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Has NIL Really Hurt College Basketball? The fans were furious. The NCAA’s March Madness, long known for its unexpected twists and thrilling Cinderella stories, failed to live up to expectations. Pundits were unanimous in their outrage: The college basketball tournament…

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Portuguese film director Manoel de Oliveira, who died in 2015 at the age of 106, was the Benjamin Button of cinema, having made a belated debut. He had made only two…

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Earlier this month, Elon Musk’s car company Tesla pulled a publicity stunt outside the White House. Several electric vehicles, including a boxy stainless-steel Cybertruck, were paraded around the White House for…

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Check out Strong Grandma. Documentary from the New Yorker Watch the latest movie or submit your own. At age 95, Katherine Kuehn set a world record in powerlifting. “It was pretty…

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Most viewers who see Zambian-born British director Rungano Nyoni’s unusual new film, On Becoming a Guinea Fowl, probably won’t be Zambians. Like his first feature, 2017’s I Am Not a Witch,…

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story “One of the things I’ve always loved about living in New York City is that I don’t need a car,” said R. Kikuo Johnson, the artist responsible for the March 31,…

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Bird flu has made buying chicken eggs completely unpredictable! Prices fluctuate: they go up and then down again; store shelves are sometimes empty! Are there any other types of eggs you…

What mature person celebrates another step towards emptiness? Credit: spass/Shutterstock Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative player… When I was a child, birthdays were not so much celebrated as tolerated, put up with, or, better yet, politely ignored. Sure,…

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Gal Gadot’s singing doesn’t seem to do anything positive. Those of us who clearly remember March 2020, when the first days of the pandemic lockdown began, may recall a video of…

New exhibition illustrates Virginia’s contribution to the Revolution. Loading Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… The Virginia Museum of History and Culture in Richmond, Virginia, is preparing to open its latest exhibit to mark the 250th anniversary of the Declaration…