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Discover how space affects human health, from microgravity and cosmic radiation to psychological isolation, and what it means ...

Like David Lowery’s 2017 film “A Ghost Story,” his new film, “Mother Mary,” is a tale of a haunting that’s set mainly in a ...

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Actor and author Andrew McCarthy explores male loneliness, why friendships fade over time and what it takes to rebuild ...