How social isolation can harm health as you age - and how to prevent it
Laura Williamson, American Heart Association News
May 7, 2021
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Barbara Stopfer hasn t had much of a social life since her husband died six years ago. She stopped seeing coworkers, too, after her heart condition required her to cut back her hours and work remotely.
But the 79-year-old stayed connected to people at her residential community for older adults, through activities like mahjong and the occasional lunch outing. Her brightest hours were when her adult children came to visit, her daughter often surprising her.
Then the pandemic hit. And what was left of her social life came to a screeching halt.
Arrow s Amy Gumenick Celebrates Kelly Hu s Birthday With Behind-the-Scenes Suicide Squad Photo
Supernatural guest star Amy Gumenick wished actress Kelly Hu a happy birthday and used one of their shared behind-the-scenes moments from an episode of
Arrow to do so. Showing off a shot where she, Hu, and other actors from the Arrowverse Suicide Squad were strapped to tables between shots, Gumenick shouted out Hu, who replied back with a similar level of enthusiasm on her end. She shared it with the hashtags OG Suicide Squad and Ghost Initiative, the latter being a name used to describe Task Force X after the name Suicide Squad was taken off the table, likely by Warner Bros. executives wanting to distance the TV version from the movie version.
Batman: Soul of the Dragon Review: A Bruce Lee & James Bond Inspired 70s DC Adventure
Batman: Soul of the Dragon Review: A Bruce Lee & James Bond Inspired 70s DC Adventure
Richard Dragon recruits Bruce Wayne to stop the evil Kobra cult in the seventies retro DC animated film, Batman: Soul of the Dragon.
The Dark Knight returns in a groovy, karate chopping, seventies retro animated adventure.
Batman: Soul of the Dragon is an original story that mixes Bruce Lee inspired action with a James Bond storyline. The Caped Crusader is actually a supporting character to the ass-kicking Richard Dragon (Mark Dacascos). Bruce Wayne s (David Giuntoli) origin story is updated with a Japanese master and cohort of allies. The plot runs thin at times, but the film offers a fun and interesting new take on the beloved superhero.
New Batman: Soul Of The Dragon Clip Features Richard Dragon
A new clip from Batman: Soul of the Dragon, the upcoming animated DC Comics movie, has been released. Our friends over at
IGN shared the clip seen in the video above. When we meet Richard Dragon, he is a super spy and he s a good guy, fighting against the evil ways of the world but in his past, Mark Dacascos, the voice of Richard Dragon, says in the video above. The way he got to be the super spy, was training with an incredible martial arts teacher named O-Sensei. He spent most of his youth learning about the martial arts and the philosophy and virtue, respect, and discipline. Eventually he grows up and puts it to good use. The clip ends with a look at Richard Dragon training.
Batman: Soul Of The Dragon First Clip Released
The first clip from
Batman: Soul of the Dragon has been released by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment - and you can watch it above! The clip follows Bruce Wayne (voiced by actor David Guintoli) as he reaches his martial arts training destination, and has his first encounter with master O-Sensei. For context, this is a scene set during Bruce s time of training to become the ultimate crimefighter (who would later be Batman).
Soul of the Dragon will examine the martial arts side of Batman s life (and bring together some of his deadliest opponents) in this 70s-style ode to Bruce Lee s