HistoryExtra podcast: George Orwell’s final chapter
Did you know that George Orwell only found national acclaim as an author in the final years of his life, as his health was worsening? Or that, with the growing…
Noir Leather is relocating to Ferndale
After more than 40 years of flying its freak flag, Noir Leather is leaving downtown Royal Oak. Fortunately, it’s not the end of the BDSM-themed shop. The store confirmed in…
Frontier AI Models Are Doing Something Absolutely Bizarre When Asked to Diagnose Medical X-Rays
The damning findings suggest AI models cheat by diving into the data they were given
Trainee driver crashes bus into River Seine
A trainee drove a bus into the River Seine after hitting a parked car and veering off the road on Thursday morning, officials have said. The local transport authority told…
Jenny Holzer, Marquees, Times Square, 1993
“Slipping into madness is good for the sake of comparison.” While that might sound like an offbeat new marketing gambit by the New York Convention and Visitors Bureau, the aphorism,…
Inside the house of a lilac inventor
In this episode of Someone Lived Here, Kendra brings you to the Hulda Klager Lilac Gardens in Woodland, Washington. The home was built by Hulda’s family, The Thiel’s in 1889.…
This Is Just To Say
Kelly Link
How an Architect Turned a Crumbling Garage into a Flexible Three-Level Home, New Zealand
High on a Wellington, New Zealand ridgeline, architect Micah Rickards transformed a friend’s crumbling garage into a flexible, light-filled home for him and his partner Ivan. Organised vertically, the home…
You’re Wrong About: The Bluebelle with Blair Braverman
Do we ever finish surviving? Sarah tells Survival Correspondent Blair Braverman the incredible story of 11-year-old Terry Jo Duperrault, who was lost at sea for several days on a flimsy…
You’re Wrong About: Desperation Pie with Sarah Archer
What would you do for a desperation pie? Kitchen correspondent Sarah Archer is here to talk with Sarah about the American food trends that marked the 20th century and how…