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The 19th-century physicist Hermann von Helmholtz compared his progress in solving a problem to that of a mountain climber “compelled to retrace his steps because his progress stopped.” A mountain climber, von Helmholtz said, “hits upon traces of a fresh path, which again leads him a little further.” The physicist’s…

In Brief And other stories from the stranger side of life by The Week team 9 Dec 2020 The Literary Review’s ‘bad sex’ award has been cancelled because, its organisers say, the public has already been exposed to “too many bad things in 2020”. The prize for “unconvincing, perfunctory, embarrassing…

ByEurosport08/12/2020 at 09:05 | Updated 08/12/2020 at 09:33Stephen Maguire has expressed his frustration at playing snooker in a Covid-secure bubble following his surprise Scottish Open first-round exit to Zak Surety, ranked 119 in the world, on Monday.The 39-year-old lost 4-1 at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes, which was also…

A life lived indoors has long been viewed as the height of economic attainment: Elites relax in palatial compounds while couriers fetch packages and convey news of the dangerous world beyond the gates. Even the restaurant is a relatively recent invention, a stop for harried travelers looking for a quick…

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Cape Town: Ahead of the white-ball series against England, Proteas pacer Kagiso Rabada on Monday spoke about the hardships of being in a bio-secure bubble and he compared the bubble to a luxury prison. England and South Africa are slated to lock horns in three T20Is and three ODIs. Both…

I grew up in a Coca-Cola household, so my Mountain Dew-based memories are not ones of taste, but longing. It’s the bad boy of beverages, to the eyes of a child a glowing beacon for adventure. To my mother, Mountain Dew looked more like neglect. I rarely did the Dew…

Photo by Leon Bennett/Getty Images The Heat need to add an impact player at No. 20 if they want to win the Eastern Conference and return to the NBA Finals next season.Erik Spoelstra and his coaching staff know the Heat found a successful formula in the Bubble en route to…

Following the hilarity over the Donald Trump campaign’s last-minute news conference last week, an unofficial charity run from Four Seasons Total Landscaping to the Four Seasons Hotel is to be held in Philadelphia. The organisers say the Fraud Street Run is a “100% unsanctioned run: no fees, no awards, no aid stations”,…

by Marino - Brad Lynch on November 7, 2020What a beautiful day for a Community Spotlight! Where's the Bugdom user? I hope you are happy about the new Bugdom emote in chat. (image by @danauer)Alright everyone, I'm going to be brief this week as I wrote this edition of the…