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Nov 9, 2026 - Lifestyle

Influenza arrived early this year and though the CDC considers activity to be low, infections are expected to rise in the coming weeksInfluenza arrived early this year, popping up on the west coast “about two and a half months earlier than normal”, says Dr Michael Osterholm, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota – a timeline not seen since the 2010 season.And while the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) still considers flu activity overall to be low, with 16,000 recorded flu-related hospitalizations so far, it expects infections to keep rising in the coming weeks as the virus spreads through the midwest and east coast. Continue reading...

Nov 8, 2026 - Lifestyle

Hair stylist to the stars who created the ‘Purdey’ bob and the groundbreaking Frizz Ease product rangeAll beauty chains now have metres-long shelves of products for curly, coily and wavy hair, and among the proliferating varieties of “curl custard” and “scrunching jelly” there is always the purple livery of John Frieda’s Frizz Ease range, developed from his original 1991 silicon-based serum. It was the first care product to be sold for – and likely the earliest even to acknowledge – the exasperating existence of frizz.Frieda, who has died aged 75, respected all types of hair, whether in or out of fashion. He added sculpted shape to straight locks, notably for Joanna Lumley’s pudding-basin “Purdey” bob for The New Avengers on television in 1976, which became a nationwide fad. He scissored and scruffed flat hair into cheeky urchin cuts, as he did for Shirley MacLaine and Diana, Princess of Wales (Frieda had arrived to style a secretive portrait session for the photographer Lord Snowdon not knowing Diana was its subject.) Continue reading...

Nov 8, 2026 - Lifestyle

Med spas are raving about vitamin B12 shots as a pick-me-up. But do they actually make you feel more energized?If you spend time on social media, you may have seen med spa owners and employees describing vitamin B12 shots as a pick-me-up. When they’re run down or facing a busy week, they say, a quick injection gets them through. Some med spas say many people feel an energy lift within a day or two and recommend a shot every few weeks.B12 is essential to your health, and people who don’t get enough of it can feel exhausted or worse. But most people already have plenty of B12, and for them, extra doses aren’t likely to help. Continue reading...

Nov 6, 2026 - Lifestyle

Celebrities including Nicole Kidman, Margot Robbie and Kylie Minogue sat front row at two runway events while bemused locals looked onThey came, they saw, they CC’d. This week Chanel – the world’s second-biggest luxury brand after Louis Vuitton, with sales of US$19.3bn in 2025 – mobilised an estimated team of 300 in Sydney, staging a “replica” presentation of its Cruise 2026/2027 collection, first shown in Biarritz in April.Its celebrity guest list was headlined by Nicole Kidman, Margot Robbie, Kylie Minogue and Baz Lurhmann. Staff included many of its head office team (French accents were omnipresent), a local production company and about 80 models, 50 of them internationally based. Continue reading...

Nov 6, 2026 - Lifestyle

Spotted on Balenciaga, Celine and Valentino catwalks, purple is having a moment. If you really want to stand out, wear it with redThe colour purple has links to royalty, the Catholic church, Prince, Gordon Brown’s ties and Barney the dinosaur and it now has a new association – autumn 2026.It has been deemed fashion’s favourite colour having been spotted on autumn/winter catwalks, with Balenciaga, Celine and Valentino showcasing all-purple designs. Continue reading...