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I grew up in New York during the era when high schoolers had green Student Metrocards and St. Marks was a grimy strip of dollar-pizza spots, underage tongue piercings, and cheap alcohol.I loved coming of age in New York City, but when I entered my early 20s, I started itching…
The Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia, features over 200 aircraft and spacecraft on display, but Enola Gay remains one of the most prominent — and controversial — objects in its collection.The Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber, which dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima during World War II, is…
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says he doesn’t believe people would want an AI to replace his job.”I think for my job, for example, I think the world wants to know about the person that’s going to be responsible for the decisions of a company, and who they’re going to hold…
When I started planning a family vacation to Orlando, I knew we wanted to have the full theme park experience — staying at a Universal hotel, visiting the new Epic Universe, adding a Disney day, and enjoying the food and attractions along the way.The result was a six-day vacation that…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Hali Mo, founder of Hali Home Bakes, a San Francisco microbakery specializing in laminated pastries. The essay has been edited for length and clarity.When I graduated from Stanford in 2018 with degrees in economics and computer science, I did what I…
AI has become good at producing polished writing, answering questions, and generating ideas in seconds.But John Nosta, an innovation theorist and founder of the think tank Nostalab, worries the technology could gradually crowd out the rare, original thinking that has historically driven humanity’s biggest breakthroughs.Nosta compares human thinking to a…
Kevin Hart and Shakira at the 2026 World Cup final.Alex Pantling – FIFA/Getty ImagesThe 2026 FIFA World Cup concluded on Sunday in New Jersey, with Spain defeating Argentina.Celebrities, CEOs, and other A-listers were in the audience wearing luxury accessories and watches.Kevin Hart, for example, wore a rare Audemars Piguet watch…
A Walmart Supercenter is a fluorescent palace of American consumption.To US shoppers, it’s a utilitarian one-stop shop where groceries, televisions, tires, and just about everything else sit beneath one enormous roof.To some international World Cup fans, though, it is a viral tourist sensation. Many fans made a point to visit…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with 33-year-old Andrei Seben Fontana from Tapejara, Brazil. It has been edited for length and clarity.I traveled with my dad, uncle, and cousin to Atlanta, Miami, and New York City for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The super-expensive ticket prices meant we…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Zach Golden. It has been edited for length and clarity.When the first game of the 2026 World Cup was played, I got everything ready and set up in my living room to watch it. There was no way I was going…
