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The Moon’s Future

Readers Digest Australia • Vol. 200 No. 1192 May 2021

LETTERS • Reader’s Comments And Opinions

READER’S DIGEST SHOP

Feeling Stressed? Try Watching a Cute Animal Video

Sensory Room Improves Inclusivity

Kiwi Designs Skylight That Desalinates Water

Shocking Secret of the Gown • A childhood act of mischief leads to almost half a century of guilt and sadness

SMART ANIMALS • Interaction between humans and animals leads to special moments

Grieving the Loss of a Pet • Allow yourself time to experience feelings of sorrow

CREATING A CEREMONY TO HONOUR YOUR PET

A Hairy Situation • Sudden bald patches can have many causes but fortunately most can be treated

Eat Well, See Well • Adding certain nutrients to your daily diet can help preserve your vision

News From the WORLD OF MEDICINE

My Most UNLIKELY FRIEND • Would you hang out with your spouse’s ex? Or befriend someone who kicked you in the face? These readers did and found lifelong companions

Michael Parkinson • Broadcaster and TV presenter Michael Parkinson has interviewed thousands of the world’s most famous and fascinating public figures

Surviving My SHOCKING DIAGNOSIS • As a young man, I overcame non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Twenty-six years later, I faced a terrifying new challenge

LIFE’S LIKE THAT • Seeing the Funny Side

THE GREAT TWEET-OFF: FAMILY EDITION • It’s all relative for the folk of Twitter.

Rice Flavourful and Filling

EASY VEGETABLE PILAF

CAVIAR KRAZY • The mutual distrust and hostilities between Russians and Americans is nothing new – but conflict over caviar? When a sting was set up by US fisheries officials to catch illegal Russian poachers of paddlefish, prized for its caviar, the stakes were high. Or were they?

SEE THE WORLD… …DIFFERENTLY

LAUGHTER The Best Medicine

WOOING TECHNIQUE

YOU CALL THAT A Compliment? • A little praise is always nice – except when it’s a backhander…

EXTRA WITH A DIFFERENCE • Some of the finest ex-military heroes are forging new careers as movie extras, and turning their expertise into first-rate entertainment

THE Mattress • From straw to feathers, beds have a long, dust mite-filled history. Today’s mattresses promise engineering technology that puts space travel to shame

SLEEP ON IT • A bit of shut eye over the ages

Lift Your Own Spirits • We all feel down now and then, especially lately. These techniques can help you bounce back

IT’S Eurovision TIME!

In Search Of Authenticity • How possible it to experience an authentic holiday in a different culture?

Eye-Opening Facts About Tears

ALL IN A DAY’S WORK • Humour on the Job

LEST YOU BE JUDGED • At times, evaluations meant to put professors in the firing line reveal more about the students who wrote them:

TRUST in picture • Trust is the thread holding life’s patchwork together. It not only saves lives but creates bonds and strengthens others

Napoléon BONAPARTE • May 5 is the 200th anniversary of the death of Napoléon Bonaparte. Can you answer 12 questions on the life and work of perhaps the most famous French leader?

QUOTABLE QUOTES

SAVING THE MOON • What protections exist for the Moon as private industry rushes to mine our...