Do Chimpanzees Know Crystal Magic, or Are They Just Really Into Jewelry?
Shiny objects sure are pretty. Humans have been picking them up for hundreds of thousands of years and admiring them,...
Travelers stranded in the Middle East are racking up mounting bills: ‘That’s a lot of money we were not intending to spend’
The conflict in the Middle East has left tens of thousands stranded in the UAE. Christopher Pike/Getty ImagesAir travel across...
The WIRED Guide to Wires: How to Manage the Mess of Cables Around Your Desk
There’s a reason we’re called WIRED. If there’s one thing most of today’s gadgets have in common, it’s that they...
Bronx cops suspended for allegedly having sex in station house locker room — after video of steamy tryst sent to precinct
Two cops were suspended without pay for allegedly having sex in a Bronx station house locker room after one cop’s...
Not Your Grandparents’ Farm Wedding
Estelle Palandjian, a founder of a shopping app, who lives in New York, decided to get married at her parents’...
A Washington Museum Zeros In on Presidential Scandal. From 50 Years Ago.
Each new week or month seems to bring a new “gate.” The recent Olympic Games opened with “crotchgate,” a pseudoscandal...
Daylight saving time returns, despite perennial politicking to stop the switch
After enduring months of long, dark — and, in Southern California, rather moderate — winter evenings, some residents will rejoice...
The Companionable Brilliance of Helen Garner
STORIES: The Collected Short Fiction, by Helen Garner I usually hesitate to mine an author’s personal life for literary insight,...
Before-and-after photos show how a woman ‘unflipped’ her 1920s home to restore its charm
Niki Marie Taylor unflipped her house. Niki Marie TaylorNiki Marie Taylor and her husband bought a 1920s-era home in Detroit.The...
The influencer circus around Nancy Guthrie’s home
Nancy Guthrie, mother of Today host Savannah Guthrie, has been missing for over a month now. While the investigation remains...
