How we made – Napoleon
A rare chance to see … Albert Dieudonne as the eponymous French leader in Abel Gance's film Napoleon. Photograph: Lipnitzki/Roger Viollet/Getty Images. Napoleon is a silent film directed by Abel Gance, dramatising the youth and early career of …
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Could extreme exercise help slow down the ageing process?
Dr Charles Eugster decided, at the age of 86, to shape up and reverse the signs of ageing by joining a bodybuilding club. Photograph: Terri Potoczna. Every morning at 6am, 72-year-old grandmother Dr Betty Holsden-Smith enjoys the same exercise routine.
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Should you tie the knot? Listen to your gut feeling, research suggests
In order to measure their gut feelings, the researchers showed each spouse a photograph of their partner or a random control person for 0.3 seconds, followed by an adjective such as “awesome,” “delightful,” “disgusting,” “horrible” or “scary.” (How …
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