A deaf mother has been swamped with hundreds of orders from care homes after designing face masks with a plastic window over the mouth to allow lip reading. Justine Bate, 42, created the masks to help herself and her daughter, Teona, 10, to communicate, as they are both deaf. The graphic designer was worried Teona … Read more
After she abruptly quit CW’s Batwoman this week, Ruby Rose got back in the saddle with a new acting project. The 34-year-old Australian star participated in a live reading of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night on Friday, just days after it was announced that she was hanging up her bat-cape for good. Rose played the lead, Viola, … Read more
Pierce Brosnan looked meditative during an afternoon outing in Hawaii Sunday. The former James Bond enjoyed a relaxing day during quarantine, first going for a nice hike before settling down on the beach to read. The 66-year-old star was handsome as always, stepping out in simple tee shirt and shorts combo. Peace and quiet: Pierce … Read more
Paula Patton sends a message in denim jacket reading ‘Emotional Rescue’ on the back while grocery shopping in Malibu By Deirdre Simonds For Dailymail.com Published: 05:23 BST, 1 May 2020 | Updated: 05:23 BST, 1 May 2020 Robin Thicke’s ex-wife Paula Patton stepped out of quarantine wearing a denim jacket reading ‘Emotional Rescue’ in the back … Read more
Most men stop reading a book by page 50 but women are more likely to persevere past page 100, study finds Data on readers of traditional books charts how often people read all of a book Found women are more likely to persevere with a book than men are Report finds men give up on … Read more
He’s been self-isolating with his wife Ayda Field and their four children in their LA mansion. And Robbie Williams kept himself entertained during isolation as he dressed up as a knight for a dramatic spoken word performance of Aqua’s Barbie Girl on Wednesday. The Angels singer, 46, slipped on a chainmail headpiece and a tiger … Read more
Books that tap into children’s constant ‘why?’ questions encourage reading more than overly descriptive ones, study shows A total of 48 children aged 3 or 4 years old were recruited for the study The were read two very similar books but only one offered ‘causal information’ This addresses how and why the story unfolds as … Read more
‘It always brings a tear to my eye’: Duchess of Cornwall speaks about a book by her late brother as she recommends good reads for coronavirus self-isolation The Duchess of Cornwall has revealed her top Coronavirus reading list Many people are using the lockdown as an opportunity to read more books Among her top ten … Read more
WHAT BOOK first turned comedian and writer Arthur Smith to reading? Arthur Smith is currently reading Sloot by the Irish writer Ian Macpherson He would take the Complete Works of Shakespeare to a desert island The Man Who Didn’t Wash His Dishes by Phyllis Krasilovsky first got him reading By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 22:00 GMT, … Read more
YOUR STARTER FOR TEN 1 In 1974, Nadine Gordimer and Stanley Middleton. In 1992, Michael Ondaatje and Barry Unsworth. In 2019, Margaret Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo. What am I talking about? 2 Which British novelist, who died earlier this year aged 94, remained in obscurity until the age of 64, when her 13th novel, The … Read more