Global Gentlemanliness by Frey & Mosby

Blind athlete, and Paralympic gold medalist, Rob Matthews, dies at 56

Blind British gold medal runner felt ‘tall and graceful and confident’ whenever he ran

Science of fatherhood

The science of fatherhood reveals a 10-year study of men’s health during their partner’s pregnancy, and what happens psychologically when they become a father

Joseph Schmitt: spacesuit designer and technician

Joseph Schmitt helped design astronaut spacesuits for NASA’s space flight program – a job requiring a perfectionist

Alan Root, wildlife filmmaker, dies at 80

Alan Root, wildlife filmmaker and famed for his innovative shots of animals made his home in Kenya

Study: Turning off phone and email notifications for one day can change your productivity for two years

A study on phone behaviour revealed that turning off phone and email notifications for one day can change people’s productivity for two years. Previous studies show that people check their phones about 150 times per day. Martin Pielot of the Spanish telecommunications firm Telefónica, and Luz Rello of Carnegie Mellon University, Pennsylvania, decided to…

Don Lemon, 51, host of CNN Tonight, gives tips on grooming, fashion, and fitness

As the host of “CNN Tonight,” Don Lemon, 51, is on the air about 260 days a year. Over time, he has developed a routine for looking his best that is part science, part ritual. Lemon, who lives in Harlem, and works from his office at the Time Warner Center at Columbus Circle in…

Director Ron Howard, the star in Star Wars spin-off Han Solo movie

Ron Howard will direct the untitled Han Solo spinoff movie for Lucasfilm and Disney – who own the Star Wars films – after directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller left the production midstream. Howard’s directorship was announced on 22 June 2017, swiftly after the previous directors left. “At Lucasfilm … we’re thrilled to announce that…

Harlem couturier Dapper Dan makes a media come-back

What was dapper 30 years ago – a Daniel Day (Dapper Dan) design – is making a Gucci comeback

French astronaut, Thomas Pesquet, returns to Earth after six months in space

Thomas Pesquet has returned to Earth after 196 days on the ISS – and took some amazing photographs

John Halifax, Gentleman by Dinah Maria Mulock Craik

Book review of a lesser-known novelist of the 19th century

Just who is George Saunders anyway?

George Saunders, American writer, takes risks with his 2017 novel, Lincoln in the Bardo

Mirza Naim Beg, the Pakistani banker turned wildlife photographer

Pakistani, Mirza Naim Beg, retired from his banking job to follow his passion for wildlife photography

Global Gentlemanliness by Frey & Mosby

Sir David Attenborough – the environment whisperer

100-year-old Captain Tom is inspirational

Don Lemon, 51, host of CNN Tonight, gives tips on grooming, fashion, and fitness

Spanish rebel Santiago Ramon y Cajal, a master of anatomical drawings

Pedro Almodóvar’s ‘Cinema of Women’

The Measure of a Man by Sidney Poitier

Blind athlete, and Paralympic gold medalist, Rob Matthews, dies at 56

Science of fatherhood

Joseph Schmitt: spacesuit designer and technician

Alan Root, wildlife filmmaker, dies at 80

Study: Turning off phone and email notifications for one day can change your productivity for two years

Don Lemon, 51, host of CNN Tonight, gives tips on grooming, fashion, and fitness

Director Ron Howard, the star in Star Wars spin-off Han Solo movie

Harlem couturier Dapper Dan makes a media come-back

French astronaut, Thomas Pesquet, returns to Earth after six months in space

John Halifax, Gentleman by Dinah Maria Mulock Craik

Just who is George Saunders anyway?

Mirza Naim Beg, the Pakistani banker turned wildlife photographer