Silicon Valley Has Lost Its Biggest Advantage
admin In the data-center age, the business of tech companies is more like oil-refining than coding.
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When Did Sports Get So Loud?
Athletes have become influencers. In-game production has become “storytelling.” And everything has gotten very, very stimulating.
A Perfectly Crude Solution to America’s Housing Shortage
If you can’t beat the NIMBYs, pay ’em.
Trump Has Only Terrible Choices With Iran
Some involve accepting Iranian control of the Strait of Hormuz. The rest call for escalation.
Just Ask the Dinosaurs How Bad Air Quality Can Get
If an orange sky seems apocalyptic, imagine planet-wide fires against a black sky.
Cyclosporiasis Is Solved! Right?
The federal government announced that iceberg lettuce at Taco Bell was to blame for the outbreak. But it still hasn’t…
The Odyssey Was Never About the Gods
Christopher Nolan’s largely deity-free blockbuster adaptation only highlights the humanity of the original.
Ukraine’s Dr. Strangelove
A rocket designer with a dubious past sets out to build a missile shield with Europe—and without America.
The Attention-Span Class Divide
Who can afford to sit still at the movies?
Photos of the Week: Tall Ships, Cool Catacombs, Bastille Day
T. rex racing in Washington State, wildfires in the U.S. and Canada, electric-speedboat racing in Monaco, celebrations of Mozart’s birthday…