This designer just wants to bring out your inner rock star. And he does it all from his home studio in Joshua Tree ..read more

“This is the story of the real coachella,” David Bacon says. The former United Farm Workers (UFW) organizer spent the last 30-plus years documenting agricultural laborers on black-and-white film. This summer, his indelible images have made a homecoming in an exhibition at the Coachella Library in the heart of the city’s historic Pueblo Viejo district. On view through Aug. 24, Working Coachella… Source ..read more

Sun protection! The World Health Organization classifies ultraviolet radiation — light from the sun or from tanning beds — as a “group 1 carcinogen,” the same category as tobacco smoke. There is no safe level of exposure without protection. This does not imply that people should avoid the sun. I’m an avid tennis player, but I wear a wide-brim hat, long-sleeve shirt, and sunblock applied to all… Source ..read more

In the new docuseries Mafia Spies, which premiered July 16 on Paramount Plus, executive producer Tom Donahue brings to light a hidden conspiracy between the CIA and the Chicago mob to assassinate Fidel Castro during the Cold War. Experts and witnesses detail the web woven by Washington’s strongest players and the 20th century’s most notorious gangsters, catching characters like Frank Sinatra and… Source ..read more

Welcome to Escena Golf Club, where luxury meets contemporary elegance. This stunning home boasts over 2,800 square feet of living space on a private corner lot of nearly 11,000 square feet, one of the largest in the gated residential community. The meticulously designed smart home offers a generous den/office space and three well-separated bedrooms, each with an en suite bathroom. Source ..read more

Desert Regional Medical Center has given its cardiac suite a $4.5 million renovation featuring new cardiac-catheterization technology to provide life-saving treatments to patients with heart disease, the No. 1 cause of death in the United States. The hospital unveiled the system — called Azurion by Phillips Healthcare — in April, emphasizing its ability to perform minimally invasive procedures to… Source ..read more

People typically equate sleeping with “doing” nothing. But your internal system works like a busy pit crew when you come to a halt. After you’ve put your body through a day of wear and tear, it uses your downtime to replace cells, heal wounds, build muscle, detoxify organs, clean the bloodstream, and consolidate memories. In 2019, Boston University researchers uncovered a critical activity taking… Source ..read more

According to a 2011 report in the Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, people aged 75 to 85 across all education levels who played crossword puzzles delayed onset of accelerated memory decline by 2.54 years. While such evidence is impressive, the benefits of a solo brain activity can be outdone. Studying the impact of social activity among 1,138 people with a mean age of 79… Source ..read more

The goal of a breast lift is to reshape and reposition the breasts to a more youthful position. In this procedure, which addresses sagging or drooping breasts, excess skin is removed to tighten the surrounding tissue and lift the breasts. Breast implants, on the other hand, enhance the size and volume of the breasts. They are typically inserted to increase the fullness and projection of the… Source ..read more

In the early 1980s (eons ago in terms of telecommunications), psychologist Craig Brod wrote Techno Stress: The Human Cost of the Computer. That title struck home with other scientists in psychology and neurology. A 2020 paper by colleagues at the Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases in Italy defined technostress as “a psychophysiological state characterized by high levels of stress… Source ..read more