Here's What Happened Today: Wednesday

NEED TO CATCH up? The Journal brings you a round-up of today’s news.

Nuala O’Connell, Andrew Parkes and Margaret Casey pictured rehearsing at the launch of The Conference of Birds. Ireland’s endangered birds will be the focus of a unique intergenerational performance taking place at DLR Mill Theatre Dundrum from May 15 to 16. Photocall Ireland Photocall Ireland

IRELAND INTERNATIONAL

Members from the organisation Jewish Voice for Peace, along with over a dozen affinity groups, block the entrance outside the offices of US Senate today. Alamy Stock Photo Alamy Stock Photo

#IRAN: Iran’s military warned it would block trade through the Red Sea, along with the Gulf and Sea of Oman, if the US naval blockade on Iranian ports continues.

#LOOKSMAXXING: American “looksmaxxing” influencer Clavicular has returned home after he was hospitalised for a suspected overdose on a livestream on Tuesday night.

#KATY PERRY: US pop star Katy Perry is under investigation in Australia over allegations of sexual assault made by actor Ruby Rose, police and media today said.

#GAZA: Gaza’s civil defence agency has said a toddler was among 10 people killed in separate Israeli strikes in the northern part of the Palestinian territory yesterday.

PARTING SHOT

Anti-ageing, biohacking, looksmaxxing. Face lifts, Botox, fillers, rapamycin, Resveratrol, Senolytics… the list goes on. A whole ecosystem, offering us a shot at perfection, has exploded in the last decade, driven at speed by social media.

Don’t want to get old? No problem, here’s an exhaustive list of all the things you NEED to start doing today, before it’s too late… because the clock is ticking, and none of us wants to end up with grey hair and aching joints. Perish the thought.

And your face! If you aren’t injecting Botox by the age of 16, it’s game over. Kiss your youthful looks goodbye. No one will love you with wrinkles. And of course, skincare begins at age nine; we all know that.

You can read Dr Catherine Conlon’s full Voices article here.

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