This cell-like structure can grow, feed, divide and compete. Researchers ponder what it means for the future of synthetic biology and our definition of “life.”…
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The America250 time capsule will hold dozens of historical treasures. Avoiding dampness and other dangers requires lots of engineering.…
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POLITICS
A sitting Democratic House member and a sitting senator both lost key races in the state.…
Almost 1,000 pages of financial disclosure forms show that the president’s earnings far outpaced his $600 million total income in…
Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are pivotal players at a moment when the posts of U.S. ambassador to Moscow and…
A new mandatory disclosure revealed that the president has earned $2.2 billion during the first year back in the White…
Inspectors were not instructed to check a bearing that they had been told was faulty, but the shipping company says…
WORLD
DATA BREACHES
Healthcare system Ascension has notified 437,329 patients of a data breach exposing “demographic information, such as name, address, phone number(s),…
On April 14, 2025, Alternate Solutions Health Network, LLC (“ASHN”) filed a notice of data breach with the U.S. Department…
On April 8, 2025, Eisner Advisory Group LLC filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of Montana…
On April 8, 2025, 90 Degree Benefits filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of Texas after…
On April 8, 2025, Benefits Partner, LLC dba Salus Group filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General…
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I’ve always been fascinated by the way music can shift my mood. There’s something almost magical about how a few notes strung together can make a day feel brighter or give a moment more depth. But it turns out, it’s not magic at all — there’s actual science behind it. When I was younger,…
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When I was a kid, my grandmother used to tell me stories…
Storytelling is as old as humanity itself. From cave paintings to oral…
When I first met my partner, I was struck by the effortless…
There’s something magical about veering off the beaten path when you travel.…
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The island democracy was early to ban TikTok on government phones, and the ruling party refuses to use it. But…
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Music has been a part of human culture for thousands of years. From the beating of drums in ancient rituals…
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Whatever impulse prompted Francis Ford Coppola to combine elements of Virgil, Livy, Shakespeare, “Vertigo,” “The Fountainhead,” the career of Robert…
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Far out in the west passage of a Wyoming cattle ranch, dark and looming and as elusive as Brigadoon, lies…
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Editor’s note: Every spring we say farewell to the latest trio of University of Illinois College of Media Roger Ebert…
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The Cannes Film Festival is underway, and Chaz Ebert is on the ground to report on every development, including the…
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I was fortunate enough to meet Roger and Chaz Ebert in 2010 as they interviewed directors to pilot their upcoming…
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These bottles, reflecting thousands of years of winemaking history and a fresh wave of energy, are now arriving in the…
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The Central Park Conservancy is testing a new receptacle — square, with a narrow slot — in an effort to…
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Paqui discontinued the product after 14-year-old Harris Wolobah died in September after eating the extremely spicy chip at school.…
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OPINION
A cinematic review of Haja Mo’s The Ring of Heaven By Kamsa Khan There are science-fiction novels that imagine the future as machinery. There are others that imagine it as empire, war, rebellion, technology, apocalypse, or escape. The Ring of Heaven imagines the future as a question of worthiness. Haja Mo’s novel opens not with a battle,…
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By Ari Needa There are science-fiction films that look expensive, and there…
By Ravi Jamal There are films that arrive with hype, and there…
By Ash Kiola There are science-fiction films that want to overwhelm you.…
I Ran Every Scenario. None of Them Work. By Ravi MenonDistinguished Magazine…
CARTOON
Ever feel like the universe is just beneath your feet? He does—literally.…
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Because they were trying to figure out how to multiply! 🌳🍎…
Because they know how to hit all the right notes of fabulous!…
