How a New Class of Investors Driven by Nostalgia—and Flush With Cash—Shot the Video Game Market Into High Orbit
Since last July, the record for the world’s most expensive video game has been broken six times, skyrocketing from $114,000 for…
Three Amoako Boafo Paintings Were Just Launched Into Space Aboard Jeff Bezos’s Rocket Ship
Ghanaian artist Amoako Boafo is headed for the stars. And no, we’re not talking about his unbelievable market. This morning,…
Cruel, costly and ineffective: Australia’s offshore processing asylum seeker policy turns 9
This week marks nine years since Australia re-introduced a policy of offshore processing for asylum seekers arriving by boat. Nine…
On the brink of disaster: how decades of progress in Afghanistan could be wiped out in short order
Afghanistan is teetering on the brink of an almost unimaginable disaster. The withdrawal of US and allied forces, scheduled by…
You Can Now Spend the Night Inside the Palace Versailles For a Kingly $2,000 a Night
If you’re looking for a luxury cultural getaway to Europe, you just might want to book a stay at France’s…
A Napa Wine Family Has Given the Smithsonian’s American History Museum a $4 Million Gift to Hire a Food and Drink Curator
The wine-making Winiarski family, who founded Napa Valley’s Stag Leap Wine Cellars, just gave the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History $4…
The Organizers Behind Two of China’s Top Art Fairs Are Launching a Third Event in Shenzhen as the Country’s Market Accelerates
The trio behind the Art021 and Jingart fairs in Shanghai and Beijing are expanding their franchise to Shenzhen with a new art…
Tech titans like Amazon and Google team up to scale climate solutions
A group of eight large companies, including tech and entertainment heavy hitters such as Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Salesforce, Disney and…
Donald Trump Jr Rips Teachers Unions In Front Of A Gun Wall; Critics Go Ballistic
Donald Trump Jr rocketed even further off the rails in a Twitter video aimed at teachers unions Saturday — in front…
Social influencers: new advertising code addresses hyper-sexualisation, but not where it’s needed most
You may have had heard of Vanessa Sierra, the Instagram model and reality TV contestant who adeptly used her time…
Uniformed Man Knelt By Beau Biden’s Grave During Inaugural Address
As President Joe Biden was sworn into office Wednesday, a uniformed man was seen paying silent tribute at the grave of…
Man Called Most Prolific Serial Killer In US History Dies
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The man authorities say was the most prolific serial killer in US history, with nearly 60…
From permafrost microbes to survivor songbirds – research projects are also victims of COVID-19 pandemic
What do you do when COVID-19 safety protocols and travel restrictions mean you can’t do your research? That’s what these…
COVID-19 recovery is an opportunity to tackle worsening climate crisis: New report
We are at a moment of overlapping planetary health emergencies: COVID-19 and climate change. Both have their origins at the…
Preserving cultural and historic treasures in a changing climate may mean transforming them
With global travel curtailed during the COVID-19 pandemic, many people are finding comfort in planning future trips. But imagine that…
A few heavy storms cause a big chunk of nitrogen pollution from Midwest farms
Some effects of extreme weather are visible – like half a million acres of flattened corn in Iowa left behind…
SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Launch Sends Off Canadian Satellites — LIVE | NowThis
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is set to launch the Radarsat Constellation Mission of Canadian Earth observation satellites from Vandenberg…