Editor’s note, December 25, 8 am ET: This story is being republished for the holiday season. It was originally published in 2020. It might seem unbelievable given that the “Christmas creep” now begins before Halloween, but the true Christmas season actually starts on Christmas Day itself. That’s right: December 25 marks the official start of […] Read more ›
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Steve and Miranda in better times. | Sex and the City/HBOA vindication of the rights of Steve Brady. “Look how they massacred my boy,” I muttered, as I watched Steve Brady — played as always by David Eigenberg, here in the first season of And Just Like That — babble about the layout of a farmers market and yell about losing his wallet at the pickle stand. Apparently in the... Read more ›
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Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis delivers remarks at a pro-Israel summit on July 17, 2023, in Arlington, Virginia. | Anna Moneymaker/Getty ImagesThe Florida governor is experiencing the growing pains of running a national campaign. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis can’t seem to catch a break, despite entering the 2024 GOP primary two months ago favored as the candidate most likely to topple former President Donald Trump. In just the... Read more ›
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How Los Alamos built Oppenheimer’s bomb. Los Alamos quickly became the centerpiece of the Manhattan Project, the United States’ successful attempt to develop a nuclear bomb. But why was Los Alamos selected, and how did that relate to the selection of the subsequent testing site? The above video tells the story of Oppenheimer’s selection of the site and the unique culture that was built there. Los Alamos was more than... Read more ›
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Paige Vickers for VoxPlus, how to think about your money after a divorce. On the Money is a new monthly advice column written by Nicole Dieker, a personal finance expert who’s been writing about money for over a decade. For Vox’s Money Talks interview column, she’s written stories about couples who run small businesses, navigate different relationships with spending, handle health insurance, and more. If you want advice on spending,... Read more ›
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With the new Barbie movie about to debut, Mattel’s Barbie doll is having a massive cultural resurgence. | Richard Lautens/Toronto Star via Getty ImagesWhy Barbie inspires some of childhood’s weirdest games. The earliest Barbie commercial ever on TV is instructive. It tells you exactly what Mattel thought you were supposed to do with your Barbie doll when the ad aired in 1959: You were supposed to aspire to be her.... Read more ›
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Naomi Elliott12 products that’ll make your trip so much easier. For expecting parents, travel can seem like one of those parts of life that’s off the table after having a baby. The ability to be spontaneous, to just pack a carry-on bag and head to some far-off destination for a few days, to run around exploring new cities, restaurants, beaches — all of it seems impossible. It doesn’t help that... Read more ›
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Former US President Donald Trump speaks at the Turning Point Action conference as he continues his 2024 presidential campaign on July 15, 2023 in West Palm Beach, Florida. | Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesWith a third potential indictment against him, the walls continue to close in on Trump. When it comes to his legal issues, this week has brought nothing but bad news for former President Donald Trump. A federal judge rejected... Read more ›
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The Turkish bulk carrier TQ SAMSUN, loaded with Ukrainian agricultural products as part of the Grain Initiative, leaves the Port of Odesa, southern Ukraine, on July 16. | Yulii Zozulia/Ukrinform/Future Publishing via Getty ImagesRussia quit a deal made to avert a global food crisis and has now launched strikes against the key port city of Odesa. Russia has suspended participation in a deal that let Ukraine ship its grain through... Read more ›
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Barricades are placed near the Unification Bridge, which leads to Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone on July 19, 2023 in Paju, South Korea. | Chung Sung-Jun/Getty ImagesThe soldier is likely the first American to be in North Korean custody in five years. A US soldier is now likely in North Korean custody after making an unauthorized crossing into the country, according to the Department of Defense. The development could force... Read more ›
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Getty Images/Science Photo LibraryWhat to know about the new RSV antibody shot. One way to assess a civilization, the Atlantic’s Derek Thompson wrote earlier this year, is its performance on a simple metric: How well does it keep its children alive? Compared to peer countries, the US isn’t doing so well. But on Monday, the FDA approved a new preventative treatment for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a disease that is... Read more ›
