Can a Michigan Football Game Make Me Happy Forever?
On Nov. 27, the Michigan Wolverines football team defeated the Ohio State Buckeyes, 42-27. I went to Michigan. I fell in love with the place. It …
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The Metaverse Is Coming, and the World Is Not Ready for It
The metaverse is coming. It was once a science-fiction fantasy, most notably in Neal Stephenson’s novel “Snow Crash,” of an all-encompassing …
Honeybees Survived for Weeks Under Volcano Ash After Canary Islands Eruption
About 50 days after the Cumbre Vieja volcano in the Canary Islands erupted in September, unleashing lava flows and destroying homes, churches and …
Un desastre climático en cámara lenta: la propagación de tierras estériles
CARNAÚBA DOS DANTAS, Brasil — La tierra ha mantenido a la familia Dantas desde hace más de 150 años, con cultivos de algodón, tallos de frijol …
In France, a Right-Wing Polemicist Tries Channeling De Gaulle to Win Votes
PARIS — The retro choreography was heavy-handed, its intent obvious: Éric Zemmour in a dark tie, eyes averted from the camera, reading into an …
Belgian Port City Grapples With a Flood of Cocaine
ANTWERP, Belgium — As a teenager in the 1980s, Norbert Somers would roam the port of Antwerp, where his father worked as a customs officer …
Believe It or Not, I Like Some Things in Our Progressive Era
Whether you think of me as a contrarian, as I’m often labeled, or a cranky liberal, as I sometimes refer to myself, I do a lot of complaining …
Losing the Lawyer Lottery Shouldn’t End in Execution
On Dec. 8, the Supreme Court will consider arguments from two men sentenced to death in Arizona. They argue that they should be allowed to …
Predicting the Future Is Possible. These ‘Superforecasters’ Know How.
Produced by ‘The Ezra Klein Show’ Can we predict the future more accurately? It’s a question we humans have grappled with since the dawn of …
Samba, Cachaça and Pickled Eggs: ‘Dirty Feet’ Bars Are ‘Essence of Rio’
RIO DE JANEIRO — The Blowfish’s Den was a mess. The tables were crowded with empty bottles, dirty plates were stacked up and the bathroom had run …