Month February 2025

Julian Gray. @dunbadn When asked to describe his sound in three words, Julian Gray chose “grounded, melodic and playful.” Sure, they’re good adjectives and describe his music well, but they’re more than that. They’re words that fit who Gray is.…

D.Bressan In November 1929, a large earthquake severed a transatlantic cable connecting Europe with the U.S. in 28 different points, but not the shaking caused the damage. This was the first scientific proof that large submarine sediment avalanches — geologically…

getty Travel has hit record highs since rebounding from the pandemic, and the news is full of “hidden gems,” “new hotspots” and especially stories of “overtourism.” So, for a change of pace and escape from the social media-driven masses, it’s…

The scandal began with a tweet. “The world wants to invest in Argentina,” Javier Milei, Argentina’s president, posted at 7:01 p.m. on Valentine’s Day, offering a code to buy a new cryptocurrency. The digital coin was called $Libra, and it…

Gene Hackman portrayed a long list of acclaimed characters in his career: Buck Barrow, Little Bill Daggett, Popeye Doyle. But one of his most beloved roles was that of Coach Norman Dale in “Hoosiers,” a 1986 film that is often…

A general strike in Greece on Friday halted trains and ferries, grounded flights and disrupted public services as thousands of workers walked off the job on the second anniversary of Greece’s worst-ever train disaster. The 24-hour walkout, called by Greece’s…

One by one, the horses trot up the ramp and onto the track, pulling single-seat chariots behind them. Their drivers, dressed in garish green and bright pink silks, hop into position. Together, they begin to build up speed as they…

After nearly a decade of trying, Apple finally gave up its effort to produce an electric car last year, canceling a project that soaked up $10 billion. But last year in China, the electronics maker Xiaomi launched its first electric…

Federal officials declared that so-called memecoins would not be subject to strict oversight. A series of investigations into major cryptocurrency firms were halted. And the Securities and Exchange Commission agreed to pause a fraud case against a top crypto entrepreneur.…

As the first phase of the cease-fire between Israel and Hamas winds down this weekend, the future of the truce remains murky. What happens in a key strip of land along the border between Egypt and Gaza in the coming…