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Culture

Restoration Breathing New Life Into Paris Catacombs
Culture

Restoration Breathing New Life Into Paris Catacombs

Curators are preserving and modernizing the tunnels while maintaining the macabre ambience of the city's home for the dead.
4 min read a month ago
UCLA Ends South Carolina's Dynasty with First NCAA Women's Title
Sports

UCLA Ends South Carolina's Dynasty with First NCAA Women's Title

The Bruins beat the Gamecocks 79-51 on Sunday, the third-largest margin in title game history, to claim the first championship in their program's NCAA era.
6 min read a month ago
Naomi Osaka and the question that haunts every working mother
Wealth

Naomi Osaka and the question that haunts every working mother

After losing in the first round at Miami, the four-time Grand Slam champion asked herself whether the tour was worth the time away from her daughter.
8 min read 2 months ago
Project Hail Mary and the Economics of Competence Porn
Culture

Project Hail Mary and the Economics of Competence Porn

Ryan Gosling's sci-fi blockbuster is breaking records because it understands something Hollywood forgot: audiences want to watch smart people figure things out.
7 min read 2 months ago
Dave Grohl's 430 therapy sessions and the myth of the nicest man in rock
Culture

Dave Grohl's 430 therapy sessions and the myth of the nicest man in rock

The Foo Fighters frontman speaks publicly about his affair for the first time, revealing a man who kept moving to avoid feeling anything.
7 min read 2 months ago
BTS Returns: 260,000 Fans Descend on Seoul for K-Pop's Biggest Comeback in a Decade
Culture

BTS Returns: 260,000 Fans Descend on Seoul for K-Pop's Biggest Comeback in a Decade

After four years of military service, the world's biggest band reunites at Gwanghwamun Square in a free concert livestreamed globally on Netflix.
7 min read 2 months ago
Chuck Norris, the Unkillable Man, Has Died at 86
Culture

Chuck Norris, the Unkillable Man, Has Died at 86

The martial arts champion, action star and unlikely internet immortal passed away Thursday in Hawaii. He leaves behind a singular legacy: the man too tough to die, who finally did.
8 min read 2 months ago
History Made: Academy Awards First-Ever Best Casting Oscar to 'One Battle after Another'
Culture

History Made: Academy Awards First-Ever Best Casting Oscar to 'One Battle after Another'

Cassandra Kulukundis makes history with inaugural casting Oscar for 'One Battle after Another'
5 min read 2 months ago