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Daily Record
02-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Record
Riddle is 'impossible' if you can't find answer 'staring you in face'
This riddle may seem impossible to solve – but if you spot the clue hiding inside the question, you're bound to get it correct. So can you figure it out? Brainteasers are a brillian way to keep your mind active. Research has shown they can be beneficial for your mental fitness in a number of ways as they can require critical thinking, problem-solving, and analytical skills. They have the potential to improve cognitive abilities when completed regularly – but that isn't the only bonus. They're also highly entertaining and can help to ward off boredom. So if you're in need of a brain boost or a bit of fun today, why not give this tricky riddle a go? The question was posed during an episode of Lateral with Tom Scott, which is a comedy panel game podcast about strange questions that have even stranger answers. In a clip of the podcast shared on TikTok, host Tom Scott asked his panellists: "Massachusetts' New England merch only names Irish cities. Why is this ironic?" The statement left many people completely baffled – especially as the US state has nothing to do with Irish cities. Therefore, they wouldn't sell merch there. So to get the solution, you must look a little bit closer. Tom revealed the exact wording of the statement was very important. And if you need some extra help, try looking a bit closer at the words themselves rather than getting caught up in the meaning of sentence. Have you worked out the "impossible" riddle yet? Don't scroll any further if you haven't, as we're about to give you the answer. Answer The statement is a mnemonic, a phrase used to help you remember important information or how to spell tricky words. Think "Never Eat Shredded Wheat" to remember compass directions, "Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain" to recall the colours of the rainbow or "My Very Easy Method Just Speeds Up Naming Planets" for the solar system. "Massachusetts' New England Merch Only Names Irish Cities" is also a mnemonic – and it spells the word mnemonic! Even with that explanation, some were still confused. They took to the comments section to share their thoughts. One riddler said: "I can't handle the confusion." Another added: "I would actually hang up the call." And another confessed: "I love this podcast, I hated this question. Not because it's a bad question, I just had loading screen brain the whole time."
Daily Mirror
02-07-2025
- Health
- Daily Mirror
People struggle with 'impossible' riddle but answer is 'staring you in the face'
A seemingly 'impossible' riddle has left people scratching their heads as they struggle to solve it, but the answer is said to be so obvious that it's 'staring you in the face' You'll need to be able to think outside of the box if you want to solve this riddle. We all know that exercising our brains is just as important as keeping the rest of our body fit and healthy, as physical health and mental health are equally vital. One of the best ways to work your brain is through brainteasers and other puzzles that can boost your cognitive function, as utilising your mind this way can improve problem-solving skills and can even help to slow the onset of degenerative diseases such as dementia. So if you're in need of a brain boost today, why not give this tricky riddle a go? The question was posed during an episode of Lateral with Tom Scott, which is a comedy panel game podcast about strange questions that have even stranger answers. In a clip of the podcast shared on TikTok, host Tom Scott asked his panellists: "Massachusetts' New England merch only names Irish cities. Why is this ironic?" The statement left many people completely baffled, with panellists instantly pointing out the obvious fact that merchandise based on England wouldn't make sense to include the names of Irish cities at all. Several people were also confused by the first part of the statement. Massachusetts is a US state that is in the region known as New England, so it would seem strange for a state to be selling merchandise that encompasses multiple states outside of its own. But there is a trick to solving this puzzling riddle - and it's staring you right in the face. After the panellists struggled with the answer for some time, Tom eventually told them the "same would be true of Maine", letting them know that whatever the question is hinting at isn't exclusive to Massachusetts. He also corrected people several times when they repeated the question back to him but said "lists Irish cities" instead of "names", telling them that the exact wording of the statement was very important. Have you worked out the "impossible" riddle yet? Don't scroll any further if you haven't, as we're about to give you the answer. Answer The statement is a mnemonic, a phrase used to help you remember important information or how to spell tricky words. Think "Big Elephants Can Always Understand Small Elephants" as a phrase to teach children how to spell "because", or "Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain" as a way to remember the colours of the rainbow. "Massachusetts' New England Merch Only Names Irish Cities" is also a mnemonic, and the reason it's ironic is because of the word it helps you remember how to spell - it's a mnemonic for the word mnemonic itself. The comments admitted that the riddle left their brains scrambled, with many saying they gave up trying to solve it long before the answer was given. One person said: "I can't handle the confusion." Another added: "I would actually hang up the call." Someone else wrote: "I love this podcast, I hated this question. Not because it's a bad question, I just had loading screen brain the whole time."
