A recent video from Will Smith confirmed a long-standing piece of Hollywood trivia: He was the first choice to play Neo, the lead role in the Wachowskis’ The Matrix , but he turned it down. The decisi
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For more than a century we’ve counted on calories to tell us what will make us fat. Peter Wilson says it’s time to bury the world’s most misleading measure
I. The Wave That’s Still Building T hrough much of the 20th century , the United States received comparatively few immigrants. In the 60 years from 1915 until 1975, nearly a human lifetime, the United
Building Grit in Girls Through Mountain Biking Experts say the sport encourages strength, confidence and a chance to splash in mud puddles. Annika Peacock of Jackson, Wyo., now competes against other
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Nearly four decades ago, Donald Trump deceived me into including him on the first Forbes 400 list of the richest Americans. He claimed a net worth of $100 million but was actually worth less than a te
One of the great careers in international sport is coming to a close this weekend. Ski racer Lindsey Vonn’s final run will be Sunday , at the 2019 Alpine World Ski Championships in Are, Sweden — and i
I straddle my bike, clip into my pedals , and take a slow, deep breath. What I'm about to do won't take long, but it's going to hurt and I know it. Really, it's all I can think about. My bike is attac
A trophy from the first Ironman race, in 1978. Credit... Michelle Mishina-Kunz for The New York Times The Enduring Fight Over the First Ironman Triathlon A simple box of papers delivered to a couple i
[Epistemic status: fiction] Thanks for letting me put my story on your blog. Mainstream media is crap and no one would have believed me anyway. This starts in September 2017. I was working for a small
These are dark days for supplements. Although they are a $30-plus billion market in the United States alone, vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin E, selenium, beta-carotene, glucosamine, chondroitin, and fis
The Saturday Essay Global health groups that buy and distribute medicines are a sure bet for saving lives, but their government funding is now in danger, and even the biggest philanthropies can’t fill
Conan O’Brien Wants to Scare Himself With the New, Shorter ‘Conan’ Conan O’Brien backstage at his newly renovated talk show, which debuts Jan. 22. “What if I tried to, in the most selfish way possible
No matter the product, eventually, for every product review I post, sooner or later someone has a power related accuracy issue with their unit. In today’s post, I’ll be focusing on power meter and tra
Jim Mattis and I Fought Together. No One Called Him Mad Dog. Jim Mattis was a scholar of war, blunt, courageous and loyal to his troops. Our enemies will cheer his departure. Dec. 23, 2018 By Mr. Nagl
Dec. 21, 2018 8:00 am ET SAN FRANCISCO—Toby Ghassemieh is an inquisitive 12-year-old boy with a pet gecko named Coco and the makings of an ant colony in a bedroom cupboard. He built a forge in his bac
Congratulations, you’re getting promoted! You have excelled at the Thing You Do to such a degree that you’ll now be leading a whole team of people who Do That Thing. Very responsibility, much excite.
The Woman Who Outruns the Men, 200 Miles at a Time Credit... Courtney Dauwalter specializes in extremely long races. But her success in winning them has opened a debate about how men’s innate strength
The Unexpected Digital Gap Between Rich and Poor Kids
America’s public schools are still touting devices with screens. The rich are banning screens from class altogether.
Make Your Daughter Practice Math. She’ll Thank You Later. The way we teach math in America hurts all students, but it may be hurting girls the most. Aug. 7, 2018 Credit... Richie Pope By Ms. Oakley is
It was an utterly unexpected rebirth. from the moment Freddie Mercury and the other members of Queen – guitarist Brian May, drummer Roger Taylor and bassist John Deacon – took the stage at London’s We
news analysis Who Says Allie Kieffer Isn’t Thin Enough to Run Marathons? Success that shows we might be able to achieve even more when we break all the rules. Allie Kieffer, training in Buffalo, place
This article was updated on Sunday, October 7 at 2:56 pm. Unlike Senator Susan Collins, who took pages upon pages of text on national television to tell us something we already knew, I will cut right
Founded by Sophie Oliveira Barata, The Alternative Limb Project makes stylish & artistic prosthetic limbs for people who want to express their personality through those items. As with fashion, where p
Trump Engaged in Suspect Tax Schemes as He Reaped Riches From His Father The president has long sold himself as a self-made billionaire, but a Times investigation found that he received at least $413
After 27 years in prison, a man who loves golf walked free today. Not only that, he was given back his innocence. Of course, the state can regift innocence about as capably as it can 27 years. Neverth
By Robert Kagan Sept. 7, 2018 10:27 am ET The liberal world order established by the United States a little over seven decades ago is collapsing. This should not be surprising. It was always a histori
Every day at the Tour de France is like cycling through a postcard, from the beaches of the Atlantic Coast to the mountain passes of the Alps and Pyrenees.
It’s hard to be a fan of Twitter right now. The company is sticking up for conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, when nearly all other platforms have given him the boot , it’s overrun with bots, and now it’
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This story appears in the August 2018 issue of National Geographic magazine. Nearly every night of our lives, we undergo a startling metamorphosis. Our brain profoundly alters its behavior and purpose
The former C.I.A. operative Jack Devine watched Donald Trump ’s performance standing next to Vladimir Putin in Helsinki on Monday, and his first thought was, “There is no way Trump is a Russian agent.
Is your organization full of Hackathons, Shark Tanks, Incubators and other innovation programs, but none have changed the trajectory of your company/agency? Over the last few years Pete Newell and I h
State of the Art Employee Uprisings Sweep Many Tech Companies. Not Twitter. Credit... Doug Chayka Workers across the technology industry are forcing their employers to reconsider how their products ar
I t’s late on a Friday afternoon in March, and I’m sitting across from Stephen Miller in his spacious, sunlit West Wing office, trying to figure out whether he’s trolling me. To hear more feature stor
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Saturation divers do construction and demolition work at depths up to 1,000 feet or more, and must spend weeks living in a pressurized environment. All Illustrations: Matt Chinworth For 52 straight da
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