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The Unexpected Pleasures of a Dirty Soda

Fountain drinks spiked with syrups, creamers, and fruit purées became a sensation among Mormon mothers in Utah. Now they’re finding fans across America.

21/10/2024

A Virginia Living Room Moves Onto Fifth Avenue

The opera singer Davóne Tines visits a re-creation of his rural childhood home at the Cooper Hewitt, where he’ll perform with his grandparents.

21/10/2024

Parent-Teacher Conference

There’s been a noticeable decline in Billy’s homework, which leads me to believe there’s some trouble at home.

21/10/2024

The Art of Turning a Tree Into a Dog

For a recent contest, topiarists—gardeners who clip plants into elaborate sculptures—displayed their creations to the world.

17/10/2024

How Scientists Started to Decode Birdsong

On a drizzly day in Grünau im Almtal, Austria, a gaggle of greylag geese shared a peaceful moment on a grassy field near a stream. One goose, named Edes, was preening quietly; others were resting with their beaks pointed tailward, nestled into their…

14/10/2024

What Does Your Doorman Say About You?

According to a new memoir by Stephen Bruno, who stands sentry at a building on Park Avenue, there are just three topics of conversation among doormen: baseball, women, and Puerto Rico.

14/10/2024

James Dyson Moves Beyond the Air-Whooshing

At his new flagship store in SoHo, the British billionaire and vacuum magnate celebrates futuristic headphones and mushroom-enhanced hair-styling products.

14/10/2024

The House That Alvin Ailey Built

In 1960, the twenty-nine-year-old Alvin Ailey premièred his landmark work, “Revelations,” with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, the company he’d founded to showcase Black culture through dance.

14/10/2024

The K-Pop King Takes America

From the daily newsletter: Can Chairman Bang build a global sound? Plus: Hurricane Milton and the new abnormal; Taylor Lorenz goes full creator; and the man behind Bitcoin (maybe).

10/10/2024

The Drawings the Shakers Got from God

An exuberant exhibit shows that, when it comes to art, the community should be known for far more than its furniture.

07/10/2024

Can Turning Office Towers Into Apartments Save Downtowns?

Nathan Berman has helped rescue Manhattan’s financial district from a “doom loop” by carving attractive living spaces from hulking buildings that once housed fields of cubicles.

29/04/2024

Could Ultrasound Replace the Stethoscope?

Miniaturization, experimentation, and A.I. have unlocked revolutionary potential in an old technology.

20/01/2023

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