It was a simple experiment. Lucia Alcala, a psychologist, built a tiny model grocery store with aisles and different items that she could put on a family's dining room table. She and her colleagues brought the model store to 43 family's homes along California's Central Coast. Each family had a pair of siblings, ages 6 to 10. She gave the siblings clear instructions: Find an efficient route through the store to pick up a list of grocery items and — this was made clear — "

Katy Perry isn't the only one heating up Hawaii. On Tuesday, former Baywatch babe Brooke Burns also provided the Aloha State with a little added sizzle. And if this pic is any indication, the You Deserve It cohost was definitely, well, deserving of all the attention she no doubt received while frolicking in the sand and surf off the coast of Maui. The 33-year-old stunner is currently on vacation there with Warrior director Gavin O'Connor, who recently asked Brooke for her hand in marriage.

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Just a few weeks ago, the term "rizz" was being celebrated for its pop culture prominence, achieving iconic status as the Oxford English Dictionary's word of the year. But at the end of the day, its impact on modern language is actually cringe-worthy, say the folks at Michigan's Lake Superior State University. The word — which Gen Zers have shortened from charisma and adopted to mean style, charm or the ability to attract a romantic or sexual partner — is one of 10 that appears on LSSU's 2024 Banished Words List, documenting what faculty says should be omitted from our collective vocabularies heading into the new year.

History booksFrom Pepys’s Diary to Ben Judah’s impressionistic survey, the city has provided a wealth of material for writers Read Iain Sinclair’s final pilgrimage through London here Let’s start with Samuel Pepys, scurrying about Restoration London in a whirl of work and pleasure before going home to write it all down in his Diary. Born in Fleet Street in 1633, Pepys spent his journalising years living in nearby Seething Lane from where he routinely clattered off to the docks (he was secretary to the Admiralty), popped into City coffee houses (the person he had gone to meet had invariably left five minutes earlier) and canoodled with pretty actresses in Covent Garden (he always felt wretched afterwards).

The No. 13 UConn Huskies are all packed up to display their howling performance as they host Providence Friars on 11 January 2024. The crowd at the XL Center, Hartford is probably going to be in favor of the Huskies as they currently have a better standing in the NCAA tournament. Nonetheless, the two teams have come head to head multiple times in the past and Providence has proven its worth in many of them.

Fred Clay, who was wrongfully convicted of murder and spent almost 38 years in Massachusetts prisons, will receive a $1 million settlement from the state, the highest amount allowed under a new state law. The settlement with the Massachusetts Attorney General was finalized Tuesday in Suffolk Superior Court, the same courthouse where Clay's conviction was vacated in 2017 and his freedom granted at age 53. "It is a great day for justice and it is a great day for Mr.

Houseplant of the weekHouseplantsWith its vivid, silvery leaf veining, this tropical star adds a wow-factor to any room Why will I love it? The foliage of the African mask plant (Alocasia amazonica ‘Polly’) has a pop art look to it, and its dark green, waxy leaves contrast beautifully with its thick silvery-green veins. Light or shade? Bright indirect light. Where should I put it? On a side table close to a window, but not in full sun, so to admire it while having a cup of tea or reading.

Lautaro Martínez scored twice for Inter in their 3-1 win vs. Lazio. Martínez reached 17 league goals for the season for Inter as his two goals helped give them the win. With Lazio leading 1-0, it was a ball inside the penalty areaa to Lautaro and as he was falling, the Argentine would score to draw Inter level. Inter would take a 2-1 lead and a back pass to the goalkeeper was intercepted by Lautaro as he would beat the goalkeeper and score.

Ireland This article is more than 10 years oldLegion of Mary suspended by Irish university for 'homophobic' postersThis article is more than 10 years oldIndex on Censorship criticises Galway college over free speech saying legion's views might be 'archaic' but were not a threatAn Irish university has been accused of heavy-handed censorship after it suspended one of the most influential lay Catholic groups in Ireland from its campus for distributing alleged homophobic material.