China debuts 620 kph train prototype
China has revealed a prototype for a new high-speed Maglev train that is capable of reaching speeds of 620 kilometers (385 miles) per hour. Read more...
Live From Mount Olympus Review Oh My Godsss, Who Am I?
This audio series translates the Greek myth of Perseus for teens, making its hero a young man still figuring out his destiny. Read more...
Shes the Dancing Force Behind Nia Denniss Viral Gymnastics Routines
Bijoya Das, a former gymnast with a deep relationship to dance, is training U.C.L.A. team members to let their personality light up the mat. Read more...
Cabaret, Savoy Theatre review Anything goes in Will Young's sexy Cabaret
Young is excellent, hitting the high notes with an effortless sweetness while something both scared and deeply scary keeps seeping through that baby face. Anything goes round here, as long as its sleazy. Read more...
John Chaneys Message Was Always Clear, in Support of Black Athletes
Hed say, Im not going to stick a lollipop in your mouth, Im going to coach you like a man, recalled one of Chaneys former assistant coaches. Read more...
Tomb of Joshua, Revered Prophet, Beckons Believers in Baghdad
No one knows for certain if Joshua, the Old Testament prophet, actually lived or where he might be buried. But for over 1,000 years, the sick and faithful have visited a Baghdad tomb said to be his. Read more...
Humans 'hastened collapse and extinction' of the woolly mammoth, says study
Experts have performed computer simulations to explain why woolly mammoths went extinct. They suggest it was a combination of climate change and human hunting. Read more...
John Muckler, Coach of an N.H.L. Dynasty, Dies at 86
He was a co-head coach and then the sole head coach of the Edmonton Oilers, and, with a core of Hall of Famers, skated to five Stanley Cup championships from 1984 to 90. Read more...
Computer (Chess) Pioneer Wins Prestigious Japan Prize
Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie, the inventors of the Unix operating system and the C programming language, have been awarded the Japan Prize. Thompson also created the first master-level chess computer. Read more...
V.I.P. Immunization for the Powerful and Their Cronies Rattles South America
A wave of corruption scandals is exposing how the powerful and well-connected in South America jumped the line to get vaccines early. Public dismay is turning into anger. Read more...
Daniel Prudes Death History Has Repeated Itself
None of the officers involved in the death of a Black man in Rochester has been charged with a crime. Read more...
Red Bull's Max Verstappen admits Mercedes 'must be favourite' to win the new Formula One season
Having completed a first drive of Red Bull's car for the new season at Silverstone, Verstappen was under no illusions about the difficulty of challenging Hamilton, who is going for a record eighth world title. Read more...
Free Aldi wine course Can you learn sommelier tricks at home?
The German supermarket giant has eight modules with factsheets and videos hosted by one of only 408 Masters of Wine in the world, Sam Caporn. Read more...
JANET STREET-PORTER I'm too white and middle class for the Woke Broadcasting Corporation
JANET STREET-PORTER Thank goodness I no longer work as a BBC executive. As a heterosexual female with a decent home I'm exactly the kind of person the woke police don't want. Read more...