When I was a kid, the holiday season started when the Toys R Us catalog came in the mail, or maybe it was inserted in the Sunday Boston Globe. The catalog featured virtually every toy and game we could ask for during the holidays. Almost every kid in the country has had the same experience, … Read more
“Here comes the 3.0-liter inline-four Porsche,” you might say to yourself. Sure, it’ll be on this list, but Porsche’s uber-four is a weed-killing engine compared to the full-displacement fours. Spoiler alert: one of the engines here has more displacement than a Dodge Viper, Bugatti Chiron, Bentley Continental GT W12, and Mustang GT combined. Why are … Read more
Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: A London dentist noticed a third shape “hidden in plain sight” in Leonardo da Vinci’s famous Vitruvian Man drawing. The 1490 illustration was originally created to demonstrate a principle theorized by the Roman architect Vitruvius—that the human body could fit proportionally into both a circle and … Read more
Peter Cripps voted Labor at the last general election because he was desperate to get rid of the Tories. But he did not vote for the party again, not least after the Chancellor’s cancellation budget on Wednesday. As he stood outside his shop, Car, Home and Garden in Sheerness, on the Isle of Sheppey in … Read more
Like any form of transportation, trains come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes. For public transport purposes, more riders means more fares and more revenue, so it’s a matter of accommodating as many people as possible. If you frequently travel on some of the busiest subway systems in the world, such as New … Read more
When Martha Ruiz returned to her home in Gary on Nov. 13 after several weeks in ICE custody in El Paso, she was excited to see her children. “When I dropped them back at the prison, I didn’t know if I was going to see them again,” Ruiz, 57, said. Her husband, Rosario Carrillo Lopez, … Read more
After 6-year-old Etan Patz disappeared on his way to a school bus stop one morning in 1979, his parents, friends and neighbors frantically scoured the grimy industrial streets and back alleys of Lower Manhattan for miles. “I remember running in that night and saying, ‘Did you see this little boy?’” recalled artist and chef Susan … Read more
Tom Brady spent more than two decades in front of the cameras. However, after years in the limelight, fans and critics have noticed changes in his face. Now, one of New York City’s top plastic surgeons says the transformation can’t be entirely down to clean eating and relentless workouts. The growing mystery surrounding Tom Brady’s … Read more
Seniors have embraced Medicare Advantage plans for their free or deeply discounted benefits like eyeglasses, dental coverage, gym memberships and reimbursements for — not kidding — golf clubs and pickleball paddles. While these plan perks are a joy to imagine using, many people never reach them. “Medicare Advantage enrollees often don’t know what extra benefits … Read more
Donald Trump used a late-Thanksgiving message to launch an offensive tirade against a political rival before announcing he wants to end migration from all “Third World Countries.” Trump began his rambling post with a happy Thanksgiving greeting, but quickly turned into a post of anti-immigration rage, blaming “American Citizens and Patriots who have been so … Read more