Yahoo
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Beloved Actor, 52, Gets Choked Up Over Health Diagnosis & Fans Are Heartbroken
Beloved Actor, 52, Gets Choked Up Over Health Diagnosis & Fans Are Heartbroken originally appeared on Parade. Grey's Anatomy star Eric Dane is sharing an update after he was diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). Dane, 52, sat down with Diane Sawyer for an interview that will air on Good Morning America on June 16. The morning show shared a preview of the upcoming segment on Facebook. "I wake up every day and I'm immediately reminded that this is happening," Dane told Sawyer in the clip. When Sawyer replies, "it's not a dream," Dane echoes her. Elsewhere in the interview, Dane tells Sawyer that he doesn't think that his ALS diagnosis means the end of the road for him. 'I don't think this is the end of my story. I don't feel like this is the end of me," he said. Many fans shared their prayers and well wishes for the actor in the comments section of the post. "[It] hurts my heart that he has ALS….my dad passed away 2yrs ago and he was diagnosed with ALS just a few months prior to his passing," one person wrote. "It's such a brutal diagnosis. Wishing him the very best," someone else said. 🎬 SIGN UP for Parade's Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox 🎬 "My heart breaks for him!! Now he lives in fear every day. I hope the best for him!!" a third comment read. "I still haven't recuperated from the death of his fictional character. I can't deal with his real life illness," another fan added, along with a broken heart emoji. Dane publicly shared his ALS diagnosis back in April. "I have been diagnosed with ALS. I am grateful to have my loving family by my side as we navigate this next chapter," he told People magazine at the time. "I feel fortunate that I am able to continue working and am looking forward to returning to set of Euphoria next week. I kindly ask that you give my family and I privacy during this time," he added. Beloved Actor, 52, Gets Choked Up Over Health Diagnosis & Fans Are Heartbroken first appeared on Parade on Jun 12, 2025 This story was originally reported by Parade on Jun 12, 2025, where it first appeared.
Yahoo
03-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
New Music Releases and Upcoming Albums in 2025
Graphic by Chris Panicker New albums are getting announced and released constantly. It's tough to stay on top of it all. So that's where we come in. Pitchfork is tracking notable new music releases with our guide to upcoming albums. In the coming months, there will be big new releases from Lorde, Turnstile, Haim, Wet Leg, Alex G, Lil Wayne, Barbra Streisand, Wolf Alice, Little Simz, Purelink, Lucrecia Dalt, Hunx and His Punx, Pulp, Matmos, Indigo De Souza, Burna Boy, Clipse, Addison Rae, Leon Vynehall, Hotline TNT, Saint Etienne, Laufey, Maxo, Ryan Davis & the Roadhouse Band, and plenty more artists. This guide features streaming and digital release dates and will be updated regularly. As always, see some of our favorite albums and songs in the Best New Music section. Plus, catch up every Saturday with 10 of our best reviewed albums of the week. Sign up for the 10 to Hear newsletter here. Addison Rae: Addison [Columbia] Brian Eno & Beatie Wolfe: Lateral [Verve] Brian Eno & Beatie Wolfe: Luminal [Verve] Christian Lee Hutson: Paradise Pop. 10 (Deluxe) [Anti-] Hayden Pedigo: I'll Be Waving as You Drive Away [Mexican Summer] Kassie Krut: Kassie Krut (Expanded EP) [Fire Talk] Lifeguard: Ripped and Torn [Matador] Lil Wayne: Tha Carter VI [Young Money/Republic] Little Simz: Lotus [AWAL] Marianne Faithfull: Burning Moonlight EP [Decca] Marina: Princess of Power [Queenie] McKinley Dixon: Magic, Alive! [City Slang] Nadah El Shazly: Laini Tani [One Little Independent] Pulp: More [Rough Trade] Purelink: Faith [Peak Oil] Salem 66: Salt [Don Giovanni] Soccer Mommy: Evergreen (Stripped) EP [Loma Vista] Turnstile: Never Enough [Roadrunner] V/A: Anthems: A Celebration of Broken Social Scene's You Forgot It in People [Arts & Crafts] Wavves: Spun [Ghost Ramp] Dummy: Bubbelibrium DLC [Dummy] Buscabulla: Se Amaba Así [Domino] The Cure: Mixes of a Lost World [Fiction/Capitol] King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard: Phantom Island [(P)Doom] Leikeli47: Lei Keli ft. 47 / For Promotional Use Only [Acrylic/Hardcover] Lyra Pramuk: Hymnal [7K!