The Great Compression – The New York Times
Robert Lanter lives in a 600-square-foot house that can be traversed in five seconds and vacuumed from a single outlet. He doesn’t have a coffee table in the living room…
22
Feb
21
Feb
As Latin America’s Prison Population Explodes, Gangs Seize Control
Ecuador’s military was sent in to seize control of the country’s prisons last month after two major gang leaders escaped and criminal groups quickly set off a nationwide revolt that…
21
Feb
Some Pregnant Women and Infants Received the Wrong R.S.V. Shots
This winter, for the first time ever, there were two vaccines available to ward off respiratory syncytial virus, which is particularly dangerous to older adults and infants. Only one of…
20
Feb
‘His legs have gone’: Unpicking the four words no footballer wants to hear
Last season, it was a Brazilian midfielder at Liverpool. This season, it’s been his international team-mate at Manchester United.“I think Casemiro’s legs have gone,” Jamie Carragher told the Covering Liverpool…
20
Feb
Inside the Funding Frenzy at Anthropic, One of A.I.’s Hottest Start-Ups
Last May, Anthropic, one of the world’s hottest artificial intelligence start-ups, raised $450 million from investors including Google and Salesforce. It was the beginning of an astonishing funding spree.By August,…
20
Feb
Can the Olympics Rejuvenate One of France’s Poorest Corners?
Parisians are already grumbling about the crowds for this summer’s Olympics. They envision sweaty tourists jamming the subway cars, making the hell of commuting even more, well, hellish. They are…
20
Feb
‘Shawshank’ in China, as You’ve Never Seen It Before
When a stage production of “The Shawshank Redemption” opened recently in China, it was cast entirely with Western actors speaking fluent Mandarin Chinese. But that may have been the least…
19
Feb
Old and Young, Talking Again
On Fridays at 10 a.m., Richard Bement and Zach Ahmed sign on to their weekly video chat. The program that brought them together provides online discussion prompts and suggests arts-related…
19
Feb
Does the PGA Tour have a juice problem, and will Sunday solve it?
LOS ANGELES — It was all going to be so perfect. It had stars. It had records. It had one of the most beautiful stages in all of sports in…
18
Feb
Facial Recognition in Airports: Biometrics Technology Is Expanding
On a recent Thursday morning in Queens, travelers streamed through the exterior doors of La Guardia Airport’s Terminal C. Some were bleary-eyed — most hefted briefcases — as they checked…