A quick look around at any coffee shop, city sidewalk, or sadly, even at a traffic light will tell you that people are on their phones a lot. But exactly how much is that? For Americans in 2023, it was a mind-boggling 100 trillion megabytes, according to the wireless industry lobbying association CTIA. The group […]
It’s time to learn who won during the 76th annual Emmy Awards — yes, we just did this nine months ago, but this time stalwart winners like Succession are no longer in play, leaving room for new competitors like… Well, The Bear returns to compete in the Outstanding Comedy category (whether or not you think […]
By nature of their logistics, film festivals always come with innate frights (accidentally going to the wrong theater for your screening, anything and everything related to Ticketmaster) but watching Midnight Madness films is a guaranteed way to be entertained even while being spooked. Even when the cinema genre is a known type, it’s exciting to […]
Activism / StudentNation / September 5, 2024 The school’s Gaza Solidarity Encampment ended in just five days. But the path to divestment began before the encampment—and stretches far beyond. Ad Policy People organize a pro-Palestinian protest outside Trinity College Dublin. (Mostafa Darwish / Getty) This story was produced for StudentNation, a program of the Nation […]
You only need 6 ingredients to make this easy pizza dough recipe! It yields a chewy, flavorful crust that will take your homemade pizza to a new level. Homemade pizza dough is the secret to great homemade pizza. If you’re new to working with yeast, the idea of making your own pizza dough might be […]
Taylor Swift arrives at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards on Wednesday night in Elmont, N.Y., a day after the singer-songwriter endorsed Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images Former President Donald Trump has declared himself very much not a Swiftie. Days after Taylor Swift endorsed Kamala […]
When I was a teen, back in what now feel like caveman days, my family got a dial-up internet connection. Email was the new frontier then, and web pages were mostly just blocks of text against a backdrop of bad clip art. My parents were learning about the internet in real time along with me, […]
When I was on bed rest in the hospital after having my first child, I began seeing an acupuncturist. She asked me what my postpartum care plan was. Honestly? I hadn’t thought about it. I figured I’d maybe hire a lactation coach or night nurse if I needed it. Then she rephrased the question: “how […]
It seems like only yesterday we covered a project using QR codes to archive data on paper (OK, it was last Thursday), so here’s another way to do it, this time with a dedicated codec using the full page. Optar or OPTical ARchiver is a project capable of squeezing a whopping 200 Kb of data […]
For Miranda Lambert’s 10th studio album, Postcards From Texas, the country star recorded in her home state for the first time since she was a teenager. James Macari/Courtesy of the artist hide caption toggle caption James Macari/Courtesy of the artist For Miranda Lambert’s 10th studio album, Postcards From Texas, the country star recorded in her […]
