How to Use A.I. to Edit and Generate Stunning Photos
Hello! Welcome back to On Tech: A.I., a pop-up newsletter that teaches you about artificial intelligence, how it works and how to use it. In last week’s newsletter, I shared…
Hong Kong Remembered the Tiananmen Massacre, Until It Couldn’t
For decades, Hong Kong was the only place in China where the victims of the 1989 military crackdown on pro-democracy activists at Tiananmen Square in Beijing could be publicly mourned…
Why It’s So Hard to Tear Down a Crumbling Highway Nearly Everyone Hates
These days, hardly anyone in Syracuse sees the hulking Interstate 81 viaduct as anything but a menace, an ugly 1.4-mile overpass that spews noise and pollution and has steadily worsened…
The Exclusive, Elusive World of Real Tennis
Up on the second floor, hidden behind the facade of a tall Haussmann building not far from the Arc de Triomphe, is the Jeu de Paume Club, the only active…
From Fairly Low Expectations, a Wonderful Surprise
Over the course of their relationship, Ms. Carter Altman and Dr. Uhrich became close with each other’s families. When Ms. Carter Altman’s father, Robert Altman, died in February 2021 from…
Republicans Gather in Iowa to Ride, Eat and Disagree
As the politicians and Republican Party officials tossed out the red meat on Saturday at an event at the Iowa State Fairgrounds, Wayne Johnson, a 70-year-old farmer and financial consultant…
DeSantis Relied Heavily on Big Donors in Initial Money Haul
Why It Matters: Small donors help sustain a campaign and show grass-roots support. How a campaign raises money matters. Because of strict campaign contribution limits of $3,300 per person for…
‘The Idol’ Creators: ‘This Is Not Going to Be for Everybody’
Last month, the director Sam Levinson and his stars, Abel Tesfaye (a.k.a. the Weeknd) and Lily-Rose Depp, walked into the Lumière Theater at the Cannes Film Festival for the premiere…
The Sun Is Calling
It’s June. The weather forecast is starting to look like summer, and I’m looking forward to my favorite sunny-day activity: eating outside. I can think of few things more leisurely…
Links 6/4/2023 | naked capitalism
Honeybee health blooms at federal facilities across the country AP ‘A first’ from Mars: European spacecraft sends livestream from red planet France24 Why the U.S. Remains Far From Recession but…