule About Aging | Allura Joy

Published by Jenni Sidey

Maturity can be a good thing, especially when it comes to fine wine, aged cheese, or ripe, delicious fruit. But as a state of mind, maturity can sometimes be prudish and boring. Exactly the reason why Peter Pan never wanted to grow up. To “defy maturity” is to forget about what age you are and how you are supposed to act. Do and say whatever you want (as long as it’s not offensive). Wear stripes and polka-dots together. Laugh out loud in the movie theater, even if you’re the only one. Fly a kite out of your sunroof while driving down the highway. Spend the day at a water park, get wet, dirty, sweaty, and stinky. Have fun. It really doesn’t matter how old you are or what quirky things bring you joy. It is all about the attitude and how you feel when you’re thoroughly enjoying yourself. Science agrees that smiling and laughing are vital for healthy aging, as they give others permission to express joy and share happiness. People in their 50s and …

Reich: The Sextets album review – Colin Currie celebrates the minimalist master’s joy of six | Classical music

Reich: The Sextets album review – Colin Currie celebrates the minimalist master’s joy of six | Classical music

Published by Sam Flores

The Colin Currie Group formed 20 years ago to honour Steve Reich’s 70th birthday with a performance of Drumming. This year, the great American composer turns 90, making this, the group’s fourth Reich album on Currie’s own label, a double celebration. Sextet, hailing from 1985, features two keyboardists playing piano and synthesisers alongside four percussionists on marimbas, vibraphones, bass drums, crotales, sticks and tam-tams. Shifting patterns interlock with the precision of a Swiss watch across one of the composer’s typical fast, slow, fast, slow, fast arcs. Currie’s recording flickers with subtle nuances with a naturalistic sound less closely mic’d than in Reich’s own classic accounts. Steve Reich: The Sextets album cover. Photograph: PR IMAGE In 1986’s Six Marimbas, a rescoring of 1973’s Six Pianos, Reich has two of the instruments rise and fall in volume within the canonic textures of the remaining four. Exuberant in spirit, its woody tones fall easily on the ear. Currie’s relaxed approach – he takes 22 minutes where Reich drives it home in 16 – feels enjoyably chilled. The Double …

Moon Joy: Photos from Artemis II

Moon Joy: Photos from Artemis II

Published by Daniella Wilson

NASA Earthset, April 6, 2026, as seen by the crew of NASA’s Artemis II spacecraft as it swung around the far side of the moon. Reid Wiseman / NASA On the way to the moon, NASA astronaut and Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman took this picture of Earth from the Orion spacecraft’s window after completing the translunar injection burn. There are two auroras (top right and bottom left) and zodiacal light (bottom right) is visible as the Earth eclipses the Sun. NASA NASA astronaut Christina Koch is illuminated by a screen inside the darkened Orion spacecraft on the third day of the agency’s Artemis II mission, April 3, 2026. To the right of the image’s center, CSA astronaut Jeremy Hansen is seen in profile peering out of one of Orion’s windows. Lights are turned off to avoid glare on the windows. NASA Astronaut and Artemis II mission specialist Christina Koch peers out of one of the Orion spacecraft’s main cabin windows, looking back at Earth, as the crew travels towards the Moon. Orion snapped this …

7 Subtle Decisions People Make Every Day That Quietly Lead To Unhappiness | Judith Tutin

7 Subtle Decisions People Make Every Day That Quietly Lead To Unhappiness | Judith Tutin

Published by Jenni Sidey

As I approached a birthday, one with a ginormous number, a wise coach posed the question: If not now, when? I was grumbling about how I hadn’t been getting enough done when I wanted to spend more time engaging in activities that would result in getting even less done. “If not now, when?” she asked. My coach had a valid point. Perhaps you, too, use some of these same rationalizations as you avoid pursuing your passions and desires. A Harvard University study has suggested we make subtle decisions every day that quietly lead to unhappiness.  Here are seven subtle decisions people make every day that quietly lead to unhappiness: Decision #1: ‘I’ll do it next year’ DimaBerlin via Shutterstock It might be the big trip you’ve been talking about for eons. Perhaps time or money is getting in the way of taking that Alaskan cruise or visiting India. These are my fantasy trips, not yours, but surely you have a place you’ve always wanted to go or a thing you’ve been hoping to get to …

Joy and heartbreak as World Cup qualifying marathon ends

Joy and heartbreak as World Cup qualifying marathon ends

Published by Sam Flores

The 48-team field for FIFA ’s biggest ever World Cup is complete after a qualifying process that spanned more than two and a half years. Iraq edged Bolivia 2-1 in an intercontinental playoff at Monterrey in northern Mexico on Tuesday to secure the 48th spot, hours after Bosnia and Herzegovina upset four-time champion Italy on penalties in European playoffs. The result meant Italy was knocked out in qualifying for a third successive World Cup. Source link