Singing the news: Italy’s last ‘cantastorie’ – still performing in his 90s
As a young barber’s apprentice, Franco Trincale would sing Sicilian songs during breaks, accompanied by his boss on guitar. He…
His cancer diagnosis was a fresh start for us—we’ve ended up with quite a collection of toys.
Will, 57: “I worried that intimacy would no longer be possible in the same way and questioned what that would…
Drone attacks are casting doubt on the Gulf’s potential as an AI superpower, highlighting the need for missile defense systems to protect data centers.
In what appears to be a first, a country’s military has deliberately targeted a commercial data center during wartime. At…
Seven days later, seven questions about the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran.
The US and Israel’s war on Iran has entered its seventh day, setting the Middle East ablaze and endangering millions…
The hill I’m willing to die on is this: people who ski have more money than sense.
There comes a point in every middle-class or upwardly mobile person’s life when they hear the question: “Would you like…
A former Texas fracking executive turned escort says the state’s restrictive policies actually helped her new business thrive.
A West Texas oil worker, featured in a podcast about how his attempt to make extra money as a handyman…
Iran has dismissed Trump’s call for an unconditional surrender as nothing more than a “dream.”
Iran’s president has dismissed Donald Trump’s demand for the country’s unconditional surrender as a “dream,” while offering a rare apology…
My father created the world’s largest jeweled egg. This obsession would ultimately shatter his marriage, tear apart his family, and consume his fortune.
BBC Television Centre, 2 May 1990. “Who would spend seven million pounds on an egg?” The question fills the TV…
In a sport dominated by men, Kylian Mbappé’s career is largely managed by women.
From the very beginning, the Mbappé family worked hard to keep outsiders at a distance. Dozens of agents approached them…
The Baba Vanga legend: how a mystic’s “prophecies” spread propaganda online.
In some corners of the internet, the Bulgarian mystic Baba Vanga has reached mythical status. Social media and tabloids worldwide…