True community-building requires more than renting a mansion in Beverly Hills. The sordid tale of how Launch House lost its sparkle is hard to put down. Next, “The Match” is an immersive read about a generation of Europeans searching for their birth mothers in Sri Lanka. Then we've got pieces about the science of memory and living longer. I close with an annual tradition: Tycho’s always-sublime sunrise set from Burning Man.
Launch House promised young tech founders community. A Vox investigation found what happens when clout and cash are paramount, and protecting members falls by the wayside. The people here are young and friendly and full of hope. And why shouldn’t they be? For one month, they get to live in a mansion …
A generation of Europeans is now returning to Sri Lanka, a country from which they were adopted as children, to search for their birth mothers. What …
There’s a quiet movement underway to have doctors and other health care providers take the lead in spotting domestic abuse and — hopefully — intervening before it gets worse. Keisha Walcott started slipping through the cracks as a baby. Separated from her mother in Jamaica and brought to the United …
When the brain encodes memories as positive or negative, one molecule determines which way they will go. You’re on the vacation of a lifetime in …
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After two years of hastily throwing a business jacket over a T-shirt and sweatpants while letting people into our homes during the Covid-19 pandemic, our tolerance for conformity — and discomfort — has changed. The business dress code is evolving. Have you been rethinking your work attire as you …
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The Yeah Yeah Yeahs front woman on recording the band’s new album, becoming a mother, and meeting other rock stars who look like her. Karen O, born Karen Lee Orzolek, was twenty-one years old when she took the stage with the Yeah Yeah Yeahs for the first time. It was September, 2000, a Sunday night …
Murder! Mystery! And ... Chucky? With so many shows premiering in the coming months, we're here to give you the intel on what to expect. Here's a preview of 31 shows we're excited about in September and October. You're welcome. American Gigolo (Showtime, Sept. 9) Let's talk about sex. Specifically, …
