If Donald Trump wins the election, the main reason will surely be that a majority of voters believe that America’s economy is in bad shape. And no matter how much you may dread a second Trump administration, electoral defeat for an incumbent who is seen as pre... More »
We used to have long debates about American exceptionalism, about whether this country was an outlier among nations, and I always thought the bulk of the evidence suggested that it was. But these days our political attitudes are pretty ordinary. America, far f... More »
The Federal Bureau of Investigation may launch a criminal probe into possible fraud allegedly surrounding a now-blocked foreclosure sale of Elvis Presley’s famed Graceland mansion, according to TMZ and Radar.The outlets reported Wednesday that the FBI had cont... More »
In 2017, Hulu made television history by becoming the first streaming network to win the Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series, thanks to the phenomenon that was The Handmaid’s Tale.While Netflix has largely cornered the streaming market on original movies—a... More »
On August 31, 2023, Yale’s 23rd president, Peter Salovey, announced he would be stepping down. Since this announcement, much has transpired in the world of American higher education: the resignation of Harvard and UPenn presidents, the creation of campus encam... More »
The fitness chain Equinox recently announced a new peak of pampering, a higher altitude of indulgence. It’s a deluxe membership called Optimize by Equinox, it costs about $40,000 a year and it comes with a sleep coach.I know what tennis coaches do. They bark c... More »
For two weeks at the 140-hospital system, doctors and nurses have had little access to digital records for patient histories, resorting to paper and faxes to treat people.In more than a dozen states, doctors and nurses have resorted to paper and handwritten tr... More »
Photo by Peggy Anke on Unsplash According to Statista, as of March last year, many digital nomads are making good money. The survey found that 35% of digital nomads worldwide reported earning between $100,000 to $250,000 in annual income. Only 6% said they mad... More »
Photographs selected by Quentin Nardi Text by Tracy Scott ForsonStarted by the American Tortoise Rescue, the first World Turtle Day was observed on May 23, 200... More »
Andrew Chapman, HakaiIn the fall of 1385, according to a 17th-century Icelandic text, a man named Ólafur went fishing off the northwestern coast of Iceland. In the cold seas cradled by the region’... More »
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