Meet the Milliner Making Hats for the Modern Bride
Rowell Concepcion never made it to medical school. Born in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., Concepcion veered off the pre-med track after...
City moving 110 unvetted male vagrants to converted motel in quiet Brooklyn nabe
The city is moving 110 unvetted vagrant men into a shelter in quiet Sheepshead Bay, terrifying neighbors who fear the...
FedEx flags major pot shipment linked to Virginia smoke shop
The four packages were deemed suspicious, so the FedEx security team took a look. Inside were thousands of grams of...
There’s an Ancient Solution to Our Modern Crisis of Attention
About 2,000 years ago, the Roman philosopher Seneca warned of a crisis of attention. The problem wasn’t caused by smartphones...
Grok Linked to Sickening Crime in Lawsuit That Puts SpaceX in Crosshairs
According to boosters of AI, the tech was supposed to usher in an era of unprecedented productivity, leisure time for...
Miniatures make a comeback as young people seek to relieve stress
Life is uncertain. But there is one place where all is serene and predictable — the world of miniatures. “Unlike...
Men Need Better Fitness Role Models
I teach medieval literature, and so when I decided to get into better shape by lifting weights in early midlife,...
Scientists’ Side Hustle? Using AI and Quantum Computing to Generate New Peptides
Scientists have successfully shown a quantum computer can improve the accuracy and reach of generative artificial intelligence drug discovery models....
The City That Never Sleeps Suits Up to Play Late-Night Soccer
There are few, if any, spectators. The games are played in worn T-shirts. And the lights aren’t as bright as...
This Is the Ideal Movie Length, According to a New Survey
There’s an unspoken contract between a long movie and its audience, and Hollywood keeps breaking it. More than two hours...
