Starships are built to soar: SpaceX's rocket finally takes off after delays
On Tuesday, SpaceX’s Starship megarocket finally launched on its third attempt, after two previous scrubs in as many days. This…
France on the edge: how an economic dispute escalated into a political crisis
France is in economic uncertainty, lacking a budget and possibly soon without a government. Prime Minister François Bayrou has called…
A lesbian pop-up bar in New Orleans, which started after Hurricane Katrina, is known as "a gay Mardi Gras."
A few months after Hurricane Katrina hit Louisiana in August 2005, Jenna Jordan began looking for other queer women. She…
I sit by myself and speak to no one but me: a family torn apart by Europe's migration crisis.
Every morning, Zahia leaves the home she shares with her four grandchildren in the Algerian coastal city of Bou Ismaïl…
A moment that changed me: I stopped eating meat when I was 16, and in doing so, I learned how to say no.
I became a pescatarian when I was 16. At the time, I didn’t know anyone else in my family or…
It was the NASA of puppetry: the making of the 1990 kids' movie Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Steve Barron (director): Golden Harvest, the Hong Kong production company, wasn’t sure whether to use creature suits or hand-drawn animation…
With Love, Meghan season two review – so painfully contrived it's genuinely fascinating
“I love recipes that take, say, four hours. I never go for quick recipes. I really enjoy braising.” “Wow, that’s…
My favorite childhood outfit was my dad's suede jacket. I wore it so much that pieces of it started to fray and dangle right into my tea.
I absolutely loved my dad’s old suede jacket. He’d had it for as long as I could remember—a relic from…
The family of a teenager who died by suicide is suing OpenAI, putting ChatGPT under scrutiny.
OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, is updating how the AI responds to users showing signs of mental or emotional distress.…
Starmer's EU negotiator shows stronger support for youth mobility scheme
Keir Starmer’s lead negotiator on Europe has expressed enthusiasm for a potential EU youth mobility scheme, signalling a broader shift…