/ Maiya Blaney: A Room With a Door That Closes [Lex] Metallica: Load (Remastered Deluxe Box Set) [Blackened] Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts: Talkin to the Trees [Reprise] Slick Rick: Victory [7Wallace] Bambii: Infinity Club II [Because Music] Haim: I Quit [Columbia] Hotline TNT: Raspberry Moon [Third Man] James McMurtry: The Black Dog and the Wandering Boy [New West] Matmos: Metallic Life Review [Thrill Jockey] Maxo: Mars Is Electric [Smileforme] Nathan Salsburg: Ipsa Corpora [No Quarter] S.G. Goodman: Planting by the Signs [Slough Water] U.S. Girls: Scratch It [4AD] Yaya Bey: Do It Afraid [Drink Sum Wtr] Barbra Streisand: The Secret of Life: Partners, Volume 2 [Columbia] Bruce Springsteen: Tracks II: The Lost Albums [Columbia] Frankie Cosmos: Different Talking [Sub Pop] HLLLYH: Uruburu [Team Shi] Isabella Lovestory: Vanity [Giant Music] Lorde: Virgin [Republic] Matthew Herbert & Momoko Gill: Clay [Strut] Nick León: A Tropical Entropy [TraTraTrax] R&D: I'll Send You a Sign [Ruination] Kesha: . [Kesha] Burna Boy: No Sign of Weakness [Spaceship/Bad Habit/Atlantic] Clipse: Let God Sort Em Out [Roc Nation Distribution] Gina Birch: Trouble [Third Man] The Swell Season, Glen Hansard & Markéta Irglová: Forward [Plateau] Wet Leg: Moisturizer [Domino] Alex G: Headlights [RCA] Disiniblud, Rachika Nayar & Nina Keith: Disiniblud [Smugglers Way] DJ Haram: Beside Myself [Hyperdub] Forth Wanderers: The Longer This Goes On [Sub Pop] Indigo De Souza: Precipice [Loma Vista] Ryan Davis & the Roadhouse Band: New Threats From the Soul [Sophomore Lounge] Stars of the Lid: Music for Nitrous Oxide (30 Year Anniversary Remastered) [Artificial Pinearch Manufacturing] The Armed: The Future Is Here and Everything Needs to Be Destroyed [Sargent House] Sofia Kourtesis: Volver EP [Ninja Tune] The Black Keys: No Rain, No Flowers [Easy Eye Sound/Warner] No Joy: Bugland [Hand Drawn Dracula] Pile: Sunshine and Balance Beams [Sooper] Hunx and His Punx: Walk Out on This World [Get Better] Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith: Gush [Nettwerk] Laufey: A Matter of Time [Vingolf] Nourished by Time: The Passionate Ones [XL] Superchunk: Songs in the Key of Yikes [Merge] Jehnny Beth: You Heartbreaker, You [Fiction] The Hives: The Hives Forever Forever the Hives [Play It Again Sam] Wolf Alice: The Clearing [RCA] El Michels Affair: 24 Hr Sports [Big Crown] La Dispute: No One Was Driving the Car [Epitaph] Lucrecia Dalt: A Danger to Ourselves [Rvng Intl.] Saint Etienne: International [Heavenly] Cafuné: Bite Reality [Aurelians Club] Kieran Hebden & William Tyler: 41 Longfield Street Late '80s [Temporary Residence Ltd.] Leon Vynehall: In Daytona Yellow [Ooze Inc] Originally Appeared on Pitchfork
Yahoo
07-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Grieving Son Struggles to Print Photo of His Late Mom. What a Store Owner Does Next Leaves Him in Tears (Exclusive)
For the last year-and-a-half of his mom Donna's life, Jesse Robertson flew home to California every month to be by her side During one of those visits, Jesse noticed a digital photo frame on the counter, scrolling through family memories, and he was stopped by a photo of Donna in the early '80s, holding balloons After Donna died at 82, Jesse knew he wanted to get the photo copied. So, he went on an adventure to find a place to help Jesse Robertson remembers his mom Donna's passion for nature vividly. Nothing made her happier than being outdoors — especially the time she spent with her husband in Bishop, Calif., where they would hike deep into the Sierra Nevada for a week at a time, simply to soak in