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6 Kid-Friendly Attractions in Japan
The birthplace of anime, manga and, of course, Pokémon, has child-friendly attractions at every turn. Here, six spots your children will thank you for visiting.
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These people hated their mattresses — so they built their own
Frustrated by the high prices and lackluster comfort of big mattress brands, a growing community is going the DIY route.
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Carolyn Hax: Brother-in-law and his wife go on about themselves. And that’s it.
Moving closer to in-laws exposed these relatives’ utter lack of interest in letter writer or their kids.
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Tomatoes Casino
These stuffed tomatoes feature all the flavors and the texture of classic clams casino: bacon, garlic, breadcrumbs and parsley.
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Miss Manners: Oversharing friend pressed me to overshare, too
Just because she overshares, doesn’t mean her co-worker wants to overshare with her.
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Asking Eric: My grandkids haven’t been to the dentist in years
Should this grandma say something more to her daughter about her children skipping the dentist?
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Mistral AI unveils Mistral Large 2 amid rising AI competition
Mistral AI has launched a 123-billion-parameter large language model (LLM) called Mistral Large 2 (ML2), strengthening its position as a significant competitor to OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta. In a statement, the company said that ML2 has a 128k context window and support for dozens of languages including French, German, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. It also…
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Before Paris, London Showed How the Olympics Could Be Sustainable
Paris aims to be the most sustainable Olympic Games in history, but it was London over a decade ago that proved host cities didn’t have to end up with empty stadiums in disrepair long after the Games were over.
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Stock Market Rotation Leads to Small Cap Rally
Shifting views on the economy have led to a “rotation” in the stock market. Small stocks and companies geared toward the economic cycle are rising. Big Tech is lagging.
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How US Chips Continue to End Up in Russian Missiles
Defying sanctions, Russia has obtained nearly $4 billion in restricted chips since the war began in Ukraine. Many were shipped through a cluster of shell companies in Hong Kong.