Shining

A study highlights the potential of 670 nm red light to stimulate mitochondrial energy production and reduce blood glucose levels, offering a promising non-invasive technique for diabetes management. It also points to the health risks of prolonged blue light exposure from LEDs, emphasizing the need for a balance between red and blue light to preserve health.Shining a specific frequency of red light on a person’s back for 15 minutes can reduce blood sugar levels, according to a new study from City, University of London and…

Have you been following the news out of the world of Stephen King this week? If so, you’re hopefully already catching up on Fargo Season 5 based on the author’s recommendation, and you may have caught his fun story about a lunch he once had with fellow legend Bruce Springsteen that involved an amazing interaction with a fan. But those aren’t the only King-related developments that have happened in the last seven days, and I’m here to catch you up with the latest edition of The King Beat.For this week’s column, I have for…

In the latest work of Norwegian author and Nobel laureate, Jon Fosse, a man sets out on a drive with no particular destination in mind. He keeps turning right and left until he reaches the end of a road in a forest. As it grows dark and snow begins to fall, instead of turning back for help, he foolishly decides to venture into the forest. As he grows increasingly cold and tired, he comes across a glowing being in the midst of the darkness. Eventually, he is lost and his encounter with the mysterious figure takes on a…

November 2023 is coming to an end this week, and as per usual, there is plenty going on in the world of Stephen King. In the last couple days, I interviewed Henry Thomas about his extensive history making King adaptations, learning some great stuff about those various projects – but there is also a fresh 4K UHD release to review, and there is news about one long in-the-works King movie potentially finding new life.This week’s edition of The King Beat is a fun one, with some behind the scenes trivia about -- one of the…

Despite Stephen King and Stanley Kubrick differing creatively, The Shining, adapted from King's 1977 novel of the same name, stands as a cinematic masterpiece and a landmark in the pantheon of great horror movies. While the film is rife with chilling scenes that have etched themselves into the collective memory of audiences, one particular sequence stands out in its terrorizing glory: the elevator scene. This blood-soaked moment has become iconic, and the tale behind its creation is as fascinating as it is horrifying. In…

One day in late autumn, a man goes for a drive so far into the countryside that he begins to pass no more dwellings of the living, only abandoned farmhouses and cabins. At last, he pulls into a forest and goes down a road so deeply rutted that the car finally becomes stuck. Night is falling. It has begun to snow. The man decides to leave his car and walk alone into the dark woods to try to find someone to help him.This could be the beginning of a horror story; it is, instead, the opening of A Shining, a slim new novella…

An unexplainable ultrabright steller object was found, which is reported to be blazing even beyond death. The object is 15000 light-years away from Earth. Researchers believe that it is a shattered part of a giant star, commonly known as a magnetar.According to a Live Science report. it is as small as a city and yet the stellar object may have a huge amount of mass, similar to the sun. It has a magnetic field more than a quadrillion times stronger than Earth's. About stellar objectThe rotating magnetar can spin and…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeA brand new acclaimed film is shining a light on Sikh families in the UK.The short is co-written by director Parvinder Shergill, who also stars, as well as producer Juggy Sohal.Titled Kaur, it stars Shergill as Avani, a girl who decides to wear a Sikh turban for the first time despite protestations from her father (Stephen Uppal). Her mother, played by former EastEnders actor Nina…

If you haven't played the cute and charming Pokemon Diamond and Pearl remakes, Amazon and GameStop have nice Prime Day 2023 deals right now that will let you explore the Sinnoh region for a great price. Pokemon Shining Pearl is $37.43 at Amazon, while Pokemon Brilliant Diamond is $39 at GameStop. Meanwhile, you can also pick up Pokemon Legends: Arceus for $39 at GameStop, which is the lowest price yet for the unique Pokemon adventure.Pokemon Brilliant Diamond takes players back to the Sinnoh region for a…

At a recent excavation in the Donau-Ries region of Germany, a bronze sword has been unearthed that's reported to be more than 3,000 years old, and is so well preserved that the archeologists who discovered it said that it almost shines.It's by no means the oldest Bronze Age sword uncovered by archeologists – as far as we're aware, that honor belongs to the cache of alloy weapons discovered at a site in Arslantepe in Turkey during the 1980s that date back to 3,300 BCE – but the prize from the recent Nördlingen dig is said…