Well actuallyTech mogul Bryan Johnson swears by the rejuvenating power of shockwave therapy. A good sleep is a safer place to start
In an interview on the Diary of a CEO podcast in November, the 46-year-old tech mogul Bryan Johnson shared an update on his genitals. The anti-ageing fanatic, who has spent over $4m since 2021 to attempt to reverse the “biological age” of his body and increase his longevity, said that he was two months into a course of experimental shockwave therapy on his penis, and that as a result, his penis felt “15 years younger”.
Homeland: episode by episodeHomelandHomeland recap: season three, episode eight – A Red WheelbarrowThere was a long wait for any action and yet again Carrie's reckless behaviour was frustrating. Still, look who's back!SPOILER ALERT: This blog is for people watching the third series of Homeland at UK broadcast pace. Don't read on if you haven't seen episode eight – and if you've seen later episodes, please do not leave spoilers.
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Pop and rockSince emerging two years ago, they’ve divided the critics with their strange sounds and highly manufactured image. We meet the collective blurring the lines between art and artifice
Let’s just say, Jools wouldn’t get it. If the cast of producers, vocalists, creative directors and conceptual cyber droids who form PC Music were booked on Later…, he would have a nervous breakdown. “How did you meet?” he would ask. “When’s the record coming out?
Comedy This article is more than 2 years oldPhil Jerrod, ‘spectacularly talented’ comedian, dies aged 42This article is more than 2 years oldComics including Romesh Ranganathan pay tribute to ‘caring and terrific’ standup, whose death from cancer has been announced
The comedian Phil Jerrod, known for his richly lyrical observations and tirades, delivered with surreal flights of fancy, has died from cancer aged 42. His agency, Off the Kerb, announced on Monday that Jerrod had died at home “with his devoted wife Beck by his side” and described him as “a dear friend to us, an incredibly kind and talented man”.
WeatherwatchEnvironmentMany headline writers and meteorologists are justifiably turning to Genesis to describe an unprecedented deluge
“Biblical proportions” is an expression that headline writers use when trying to describe unprecedented rainfall or flooding. And “Biblical rain” was one tabloid’s response to a prediction that this month would be the wettest ever August. The near-disaster at Whaley Bridge was described in similar terms.
Meteorologists do sometimes refer to rainfall of biblical proportions, but only in exceptional cases.