The Gaewern Slate Mine in Ceredigion, Wales, was once rich in slate, a purplish-gray rock sought for its beauty and durability. It was extracted between 1812 and 1960. But once humans had emptied the mine of everything they wanted, they filled it with everything they didn't: broken washing machines, shot microwaves, and dozens of rusty Read more about A Surreal Subterranean Junkyard Piled With Old Cars[…]
Gov. Cuomo bounced one of his newest MTA-board appointees last week — a move that came because his pick was too “independent,” sources said. Michael Lynton, 59, former chair of Sony Entertainment and current board chair of the company that owns Snapchat, was booted after only two months. His removal came because he was unwilling Read more about Cuomo booted MTA board member for being too ‘independent’, sources say[…]
Brigadier General Laura Yeager, a former Black Hawk pilot who served in Iraq, will make history June 29th when she becomes the first woman to command an Army infantry division. see also Dad of fallen West Point cadet Christopher Morgan remembers son as a hero The father of a West Point cadet who died in… Read more about Laura Yeager to make history as first woman to command Army infantry division[…]
SAN FRANCISCO – Facebook is no longer allowing pre-installation of its apps on Huawei phones, the latest blow for the Chinese tech giant as it struggles to keep its business afloat in the face of a US ban on its purchase of American parts and software. Customers who already have Huawei phones will still be Read more about Facebook suspends app pre-installs on Huawei phones[…]
Just getting into this pool is enough to make you feel like James Bond. Designs for what could be the world’s first rooftop infinity pool, with 360-degree views of the London skyline, were unveiled this week by UK-based manufacturer Compass Pools. The company isn’t only conjuring up the 158-gallon vertigo-inducing pool but also planning to Read more about The views aren’t even the craziest thing about this 360-degree infinity pool[…]
It’s the end of the world as we know it. At least, it is on television. “The Handmaid’s Tale” returned to Hulu this week for a third season. On it, the heroine, June, will continue to combat the horrors of a futuristic, theocratic America in which women have been stripped of reproductive freedom. On the Read more about Why we’re obsessed with apocalypse TV[…]
TECÚN UMAN, GUATEMALA — Clutching a folder holding his ID documents, Steven Martinez stood uncertainly in no man’s land — the middle of the Rodolfo Robles bridge connecting Guatemala to Mexico — in this frontier outpost named for a Mayan warrior. Martinez, a Honduran migrant, was determined to cross legally into Mexico en route to Read more about Mexican troop deployment may halt Guatemala’s thriving raft industry[…]
One Manhattan psychiatrist, who reportedly has treated Courtney Love and Gwyneth Paltrow at his Murray Hill office, is all about helping — himself, that is. Dr. Isaac Herschkopf used his influence to gain control of one patient’s bank account and hijack his Hamptons home and even talked patients into writing his family into their wills, Read more about How a celebrity shrink allegedly conned himself into patients’ wills[…]
TORONTO — The NBA Finals have been a tale of two free-agent superstar forwards — only one of whom has enhanced his legacy and zoomed into status as NBA’s best player. Though Kevin Durant has yet to play or talk to the media and has barely showed his face in The Finals, Raptors forward Kawhi Read more about Kawhi Leonard’s NBA Finals tale makes him one of a kind[…]
Sir Winston provided a perfect finish to a crazy Triple Crown. After a disqualification in the Kentucky Derby and a runaway horse in the Preakness, of course the Belmont Stakes goes to a 10-1 long shot. Sir Winston captured the $1.5 million race Saturday, holding off favored Tacitus by a length. The win gave trainer Read more about Sir Winston wins 2019 Belmont Stakes in stunning comeback[…]