Taylor Swift-Quake: Fans Cause Seismic Activity at Seattle Concert
“I shake it off, I shake it off,” Taylor Swift sang. And boy did her fans deliver. A Taylor Swift concert in downtown Seattle last weekend shook the ground so…
Strike Leads Sony to Push Big Film Releases Into 2024
Hollywood studios, scrambling to contend with a strike by unionized actors, have started to remove big-budget movies from the 2023 release calendar, newly imperiling theaters and undoubtedly irritating fans. Sony…
Moscow Says It Shot Down Two Ukrainian Missiles Over Russian Cities
The groom could not wait to kiss the bride. He kissed her when she walked down the aisle, and during the ceremony. He kissed her after his vows, after hers,…
Twitter Becomes X, Sam Altman’s Worldcoin and Google’s Robotics Lab
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Biden Administration Moves to Tighten Fuel Economy Rules
Why It Matters: Reducing Fossil Fuel Emissions The Transportation Department estimates that the proposal would reduce the use of gasoline in the United States by 88 billion gallons through 2050…
John Fetterman, Hoodie and All, Is Adjusting to Life in the Senate
It’s been an unusual first six months in Congress for Senator John Fetterman, the 6-foot-8, tattooed Democrat from Pennsylvania, who moved to Washington in January after suffering a near-fatal stroke…
DeSantis Clashes With Top Rival, Tim Scott, Over Florida’s Teaching of Slavery
Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida hit back on Friday at one of his leading Republican rivals, Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina, accusing the senator of credulously repeating liberal criticisms…
John Fetterman, Hoodie and All, Is Adjusting to Life in the Senate
It’s been an unusual first six months in Congress for Senator John Fetterman, the 6-foot-8, tattooed Democrat from Pennsylvania, who moved to Washington in January after suffering a near-fatal stroke…
Opinion | What Sinead O’Connor Meant to Ireland
One night, late, during the last years of the Troubles, I was driving from the North into the Republic, along country roads and through dark villages, with “The Lion and…
Opinion | The Case for Tourism
Agnes Callard, a University of Chicago philosopher, infuriated various portions of the internet in June with an essay making the case against travel. Though really it was the case against…
Opinion | Why Ron DeSantis Isn’t Beating Donald Trump
As he flails to reverse a polling decline that is beginning to resemble a rockslide, Gov. Ron DeSantis must be feeling a little clueless about why his political fortunes are…
Florida’s New Black History Standards Have Drawn Backlash. Who Wrote Them?
When Florida set out to revamp its standards for teaching Black history this spring, a natural place to turn would have been the state’s African American History Task Force. The…
What Is a Plant-Based Diet?
One thing much of the country seems to agree on is eating more plants. More than half of Americans (63 percent, regardless of political affiliation, according to a 2021 study…
Australian TV Deal Has World Cup Viewers Asking: Where Are the Games?
The Women’s World Cup is by most estimates the biggest sporting event to be staged in Australia since the Sydney Olympics. FIFA, the tournament’s organizer, has trumpeted record ticket sales,…