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Empty Frames and Other Oddities From the Unsolved Gardner Museum Heist
After 34 years, not one of the 13 works stolen during the largest art theft in history has surfaced but the puzzling peculiarities of the case still draw interest.
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‘Tropical Modernism’ at the Victoria and Albert Museum
Britain exported the architectural style to West Africa and India, but local practitioners adapted it for a different climate and a new kind of politics.
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When Paul Simon Bombed at the Movies
Last night, MGM+ premiered the first chapter of its two-part documentary “In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon.” (Part Two airs this Sunday.) It’s an exhaustive look at the 82-year-old singer-songwriter’s career—or, at least, the first chunk of it, starting with his days in Simon & Garfunkel and continuing through his solo years, ending…
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Palm Royale is Pretty and Shallow, Which At Least Matches its Characters
Apple TV+’s “Palm Royale” has unfortunate timing. It’s an earnest entry in the class-striving genre, here telling the tale of Kristen Wiig’s Maxine Simmons D’ellacourt as she tries to break into high society in Palm Beach in the 1960s. But the conventions of these tales recently took a high-profile battering with the breakout popularity of…
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Benchmarking the Security Capabilities of Large Language Models
Comparative Sophos X-Ops testing not only indicates which models fare best in cybersecurity, but where cybersecurity fares best in AI
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Storing Renewable Energy, One Balloon at a Time
To decarbonize the electrical grid, companies are finding creative ways to store energy during periods of low demand.
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Pandemic Lockdowns Had Varied Effects on Wildlife
A new study of camera-trap images complicates the idea that all wildlife thrived during the Covid lockdowns.
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Learn How to Bake: Five Easy Recipes for Beginners
The best way to start making homemade sweets? Follow these basic instructions and tips.
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Stock Market Bars in London Show the Gamification of Drinking
In London, “competitive socializing” transforms pubs into stock exchanges, golf courses and cricket fields for those looking for more elaborate drinking games.
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What Meltdown? Crypto Comes Roaring Back in the Philippines.
Two years after the cryptocurrency market crashed, internet cafes for playing crypto-earning video games are opening and farmers have started harvesting virtual crops from the games for income.