the beauty of the lakes and mountains. That love of nature inspired Donna to create a Sierra Nevada–inspired backyard at her home, complete with a small waterfall, boulders, beautiful roses and tall redwoods. It wasn't a large yard, but it wrapped around the house from left to right, with each section carefully designed and lovingly maintained by her. At the time she built it, Donna couldn't have known that her final hours would be spent in that very yard — on a quintessentially beautiful California day — enjoying what she had created and appreciating what she would leave behind. After a long battle with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), she died at 82, at home and surrounded by family. "My mom epitomized unconditional love," her son Jesse, 47, tells PEOPLE exclusively. "At times, I wasn't always the easiest child to raise, and each day I work on sharing the patience she showed me with my own children as they continue to navigate growing up." "No matter how old I became, I was always her little boy, and that is something I have reflected on more and more with a great sense of gratitude in the weeks since she passed," he adds. Jesse Robertson Jesse Robertson with his late mom Donna Jesse Robertson with his late mom Donna For the last year-and-a-half of Donna's life, Jesse — who lives in the Minneapolis area with his wife and two kids — flew home to California every month to be by her side. They spent time together talking about the past and her thoughts on life. And despite her pain, Jesse recalls, she would always say, "I've lived a great life. I'm just so lucky." During one of those visits, while in his mom's kitchen, Jesse noticed a digital photo frame on the counter, scrolling through family memories. One image made him stop: a photo of Donna in the early '80s, holding balloons in a space she lovingly called 'Grandma's Attic.' He stared at it and thought, "This is exactly how I want to remember my mom.' "For me, it just embodied her spirit, her beauty, her attitude toward life — and it was such a freeing moment in time, such a stark contrast to the present day, where she was limited by so much," he tells PEOPLE. "I took a picture of the digital frame and photo with my cell phone, and I thought of it and looked at it often in the years that followed." Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Jesse Robertson The photo of Donna Robertson The photo of Donna Robertson After Donna died, Jesse focused on helping his dad navigate the next chapter of life. But one thing remained on his mind: getting a framed version of that photo — a memory both he and his father deeply cherished. His first attempt, printing the image at home on a laser printer using photo paper, didn't produce the quality he hoped for. So, the day before his return flight, Jesse set out with the image, saved from the digital frame, in a manila folder. He first tried FedEx Office — only to find that the location no longer had photo-quality printing machines. Then came CVS. Same issue. "I tried UPS, but they too didn't have the machines," he says. "I sat in my car in the parking lot, feeling the pressure mount to get back to my house to help my dad and sister with so many things still needing to be done. At the same time, I felt the frustration and sadness begin to rise, that what I thought would be simple — and what I had always wanted to take home with me from that experience, so I could walk in my house, put it up, and have this memory of her always visible — might not happen." He called a few more places. No luck. At Staples, they tried to help — but again, the quality wasn't there. Disappointed, he sat in the parking lot, desperately trying to figure out what to do, scrolling through Google searches, when he came across Mike's Camera in Menlo Park, Calif., which turned out to be just a mile from where he was sitting. He called, expecting another dead end. But the man on the other end of the phone said simply, 'Yeah, we can do that.' Jesse Robertson