Donald Trump has openly said that if he wins in November and returns to office, he won’t be a dictator, “except for Day 1.” Kevin Roberts, the president of the Heritage Foundation, the right-wing think tank that organized the potentially country-altering Proje... More »
Frank Bruni, a contributing Opinion writer, hosted a written online conversation on Tuesday with Mallory McMorrow, a Democratic state senator in Michigan, and Simon Rosenberg, a Democratic strategist and author of the newsletter “Hopium Chronicles,” to review ... More »
19 Sexy And Wild Stories From Past Olympics You Won't Believe For most people, the 2024 Paris Olympics is all about competition and sports. But TBH, for me, I'm just excited for the TEA. Because in case you weren't aware, the athletes are... More »
Welcome to the latest edition of Food52 Founder Amanda Hesser’s weekly newsletter, Hey there, it’s Amanda, packed with food, travel, and shopping tips, Food52 doings, and other matters that catch her eye. Get inspired—sign up here for her emails.... More »
Health insurance agents who fraudulently enroll consumers in Affordable Care Act health plans could be subject to criminal charges — and civil penalties of $10,000 to $200,000 — under legislation introduced Wednesday by Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), chairman of the... More »
If you’ve gone down the #cortisolface TikTok rabbit hole, you’ve probably come across a handful of the best supplements to reduce cortisol. The now-viral term “cortisol face” refers to facial puffiness that’s said to be caused by too much cortisol, a stress ho... More »
There are monsters on the Beira D oil rig – and you must evade themThe Chinese Room Still Wakes the DeepThe Chinese RoomPC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S There is a genre of video games known, in slightly derogatory fashion, as “walking simulators”. The label... More »
Machine learning is key to developments in medical diagnosticsMario Heller/Panos Pictures Why Machines LearnAnil Ananthaswamy (Allen Lane (UK); Penguin Random House (US)) As someone who writes for a living, I routinely feel assaulted by the onslaught of genera... More »
Organizers avoided disruption by agreeing to give performers on temporary contracts a greater cut of broadcast royalties.Dancers in France called off a threat to strike during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Paris after event organizers met some o... More »
When I think about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address on Wednesday to a joint meeting of Congress, the first thing that comes to mind is the famous dictum “There are decades where nothing happens, and there are weeks where decades happen.” Thi... More »
While rhodium holds the top spot as the most expensive metal, several other precious metals also command high prices due to their specialized properties and limited availability. Here are five other valuable metals. 1. Iridium: A Co... More »
The Pythagorean equation is most often attributed to Pythagoras of Somos, but we now know that many ancient civilizations like those in Egypt, India and China had discovered the mathematical relationship independently. That said, th... More »