Our critic has always loved The Kinks. But he despairs at this joyless history
Doyle follows an ever-increasing line of academics who attempt to sanctify pop music with stuffiness. In so doing, they extinguish its fire in a great whoosh of homogenous jargon Read more...
Amazon Satellites Add to Astronomers Worries About the Night Sky
The F.C.C. approved the companys 3,236-satellite constellation, which aims to provide high-speed internet service around the world. Read more...
New Zealand's coronavirus outbreak was 'imported into the country on refrigerated storage'
Health experts are still trying to figure out how New Zealanders became infected with the deadly virus after 102 days without a single case of community transmission. Read more...
Google finally unveils 349 Pixel 4a 'iPhone rival' smartphone
It is only available in black at the minute and will be available for pre-order inUK, Ireland, France, Germany, Italy, Spain on September 10 and will go on sale on October 1. Read more...
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Our soothing matching game may help you de-stress. Read more...
N.C.A.A. Updates Guidelines and Says Return of Sports Depends on Spread
The coronavirus needs to be better contained for fall sports to happen, Mark Emmert, the associations president, said. Today, sadly, he said, the data point in the wrong direction. Read more...
Cell phones, screens are keeping your kid awake
These days, teachers often face classrooms filled with yawning students who stayed up late snapping selfies or playing online games. Read more...
Terry Cannon, Creator of an Alternative to Cooperstown, Dies at 66
His Baseball Reliquary collects quirky artifacts and honors people who wouldnt ordinarily be elected to the more august Baseball Hall of Fame. Read more...
Trump calls Kamala Harris 'angry' and 'mad' after watching debut speech
President Donald Trump called Sen. Kamala Harris 'angry' and 'mad' from the White House podium Wednesday directly after she made her debut in Wilmington, Delaware as Joe Biden's running mate. Read more...
From Accra to London, how photographer James Barnor captured decades of style
When he was 17 James Barnor took his first picture, using a small camera a craft teacher gifted him. His subject was a "clever and lovely" girl who he knew from school. Read more...
Atalanta boss Gian Piero Gasperini left heartbroken after being dumped out the Champions League
The Bergamo club were moments away from a place in the last four in their first season in Europe's elite club competition before French champions PSG struck twice to grab a 2-1 victory. Read more...
Ubers Revenue Craters, as Deliveries Surge in Pandemic
Uber said revenue fell 29 percent in the second quarter because people traveled less, but food deliveries soared. Read more...
Chinese man who recovered from coronavirus tests positive for the disease again four months later
The unnamed patient from China's north-eastern province Jilin tested positive for COVID-19 again on Monday after he was first infected with the pathogen in April and recovered, officials said. Read more...
A 'Black-ish' episode premiering on Hulu says more about ABC than the show
A long-shelved episode of ABC's "Black-ish" has finally reached the public -- not on the network, but rather its sister Disney-controlled streaming service, Hulu. Yet watching the half-hour, titled "Please, Baby, Please," reflects more on the misguided timidity of the broadcaster that balked at airing it than the episode itself. Read more...
Justin Gaethje vows to create a 'zone of death' to beat Khabib Nurmagomedov in UFC title bout
The two MMA stars lock horns at UFC 254, with undefeated Khabib the current lightweight title holder. Yet Gaethje is on a four-fight win streak and Khabib has not fought in nearly a year. Read more...
Fitness boss says gyms should not be called coronavirus hotspots
Fitness Australia gathered data from arandom sample of NSW operators to prove gyms are safely operating during the COVID-19 pandemic, when compared to restaurants and bars. Read more...
Baby boomers' cognitive functions 3.5% WORSE than parents'
An Ohio State University study found that boomers scored lower on cognitive tests than did war babies or people among the greatest generation. Read more...
In Two Renditions, Dutchman Speaks to the Moment
A Seeing Place Theater production and a Play-PerView reunion reading by the 2007 Cherry Lane Theater cast bring out different aspects of Amiri Barakas famous play. Read more...