Culture

How one statistical mistake convinced the world that alcohol was good for us For decades, many of us have heard that a glass of wine with dinner might be good for the heart. This idea became so widespread that moderate drinking was often viewed as part of a healthy...

“ I wrote the words about a friend of mine; his name was Gareth Spaulding, and on his 21st birthday he and his friends decided to give themselves a present of enough heroin into his veins to kill him. This song is called ‘Bad.' ” – U2's Bono, Gothenburg Sweden, 1987...