Robert De Niro headlines 'State of the Swamp' counter-address to Trump's SOTU

The counter-address to Trump's State of the Union will include big names and yes, frogs.

John Davidson Gives First Interview and Explains Tourette's Tics After Shouting N-Word and Other Slurs at BAFTAs: ‘I Felt a Wave of Shame' (EXCLUSIVE)

John Davidson, the Scottish Tourette’s syndrome activist and real-life inspiration for "I Swear," was thrust into the ...

How a Tourette’s Outburst of a Racist Slur Caused a Backlash at the BAFTAs

A racist slur, shouted involuntarily while Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo were presenting an award, raised questions ...
The New Yorker

The Timeless Provocations of “Wuthering Heights” (the Novel)

A great fuss surrounds Emerald Fennell’s anachronistic adaptation, but Emily Brontë’s ruthless text will always have the last ...

The Anguish of a Tourette’s Outburst

Tourette’s syndrome is a neurodevelopmental disorder tied to disruptions in the brain circuits that regulate movement and habit formation. The disorder starts in childhood and is characterized by ...

Taboo tics like shouting curses and slurs are uncommon in Tourette syndrome − but people who have them suffer harsh social stigma

Tics can be physically taxing, leading to acute and chronic pain and injury. People with Tourette syndrome also frequently face stigma, discrimination and the pressure to monitor or hide their tics, ...
Healthline

Types of Pain: How to Recognize and Talk About Them

Pain comes from communication between nerves, the spinal cord, and the brain. Pain may be acute, chronic, neuropathic, or nociceptive. Acute pain is sudden and usually linked to injury, then improves ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Humans May Have Used These Mysterious Symbols to Encode Information Tens of Thousands of Years Before the First Writing Systems

The symbols, discovered on 40,000-year-old artifacts in caves in southwest Germany, may have been a precursor to the first written language ...
Investopedia

Commodity Hoarding: Understanding its Impact and Examples

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...
Investopedia

What Is Earmarking? How It Works and Examples

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...