Readers, patronizing their local shops for annual Independent Bookstore Day, are once again participating, perhaps unknowingly, in a competition between indie book stores and commerce giant Amazon. The holiday, created 12 years ago to promote local businesses in the same vein as Record Store Day, has become a nationwide boon...
Editor’s note: Despite its protected status, Peru’s Alto Mayo Protected Forest — a swath of Amazonian rainforest twice the size of New York City — has seen some of the country’s highest rates of deforestation. Since 2012, Conservation International has sought to halt the loss of forests by brokering “conservation...
Pretend it's a video game: How films emulate gaming mechanics About Little White Lies Little White Lies was established in 2005 as a bi-monthly print magazine committed to championing great movies and the talented people who make them. Combining cutting-edge design, illustration and journalism, we’ve been described as being “at...
Last week we asked you whether your phone has received the Android 15 update yet. Many already have, which is encouraging to see, but it’s not all rosy. Over 40% of people who responded to our poll have Android 15 running on their phone – or rather the manufacturer’s implementation...
The first three months of 2025 brought a bit of a shakeup to New York City’s most expensive neighborhoods. While Hudson Yards held on to the crown, Little Italy — absent from the top 50 list for nearly a year — reappeared to claim the No. 2 title on Property Shark’s...
The once privately-owned Long Island Railroad (LIRR) gained access to Manhattan’s core in 1910, fueling Nassau County’s transformation into a metropolitan suburb.In 1949, the LIRR entered bankruptcy, and in 1950, two terrible train accidents killed more than 100 people and led the state to intervene in LIRR affairs.Bankruptcy ended in...
The Legend of Ochi feels like a film that shouldn't exist today. It's an original story, not an adaptation of an already popular book or comic. It's filled with complex puppetry and practical effects, something many films avoid because CG is simply easier to deal with. And it evokes some...
Pennsylvania online poker is steadily moving closer to joining the Multi-State Internet Gaming Agreement (MSIGA), paving the way for players there to compete directly with players in other states playing regulated web poker. Hopes were high for shared liquidity to roll out in the first quarter of 2025, but delays...
May marks Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, an important time for more than 24 million people in the United States who identify as Asian Americans or Pacific Islanders. The month of May was chosen to commemorate the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad, which relied on a large number...
United States Senator Jon Ossoff expressed support for impeaching President Donald Trump during an April 25 town hall, citing the President’s plan to host a private dinner for top Official Trump memecoin holders. “I mean, I saw just 48 hours ago, he is granting audiences to people who buy his meme...
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