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The Turkish bulk carrier TQ SAMSUN, loaded with Ukrainian agricultural products as part of the Grain Initiative, leaves the Port of Odesa, southern Ukraine, on July 16. | Yulii Zozulia/Ukrinform/Future Publishing via Getty ImagesRussia quit a deal made to avert a global food crisis and has now launched strikes against the key port city of Odesa. Russia has suspended its participation in a deal that let Ukraine ship its grain... Read more ›
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The Anopheles mosquito can infect a person with the malaria parasite. | Paul Starosta/Getty ImagesThe cases, identified in Florida and Texas, raise a lot of questions. In late May, Sarasota County, Florida, health officials confirmed they had identified a case of locally transmitted malaria. In mid-June, they confirmed the second. On June 26, after an additional two cases were confirmed, Florida health officials issued a statewide mosquito-borne illness advisory. So... Read more ›
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Naomi ElliottEntitlement and endless optimization have turned travel into an unfun bloodsport. It’s sort of a cliché to remark that Americans make bad tourists, but on the other hand, it’s hard to argue with the evidence. In the past week, two videos of American tourists complaining about Europe have gone viral: In one, a traveler says that Paris “smells like piss, cheese, and armpit” and that its food “looks grimy... Read more ›
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Getty ImagesIt turns out there was an “unlikely” chance the first atomic bomb could have ignited the atmosphere — which didn’t stop the Manhattan Project. In one trailer for Oppenheimer, the movie about the making of the atomic bomb releasing on Friday, Maj. Gen. Leslie Groves (Matt Damon) asks Manhattan Project leader J. Robert Oppenheimer (Cillian Murphy): “Are we saying there’s a chance that when we push that button we... Read more ›
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General outside view of the Isar 2 nuclear power plant during dusk on April 13, 2023, in Essenbach, Germany. | Johannes Simon/Getty ImagesCan a country be a climate leader without nuclear power? FREIBURG, Germany — Earlier this spring, the German government closed down the country’s three remaining nuclear power plants — the last vestiges of what was once a large domestic fleet. While not everyone in Germany supported the closures,... Read more ›
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Companies need a head of AI but even those with that title disagree on just what they do. | Getty Images/fStopAmerica’s biggest companies are hiring AI leadership as fast as they can. If AI is coming for our jobs, many Americans are hoping to get out in front of it. Regular people are using AI at work, and tech workers are rebranding themselves as AI experts. And those in leadership... Read more ›
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The FCC will oversee a program to certify connected devices that meet certain cybersecurity criteria. | Getty ImagesIs your baby monitor secure? The Biden administration now has a logo for that. From chastity belts to baby monitors and everything in between, pretty much anything can be a connected device these days — but “smart” devices aren’t so clever when it comes to cybersecurity. Over the years, we have seen plenty... Read more ›
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Campaign literature for Republican presidential candidate North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum sits on a table while he speaks during a campaign stop on June 9, 2023, in Ankeny, Iowa. | Scott Olson/Getty ImagesIt’s everything from gift cards to a sweepstakes for Messi soccer tickets. In a bid to get on the debate stage this August, Republican presidential candidates are being nothing if not creative. The range of tactics employed underscores... Read more ›
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Former US President Donald Trump speaks at the Turning Point Action conference as he continues his 2024 presidential campaign on July 15, 2023 in West Palm Beach, Florida. | Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesWith a third potential indictment to come, the walls continue to close in on Trump. When it comes to his legal issues, this week has brought nothing but bad news for former President Donald Trump. Trump said Tuesday that... Read more ›
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Here’s how US train travel went from excellent to mediocre. If you’ve taken the Amtrak recently, you might have no idea that the United States used to have the largest and wealthiest rail system in the world. How did the US go from having luxurious, widely used passenger trains to the Amtrak system we have today? Video producer Dean Peterson makes a 72-hour journey on Amtrak from LA to NYC... Read more ›
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