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It has been nearly a year since any space tourism flights occurred.

It's not as different from the previous model as you might have expected.

To modern eyes, the medieval beds depicted in paintings and period dramas often look incredibly elaborate. With richly decorated curtains on multiple sides, it’s almost like the bed has its own outfit. But was there a reason for all that fabric, besides looking fancy? Not ev...

Jordan Neely, a Black unhoused man in crisis, was frightening fellow passengers on the New York City Subway. A white former Marine named Daniel Penny put Neely into a chokehold, killing him. Journalist Anand Giridharadas investigates the incident, and what it reveals about American society in Man in the Mirror. He spoke with Tonya Mosley. 

John Powers reviews the Thomas Mann film Fatherland.

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If anything, my career long use of dog metaphors summon, I hope, both the attributes of loyalty, but also the refusal to relent pulling at something. So… it’s been 16 years since I took a dive into the myth of humans processing visual information 60000 times faster than text. And I never let up in […]

GOP nominee for TN-09 Brent Taylor defends sending unsolicited nude pictures to multiple women while he was married as "youthful indiscretions."

Taylor was 53 when he sent the unsolicited nude photos.

Warsh: Whether you pronounce it AI or SI is up to you

“Anybody reporting Voter Fraud in the past Elections, or the upcoming 2026 Midterm Election, will be paid $1,000,000 upon the arrest and conviction of those that created the Fraud! Thank you for your attention to this matter.” — President Donald Trump - - - There is a scourg...

ARISTIDES: Greetings, Pheidippides! Why are you covered in sweat? PHEIDIPPIDES: It is because I ran all the way here from Marathon. My friend, I bring important news. ARISTIDES: Oh, my prayers have been answered! We have all been waiting anxiously for updates. What has happe...

A Hudson Valley school board trustee is facing a felony assault charge after an alleged incident at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park. Continue reading…

Kenny Chesney is mourning the loss of the dog who taught him how to give and receive unconditional love. Poncho, his goldendoodle, has died at 15. "We lost Poncho at 5:15 this morning and my heart is broken but yet so full 'cause I know he gave us all he had," he wrote. "We w... Continue reading…

New NetNewsWire themes Daisy and Daisy Sans by Shane Hendry look pretty cool. Shane writes:

What sets Daisy apart is its house style for article headers. Every post opens the same way, so a mixed feed is easy to scan and predictable to swipe through.

Our go-to note-taking apps, the chaotic ways we use our products like madlads, our predictions for Apple’s remaining autumn announcements and what caught our eye this season, and the silliest apps on our Macs or iPhones.…

A bunch of items from Stanley Kubrick’s personal archive will be auctioned off early next year, including Jack Torrance’s axe & the sister’s blue dresses from The Shining, Kubrick’s director’s chair, and a chess set owned by the director.

Dolores Huerta was a moral force whose commitment, skill, and perseverance gave life to the truth of the Farm Workers’ chant: “El pueblo unido jamás será vencido!”

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Pretty big change going from 4.7 lbs on the 16-inch MacBook Pro down to 4 lbs. I’m not going to spend $3k for that change, but it’ll be nice when I eventually upgrade.

Montana cattle rancher and Trump voter is voting for Democrat Sam Forstag in the midterms:

"We've had enough of this crap."

Vasily Kandinsky, Vignette next to "A Thing or Two" (Vignette bei "Einiges") (headpiece, folio 23) from Klänge (Sounds), (1913) #museumofmodernart #vasilykandinsky

Welcome back to Minor Dilemmas, where a member of Defector's Parents Council will answer your questions on surviving family life. Have a question? Email us at minordilemmas@defector.com.

This week, Justin answers a question about how to handle the emotionally volatile school drop off process.

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