Jesse Robertson with his late-mom Donna Jesse Robertson with his late-mom Donna Although he was hopeful, he also had doubts. Regardless, he drove to the store. Just three steps in, a man named Christian greeted him and asked how he could help. Jesse explained he'd just called and shared what he was hoping to do. He recalls how the worker made it sound so easy. All Jesse had to do was consider the pricing options, choose the quality and finish — and it would be done. But Christian came back with tough news: they were backed up, and the earliest the photo could be ready was in three days. "My heart sank," Jesse says. "I worked on keeping myself together and told him I was leaving on a plane in the morning, so that wasn't going to be an option. But by then it was too late for me. I turned my back to the other customers and pretended to look at camera bags in the corner of the store as the tears started to flood uncontrollably down my face. There was nothing I could do. I had maneuvered around a display stand so he couldn't see me, but then I heard him call my name." "I came out to just grab my photo and leave as soon as I could. He and I met in the middle of the floor just on the other side of the counter, and he looked at me and stopped in his tracks," he adds. "I still remember the look on his face — it just seemed like he cared so much, and I hadn't even said a word yet." Christian asked what was wrong. Jesse told him the story as best he could, through tears. "As I kept talking, I could see his eyes welling with tears too," Jesse continues. "He said, 'Man, I wish I was able to give you a hug,' and I remember saying, 'I'll take one.' He gave me a hug, told me to hold on, and walked back to the printers." From there, the team dropped everything they were doing to help print Jesse's picture. Along with his copy, they also printed out two more: one Jesse gave to his sister, and the other to his dad. "What was supposed to take three days became 30 minutes," Jesse says. "I was able to frame it right there on his counter. And when I came home the following morning, I set that frame in my living room, where I see it every day — and think of her." Jesse Robertson Jesse Robertson with his late-mom Donna Jesse Robertson with his late-mom Donna In awe of the moment, Jesse later took to TikTok to share what had happened. He hoped his video would remind people of the kindness and humanity that is still out there. That was his only intention. He never expected so many people to see the video, but it quickly went viral, amassing more than 80,000 views. "I think it's the same thing that resonated with me and the same thing that we all feel we don't see or hear about enough in this world: compassion," he says. "I think that people know that there is no expectation that Mike's Camera (or any other business) would halt what they're doing to help one person." "I believe we all want to live in a world where that is true, and while so much can cause us to lose sight of that, even one small instance — one interaction between two perfect strangers where that kindness is shown — represents the fact that it's still out there," he adds. "I know that personally, I want to hold on to that notion, and I believe others do as well." Since the interaction, Jesse says he's connected with the workers at Mike's Camera over Instagram and TikTok and looks forward to stopping in again the next time he visits his family. "I think she would have laughed and probably shaken her head at just another wild thing her son had done," Jesse adds, reflecting on what his mom might have thought of the situation. "She would have been proud that she raised a boy into a man who wasn't afraid to be vulnerable. But what she would have loved the most is the kindness people shared — she was such a good person, so full of life and love for her family and friends." "It would have meant so much to her to know that there are so many wonderful people in the world," he adds. Read the original article on People
