Australians, already peeved at golden girl Nicole Kidman choosing to give birth in the United States, Tuesday heaped scorn on the name that the Hollywood actor and her country singer husband picked for their firstborn. Continue reading ›
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In fact, though, the person reading an M&B is far more likely to be a successful, highly intelligent woman in her 20s or 30s. And neither these women nor the heroines they love are waiting for a man to come and rescue them. M&B has moved on and sexed up.
Next year sees the firm celebrate its centenary and high sales figures continue to speak for its success. Two hundred million books sold worldwide per annum; 13m shifted each year in the UK.
As the daughter of a single-parent feminist, I was hard-wired from an early age to balk at the merest whiff of sexism. Yet, after finding a M&B in my Irish Catholic grandmother’s room one summer, I was hooked.
My mother knew I read them and said nothing, giving her tacit permission. She understood the need to balance things out. I now write for M&B myself, and am supremely proud to do so.
Research has revealed the time of year a person is born can influence his or her personality, health and even whether they are male or female. But rather than being written in the stars, studies are showing that it is the season of birth that predisposes individuals to different traits.
In the northern hemisphere, women born in May will display more impulsive behaviour while those whose birthday falls in November will be more reflective. Men born in the spring will show greater persistence than those born in winter.
Other research has shown that people born in the autumn will tend to be physically active and excel in football while those born in the spring will be more cerebral and may be better suited to chess.
Those born between September and December are more prone to panic attacks while there is growing evidence that schizophrenia is higher among those born in the late winter and early spring.
“It is exactly what you would expect if it were temperature related,” said Richard Wiseman, a professor of psychology at the University of Hertfordshire, who has examined the link between luck and the season of birth. “Many of the effects reverse in the two hemispheres.”
Professor John Eagle, a psychiatrist at Aberdeen University who has studied the relationships between season of birth and mental health, added: “The two main culprits are diet and the seasonal fluctuations in nutrition, and the increase in infections during the winter.”
Astrologers have seized on the findings as evidence that the stars influence personality. But scientists insist there are biological reasons behind the effects. -
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