A Dutch designer created a human-powered machine that knits a scarf in five minutes. The designer writes: Imagine it's the midst of winter. You are cold and bored waiting for your train at the station. This pedal-powered machine gets you warm by moving, you are making
The Carters, Beyoncé and Jay Z, released a new album over the weekend, with a music video shot in a Louvre Museum rarely seen: without crowds.
A trade war between the US and China looms once again. Following a brief truce in May, the White House launches new tariffs on Chinese goods, and Beijing responds with more retaliatory tariffs. 1/19 While many US consumers likely won't feel the effects of the tariffs, American
Battles in eastern Yemen may endanger up to 250,000 civilians. Here’s the Yemen conflict explained in 400 words. 1/23 According to the Inspector General, former FBI Director Comey was “insubordinate” in handling the Clinton probe, but not biased. Look for Trump to exploit the report on many
Michael Cohen, Trump's former personal attorney, has separated from his lawyers and may be ready to cooperate with federal investigators. 1/19 Anticipating Cohen's possible flip, Trump's team has already begun rolling out a smear campaign against him. 2/19 It's Donald
We wrap up our first book of the summer, Tomb Song by Julián Herbert, in conversation with novelists Laura van den Berg and Rosecrans Baldwin.
Trump showed Kim a movie trailer made by the White House for their Singapore meeting, presenting them as two heroes on the verge of changing world history. 1/20 North Korea claims the US committed to lifting sanctions. That’s not what Trump said. 2/20 An economist’s take
At the end of yesterday's summit between Trump and Kim Jong Un, the two leaders signed a vague document with loophole-friendly agreements—e.g., "the DPRK commits to work towards the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula." 1/20 In a post-summit press conference,
Trump’s tariffs are pushing away some of his most loyal Congressional allies and Republican backers. 1/19 Macron asks other G7 countries to confront Trump on trade, climate change, and the Iran nuclear deal. And then there’s that handshake. 2/19 A doofus's unpredictability and narcissism
Elia Sakily explains how he turned 10 years of exploring the Himalayas into a two-minute film. In 2005, I embarked on a journey to Mt. Everest basecamp as young aspiring adventure filmmaker. I’d never really traveled, I’d never visited a 3rd world country and I had never
