Until recently, visitors to New York essentially had two options: hotel rooms or short-term rental platforms like Airbnb. But in September 2023, the city began enforcing a 2022 law that prohibited people from renting out their homes for less than 30 days (unless the host was staying in the home with guests). Now hotel rooms … Read more
You better start practicing your serve: the summer of 2024 seems to be all about tennis. The three month countdown to Wimbledon has begun, Challengers arrives in cinemas tomorrow and anyone posh has already started channeling the Hurlingham mummies nursing their post-match glass of AIX rosé (Whispering Angel, totally passé) while wearing white pleated skirts … Read more
For years, scientists have said that atmospheric rivers can make or break the water supply of California’s thirsty cities and farms. Over the past two winters, a steady succession of these giant “rivers in the sky” has dumped record-breaking and drought-wrecking precipitation across the state, while simultaneously causing catastrophic flooding, landslides and dangerous snowstorms. But … Read more
Fancy something sweet on the go? A drive-thru run can satisfy your sugar cravings quickly and easily. Although fast food restaurants are best known for their main dishes such as burgers, tacos and pizza, most chains offer at least a few desserts. Of course, many fast food dessert offerings mimic their entrees in terms of … Read more
Scientists propose that some dead stars made of the densest material in the known universe, so-called ‘neutron stars’, could act as traps for dark matter particles to collide at high speed and destroy each other. The crew says the destruction process likely heats the dead stars from within. In general, dark matter is a problematic … Read more
The H5N1 bird flu virus is spreading through American cattle herds for the first time. Mammal-to-mammal transmission has scientists concerned that the virus could mutate and spread between people. Former Surgeon General Jerome Adams fears the US will repeat the mistakes of 2020. Bird flu is flying around. In recent months, the highly pathogenic H5N1 … Read more
In a country made up of some fifteen million Theravada Buddhists, I struggled to enter a meditative Buddhist state of compassion as the whirring air-conditioned bus I traveled through Sri Lanka was filled with meaningless chatter and a touch of travel braggadocio. . As someone who enjoys exploring off-the-beaten-path destinations, usually solo and almost always … Read more
Luxury fashion fans are now well accustomed to the eye-watering prices of their favorite brands. In recent years, a classic Chanel handbag has tripled to £8,000, while Hermes’ turbo increases have done nothing to stop its 17 percent increase in sales in the final quarter of 2023. Designer dresses that routinely cost over £3,000 and … Read more
About a trillion tiny particles called neutrinos pass through you every second. These ‘relict’ neutrinos were created during the Big Bang and exist throughout the universe, but they can’t hurt you. In fact, it’s likely that just one of them will lightly tap an atom in your body throughout its entire life. Most neutrinos produced … Read more
He is Italian football’s breakout star this season, with clubs from across Europe jostling for action ahead of the summer transfer window. What is less known about Albert Gudmundsson is a family history steeped in English football, particularly at Arsenal, where his great-grandfather played in the 1940s. Gudmundsson has had a standout season in Serie … Read more
