Caro’s book on Robert Moses, a city planner who reshaped New York, is also a reflection on “the dangers of unchecked power,” and remains more resonant and relevant than ever.When Robert Caro was writing “The Power Broker,” his 1974 biography of the urban plann... More »
The Internet of Animals project combines animal tracking tags with remote sensing, to better understand habitat use and movement patterns. This kind of research enables more informed ecological management and conservation efforts, and broadens our understandin... More »
There’s a restaurant in New York’s East Village whose cocktail menu assigns each drink to an illustrated wooden chair. The Manhattan is a severe, rigid, slat-back chair; the Aperol Spritz, a far more inviting rounded rendition. The Whiskey Sour, meanwhile, is ... More »
Mark Levinson No. 5909: The No. 5909 are premium audio brand Mark Levinson's first headphones and, yes, they're really expensive at $999. They're also really good. They have a sturdy design without managing to feel hefty on your head (read: they're substantial... More »
When you ask an AI chatbot like ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot or Gemini to do something, it may seem like you're interacting with a person. They can give you a response -- an email note, an essay, a summary of a search request -- that's articulate, grammatical and ... More »
It seems clear that when Brittany Mahomes liked (and then allegedly un-liked) a post from Donald Trump on Instagram, she didn't mean to start a national debate, and she probably wasn't prepared for one. She responded to the backlash not by explaining how or wh... More »
Comedy defangs the taboo, so Stephen Colbert and Evie McGee Colbert have decided, at last, to tell the dreaded spoon story. The two have celebrated milestone anniversaries, welcomed three children and one dog, and now released the cookbook “Does This Taste Fun... More »
The UK can expect a “tsunami of missed cancers”, leading experts have said, after an international study found that diagnoses fell sharply during the pandemic.Preliminary figures from the International Cancer Benchmarking Partnership, presented to delegates at... More »
TO BECOME TERRY Richmond for Netflix's Rebel Ridge, Aaron Pierre had to train—a lot. Pierre's character is an ex-Marine, and the victim of unjust civil forfeiture of funds he was planning to use to bail out his cousin from jail. When he decides to set matters ... More »
It's basically become tradition for Lily Collins to show off a new look at the premiere of each new season of Emily in Paris. For season four, part one, it was a fresh bob. And with the arrival of the second part of the fourth installment of the season, the ac... More »
SAN FRANCISCO — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday signed a handful of artificial intelligence-related bills that would give actors more protection over their digital likenesses and fight against the spread of deepfakes in political ads, among other regulations aim... More »
The LedeThe Haitian QuestionPhotograph by Joe Raedle / GettySave this storySave this storySave this storySave this storyWhen my brothers and I were growing up in Omaha, Nebraska, in the nineteen-eighties, we were the only Black kids at our school, let alone th... More »