Caribbean alphabet series provides lots of laughs on TikTok · Global Voices

‘C’ is for comedy TikTok users @wellonyc and @stephon23, who each do a version of the “Letter of the Day” series. Screenshots taken from their respective TikTok feeds. Caribbean people are well-known for using humour as a means of social commentary and processing serious issues. In the midst of theContinue Reading

How strong your grip is says a lot about your health

Grip strength declines with many health conditions. Lars Hallstrom/ Shutterstock The human hand is remarkable. Not only does it allow us to throw, grab, climb and pick things up, it can also be a measure of health. Using hand-grip strength – which assesses the amount of force a person canContinue Reading

IPL 2020: MS Dhoni’s animated reaction from behind the stumps led to umpire change his decision.© Twitter Harbhajan Singh found a funny side to the incident from Tuesday when during an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 match between Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) on-field umpire Paul ReiffelContinue Reading

The scale of US election spending explained in five graphs

The amount of money spent on US elections eclipses the annual total economic output of some small countries. The total spending by candidates, political parties and independent campaign groups in the 2016 race was US$6.5 billion – comparable to the GDP that year of Monaco, Kosovo or Liechtenstein, and moreContinue Reading