Readers Digest Australia

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LETTERS • Reader’s Comments And Opinions

EDITOR’S NOTE • Lives Well-Lived

Readers Digest Australia • Vol. 209 No. 1228 February/March 2025

The Survivors’ Coffee Group

SMART ANIMALS • Manage to endear, whatever their antics

Do you brush your cat’s teeth?

Can Dogs See Ghosts? • Here’s what the science says

Now Hear This • Losing your hearing suddenly, even if there is no pain, is always urgent

Benefits Of Bone Broth • Bone broth is enjoying a boost in popularity

News From The WORLD OF MEDICINE

LISTEN To The Rush • When Toni Marks casts his fishing line out into the moving waters of the remote rivers of New Zealand in search of wild trout, his attention is fixed firmly on the sounds of nature

BREAKTHROUGHS In Treating Melanoma

THE FUTURE OF IMMUNOTHERAPIES

LIFE’S LIKE THAT • Seeing The Funny Side

THE GREAT TWEET-OFF: TERRIBLE TEENS EDITION • The realities of raising teenagers from perplexed parents.

BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE • Pinned by a giant boulder, a hiker had two choices: panic or gut it out. He did both

SHOULD YOU TRY A DETOX TREATMENT? • It’s a popular health habit. But science doesn’t support it.

SEE THE WORLD DIFFERENTLY • Ludwig van Beethoven – Ode to Joy is the name Ottmar Hörl gave this work, which made its first appearance in Beethoven’s native city of Bonn in 2019. More than 700 green and gold statues, each around one metre high, depict a smiling composer. With his installation, sculptor Hörl wanted to set a counterpoint to the common image of Beethoven as a grumpy man. In 2020, the figures travelled to Moscow, then throughout Russia and were finally sold for the benefit of a music festival.

Fathers Of The Bride • A young woman finds a unique way to honour the many men who helped her survive her childhood

SINGAPORE Strories

HOW WE EAT IN SINGAPORE

ESSENTIAL SINGAPOREAN VOCABULARY

LAUGHTER • The Best Medicine

MY FUNNY VALENTINE • Silly sentiments for sweethearts – and singles

DO YOU KISS YOUR DOG? • Find out how gross your questionable habits really are, according to health experts

CRAZY SPORTS • Soccer, jogging, golf? Some athletes prefer more unusual pastimes

FOR THE RECORD: Facts About Vinyl

THE BEST WAY TO FEEL YOUNG AGAIN? Become A Grandparent

THE FIRST PHOTOBOMBER… • … struck in 1853! And other ‘new’ fads that are actually ancient history

THE SEARCH FOR PRIME • A 41-million-digit prime number is the biggest ever found – but the search for maths perfection continues

WHO IS LUKE DURANT?

ALL IN A DAY’S WORK • Humour On The Job

MORE JOB SEARCH TIPS • If you’re job-hunting, don’t forget to proofread your LinkedIn profile. Unlike these poor souls.

Ah, The Island Life • Hospitality agents working on an island share some questions from tourists and encounters they have had.

POPPING THE QUESTION • Engagement stories that sparkle and shine

WHAT IT’S LIKE TO DIE ON...