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It’s January, almost all of the presumed contenders for the best picture Oscar have been widely released, and yet one has not emerged to lead the pack like Christopher Nolan’s...

One afternoon in February 1891, a Japanese chemist named Jokichi Takamine arrived by train in Peoria, Ill. He was there at the invitation of the Distilling and Cattle Feeding Company,...

Vivek Ramaswamy, who has been tapped by President-elect Donald Trump to help lead a government-efficiency initiative, recently argued on X that Americans can learn from high-skill immigrants, especially those working...

Science doesn’t usually tolerate frivolity, but the infinite monkey theorem enjoys an exception. The question it poses is thoroughly outlandish: Could an infinite number of monkeys, each given an infinite...

“We come together tonight with a common goal.” To the comedian Nikki Glaser, this was a great premise in search of a better punchline. Over Zoom, three days after nominations...

They draw millions of poor Pakistani children with the simple promise of free education, meals and housing. For devout families, they offer Islamic learning rooted in ancient tradition. But to...

Nigerian telecommunications companies have proposed a 100% increase in their tariffs, which is waiting for government approval, as per MTN Nigeria’s CEO Karl Toriola. Toriola explained that the proposed tariff...

I’m Lori Leibovich, the editor of the Well desk, and I’m filling in for Jancee Dunn this week. I’m not immune to the allure of resolutions, especially health-related ones. For...

Though their parents had been friends for years, Pusarla Venkata Sindhu and Venkata Datta Sai barely interacted until Oct. 6, 2022, when they happened to be seated next to each...

Come for the football, stay for the mayonnaise bath, the mayonnaise eating contest, the mayonnaise race, mayonnaise tastings, mayonnaise bobbing … The Duke’s Mayo Bowl, and all its emulsion-based shenanigans,...