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RECENT PEAKS AND VALLEYS IN THE JOURNEY

Peaks and valleys in the journey. Plus music, movies and books

It’s official – God prefers those who show up Researchers say risk of death dropped 40 per cent in seniors who attended religious ceremonies once a week.

In an interview ahead of his 85th birthday, legendary music producer Quincy Jones accused Michael Jackson of musical plagiarism, called The Beatles the worst musicians in the world, implied Marlon Brando had sex with Richard Pryor and claimed he dated First Daughter Ivanka Trump Which is strange, given the interview question was simply, “How are you doing today, Mr. Jones?”

Well, it’s cheaper than getting the plastic surgeon to give you the “Cher special” Study says middle-aged women looked three years younger after doing facial exercises each day for 20 weeks.

And for those who feel facial exercises aren’t gooey enough … Snail mucus, when smeared upon one’s face, is believed to contain chemicals that help restore youthfulness and is among the latest anti-aging crazes.

Instead of “grandma” and “grandpa,” some grandparents want grandkids to call them by a nickname, including some that sound like rapper names May we suggest Gray-Z? Puff (Grand) Daddy? Or perhaps The Notorious O.L.D.?

Japan combats shortfall of caregivers for its aging population by employing robots to attend to 80 seniors Test subjects liked having the machines cook and clean, though they drew the line at the robot arms administering scrub downs in the shower.

Stats show that the number of British seniors afflicted with at least four diseases will double in 15 years Though one wonders if, in their research, statisticians took the miraculous health benefits of snail mucus into account.