I hope doctors, hospital administrators, and medical device manufacturers are paying attention to To Reduce Hospital Noise, Researchers Create Alarms That Whistle and Sing [https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/09/science/alarm-fatigue-hospitals.html]. Yoko Sen, an electronic musician, observed after a hospital stay > “Unnecessary noise is the cruelest…
> Since 1980, Sharon Farrell has been the caretaker of the Grover Cleveland Birthplace in Caldwell, N.J., about 20 miles west of Manhattan. > “We’re across the street from the Dunkin’ Donuts. That’s how you find us,” Ms. Farrell said, noting that schoolchildren see photos of the…
> A German spa hotel will let you cut off all Wi-Fi and cellular signals in your room, so you can live in the moment http://t.co/04NEVz4XoU — Co.Exist (@FastCoExist) July 3, 2015 [https://twitter.com/FastCoExist/status/616877343462834176] I first heard of Villa Stephanie in [an editorial…
Gregory Doran, artistic director of the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon, England, in this morning's New York Times [http://nyti.ms/1HhEMBn]. > I don’t do any of the social media. It’s the casual gossip element of it that I’m not interested in. I have…
The New York Times writes today of the discovery of the bones of Cervantes and the hold that the burial places of famous writers have on people [http://nyti.ms/194H37t]. I'm one of those who have made a number of literary pilgrimages and hope to make a…
I was pleased to see Michael Nischan, himself a two-time recipient of the James Beard award, give a shout-out to James Beard in this morning's New York Times [http://nyti.ms/1wP6FtN] > And James Beard’s book Beard on Bread, I go back to constantly. You feel…
In Healthy Body, Unhealthy Mind [http://nyti.ms/1vIQFsU], an op-ed at The New York Times, Pico Iyer tells how regular doctor visits prompted him to undertake an exercise program as he aged. He recounts a friend's reaction to his news with this brilliant image > I proudly…
Kate Murphy on Nir Barzilai at The New York Times [http://nyti.ms/1sDsfWk]— > But also there’s evidence that people with Alzheimer’s respond well to music they know. I’m preparing my Alzheimer’s playlist, which will include the first song I remember hearing in English, Tom…