Driving around Saskatchewan earlier this month, I found it impossible to miss the harvest activity. Tractors were kicking up clouds of dust in …
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Runners and Cyclists Use GPS Mapping to Make Art
In 1665, Johannes Vermeer dabbed the last drop of paint onto a canvas in his Dutch studio, completing his masterpiece “Girl With a Pearl Earring …
Continue readingSilicon Valley Slides Back Into ‘Bro’ Culture
SAN FRANCISCO — Last month, Mark Zuckerberg spent hours touting his love of jiujitsu, wrestling and UFC on Joe Rogan’s podcast, which is known …
Continue readingAn Indiana Family Lives in the Gym (Literally)
WILKINSON, Ind. — Many people in basketball-obsessed Indiana claim to eat, sleep and breathe the game. This summer, in a microscopic rural town …
Continue readingItalian Voters Appear Ready to Turn a Page for Europe
ROME —Giorgia Meloni, Italy’s hard-right leader, resents having to talk about Fascism. She has publicly, and in multiple languages, said that the …
Continue readingIran Protests Surge to Dozens of Cities
Protests in Iran against the government spread to more than five dozen cities on Friday even as the authorities escalated a crackdown that has …
Continue readingDefying travel warnings, Hasidic Jewish pilgrims flock to Ukraine.
Thousands of Hasidic Jews from Israel and other countries are making their way to Uman, a city in central Ukraine, for a traditional pilgrimage …
Continue readingThe Discount Data That Some Colleges Won’t Publish
By now, many people shopping for college have gotten the message that not everyone pays the list price. But what percentage do get some kind of …
Continue readingLouise Fletcher, 88, Dies; Oscar Winner for ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’
Louise Fletcher, the imposing, steely-eyed actress who won an Academy Award for her role as the tyrannical Nurse Ratched in “One Flew Over the …
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