Climate change-driven insurance crisis threatens new US statesThe home insurance crisis in the United States is spreading as climate change drives extreme weather. Could your state be next? WILMINGTON, North Carolina - After major providers quit California, Florida, and Louisiana, insurers are starting to pull back in other U.S.
A Freediver Finds Belonging Without BreathI’m 20 meters deep. Tugging on the rope, I begin my ascent. This is just a taste of the addiction to depth. The freediving world record is 214 meters.
The Unsung Heroes of the Boxing WorldIn the name of beer sales and taco Tuesday nights, Cinco de Mayo has morphed from a symbol of anti-imperialist struggle into a lucrative marketing opportunity for corporate America.
Get Ready for Monster Hurricanes This SummerFor over a year, global ocean temperatures have been consistently shattering records, shocking scientists. Now hurricane watchers are getting even more worried, given that ocean heat is what fuels the biggest, most destructive cyclones.
In an Unfocused World, ‘Listening Bars’ Demand Our Complete AttentionHere at the listening bar, for a few precious hours, the noise of our online world is vanquished, and a signal, a voice, a line, a note is given its full due.
43 of the Most Iconic Short Stories in the English LanguageFrom Washington Irving to Kristen Roupenian
My Husband Got His Dream Job. It’s My Nightmare.My husband lost his job in 2022. He didn’t like it much, so when he pivoted immediately to another part of his field and had a job in two weeks, I was happy for him. But the new work is always contract to contract and has no benefits at all.
China’s Electric Cars Keep Improving, a Worry for Rivals ElsewhereAutomakers in China are building a new generation of bigger, more technologically advanced and competitive electric cars, threatening to leap further ahead of their global rivals as they step up exports around the world.
I'm More Productive Working on a Smaller Screen, Here's WhyKey Takeaways Working from a smaller screen is more productive. Mobile interfaces reduce distractions, focusing on one task. Voice dictation speeds up writing, makes editing easier.
What Makes a Society More Resilient? Frequent Hardship.From the Roman Empire to the Maya civilization, history is filled with social collapses. Traditionally, historians have studied these downturns qualitatively, by diving into the twists and turns of individual societies.
Why Lettuce Belongs on the Outside of Your TacoCutting corners is really satisfying when it actually works out. I know sometimes laziness means you’ll have to work harder in the end, but each time I stumble upon a new food hack I begin to trust my lazy instincts even more.
Is it better to live in ‘clock time’ or ‘event time’?Do you stick to a set schedule, or have a looser relationship to the clock? It can affect more than how you plan your day
All Internet Roads Lead Back to 2014Ten years ago, developments in commerce, activism, and influencer culture coalesced, and our contemporary concept of “being online” was born Just weeks before 2013 became 2014, a video was posted on YouTube.
One of the Biggest Movie Flops of the Year Is a Streaming Hit. Now What?Something interesting happened early last month when the film Road House premiered on Amazon Prime Video: People started talking about it. That may not seem like such a big deal for a movie starring Jake Gyllenhaal and directed by Doug Liman (The Bourne Identity, Mr. and Mrs.
The Revenge of the Home PageNilay Patel, the editor-in-chief of the digital technology publication The Verge, has lately taken to describing theverge.com as “the last Web site on earth.” It’s kind of a joke—there are, of course, tons of Web sites still in existence, including the likes of Facebook.
In Disney’s Golden Age, a Modernist Pioneer Designed the Perfect Animator’s DeskIn 1938 and ’39 Walt Disney and architect Kem Weber created a new work environment designed expressly for animators.
Cholera is making a comeback — and the world doesn’t have enough vaccinesAmid a global resurgence of cholera, the world is fighting with one hand tied behind its back.
Fear and Longing in the Teenage TV WastelandJane Schoenbrun’s psychological horror movie ‘I Saw the TV Glow’ mines ’90s nostalgia to tell an eternal story of identity, isolation, and coming of age The television set has a proud place in horror history as a conduit to various twilight zones: think of Heather O’Rourke silhouetted by s