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Edward Zwick Is Revisiting His Past, Wondering About His Future
What is the Edward Zwick style? Many directors have their visual or thematic signatures — those indelible elements that make their films unique — but the 71-year-old Oscar- and Emmy-winning storyteller has never brandished such overt flourishes. That can often be judged as a cinematic shortcoming — an indication of a lack of artistry or…
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An Asteroid Wiped Out Dinosaurs. Did It Help Birds Flourish?
Today’s birds began their evolution into more than 10,000 species long before the fateful collision, a new genetic study found.
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The Doomsday Clock Keeps Ticking
Are humans the only beings in the universe confronting global self-destruction? Or just the last ones standing?
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From Ancient Egypt, Death Masks Find an Afterlife
Archaeologists working in Saqqara recently unearthed three funerary masks at least 1,800 years old.
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When the Breakup Ruins Your Favorite Restaurant
Getting dumped while dining out doesn’t just happen in movies. And in real life, it could put you off your favorite place forever.
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For Valentine’s Day, Should You Cook Dinner on a First Date?
Drinks out are out, dinner in is in. We spoke to three pairs who made the risky choice of sharing a kitchen table with a stranger.
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Leaving Las Vegas to High Rollers, Some 49ers Fans Chose Reno
With sports betting illegal in California and daunting prices in the Super Bowl host city, some San Francisco fans embraced an alternative.
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How China Built BYD, Its Tesla Killer
The leading Chinese electric vehicle company, with origins as a battery maker, has posted two years of million-car growth in sales.