We have arse implants and double-basket air fryers but no cure for lice? I can’t prove it but I suspect, much like many other things, that it’s the patriarchy’s fault. “Super lice” have apparently evolved to be resistant to the conventional potions used to try to eradicate an infestation. Nothing says “nit nit hooray” like an extended photo shoot in close quarters. These places are hoovering lice out of heads, they’re locking in treatments with special caps, they’re examining the culprits under microscopes, they’re distracting children with multiple iPads.

Source: The Irish Times March 19, 2026 15:00 UTC