Month: May 2020

Prague has turned into a ghost town with the COVID-19 epidemic. After the government declared a state of emergency last week, there’s an apocalyptic feel in the streets. All bars, restaurants, and shops (with supermarkets and pharmacies the exception) have closed. So has the border. Looking out the window this morning I noticed that everyone was wearing facemasks…

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Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. This old adage has nothing to do with science. It was created by Adventists Jackson and Kellogg to sell more breakfast cereal in the 19th century. Later the bacon industry jumped on the bandwagon, which cemented the myth…

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