The four crew members of the Polaris Dawn missionSpaceX SpaceX is getting ready to execute the first ever civilian spacewalk. Until now, every time a human has left their spacecraft to venture into the void of space it has been a government-trained astronaut –... More »
Emily has a PhD in English from the University of Southern Mississippi, MS, and she has an MFA in Creative Writing from GCSU in Milledgeville, GA, home of Flannery O’Connor. She spends her free time reading, watching horror movies and musicals, cuddling cats, ... More »
On a recent Monday in August, Kevito Clark hosted a video conference call to discuss the next installment of a game night he runs at the LINE LA, a hotel in Koreatown. But over the course of the hour-long meeting, he never said a word.Instead Clark, who has a ... More »
Google has officially been named a monopoly. On Aug. 5, a federal judge charged the tech giant with illegally using its market power to harm rival search engines, marking the first antitrust defeat for a major internet platform in more than 20 years—and thereb... More »
“What is Norway without the fjords and the mountains?” asks Ann-Britt Bogen from her candlelit kitchen, the wild Gaula River flowing by outside the window, the hillside covered by low-lying cloud. For centuries, the river, which runs 153km (95 miles) from the ... More »
This article is part of our Design special section about creating space with the look and feel for one person.Timeless with a bit of magic. That is how the company Lumio describes its small line of lamps and speakers that are designed with smart functionality ... More »
This article is part of our Design special section about creating space with the look and feel for one person.Public space, by definition, is meant to be shared. So why are architects throughout the world designing parks, airport lounges, museums, shops and ot... More »
This story was produced by The Appeal and co-published with Grist. On June 19, Michael Broadway struggled to breathe inside his cell at Stateville Correctional Center, a dilapidated Illinois state prison about 40 miles southwest of Chicago. Outside,... More »
Fill in the giveaway information, and you’ll be entered to win a copy of Make It Fancy: Cooking at Home With Sad Papi by Brandon Skier. (S&S/Simon Element, 2024). (ARV $35)Note: You can enter this giveaway one (1) time per e-mail address per day. Deadline... More »
Washington, D.C. -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is announcing the recall of HALO 1000 Portable Power Stations sold by ZAGG Inc. (ZAGG), of Midvale, Utah, Alliance Consumer Group (ACG), of Roanoke, Texas, and retailer QVC Inc., of West Ch... More »
Recalled Fisher-Price Dumbbell ToyRecalled dumbbell toy sold in the Fisher-Price Baby Bicep Gift Set (Model GJD49)Recalled dumbbell toy sold with Fisher-Price Baby Bicep Gift Set (Model GJD49)... More »
Recalled Glow in Dark Party Supplies Toy Set Bunny Ear HeadbandsPackaging of the recalled Glow in Dark Party Supplies Toy Set (Front of Package)Glow in Dark Party Supplies Toy Set ... More »