New York City’s Best Rooftop Bars for Views, Vibes and Cocktails

New York City’s Best Rooftop Bars for Views, Vibes and Cocktails

[ad_1] New York doesn’t have a rooftop problem—it has a rooftop memory problem. For every decent view, there are a dozen indistinguishable spaces hawking canned spritzes under Edison bulbs. A skyline is easy. Staying power? Less so. The rooftops that matter now aren’t chasing spectacle. They’re full-fledged bars and restaurants that just happen to float…

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The Five Pillars of the Global Digital Economy

The Five Pillars of the Global Digital Economy

[ad_1] A view from orbit: Digital power may be invisible, but its infrastructure is now as critical as any territory on Earth. Unsplash+ In 2024, the world’s digital economies constituted about 15 percent of global GDP in nominal terms, and there are rising elements of emerging digital economies in almost every nation, according to the…

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Be Careful Where You Swim This Summer

Be Careful Where You Swim This Summer

[ad_1] That glistening swimming hole might look—and feel—refreshing on a sweltering day. But writhing in pain from stomach cramps, nausea, and vomiting? Staring at the bathroom ceiling instead of the blue, sunny sky? Not so much. Jumping into even the prettiest and clearest rivers, lakes, creeks, and other natural bodies of water can expose you…

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What the New ‘MAHA’ Report Says About Children’s Health

What the New ‘MAHA’ Report Says About Children’s Health

[ad_1] A new federal report issued by the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission portrays children’s health as in alarming decline due to poor diet, chemical exposures, over-medicalization, a lack of physical activity, and much more. Certain industry groups, the American health care system, and parental choices are largely blamed—while socioeconomic factors that research has…

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‘Clay Has a Voice and It’s Screaming’: An Interview With Chris Gustin

‘Clay Has a Voice and It’s Screaming’: An Interview With Chris Gustin

[ad_1] Chris Gustin at work. Photo: Chris Gustin Ceramic art often feels utilitarian—more craftwork than artwork. That is, until it reaches a certain scale, at which point it becomes unmistakably sculpture. American ceramicist Chris Gustin, long considered a pivotal figure in contemporary ceramics, works precisely at that threshold. His massive forms are grounded in function…

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Google Shows Just How Smart Agentic A.I. Has Become at I/O Developers Conference

Google Shows Just How Smart Agentic A.I. Has Become at I/O Developers Conference

[ad_1] Google CEO Sundar Pichai addresses the crowd during Google’s annual I/O developers conference in Mountain View, California on May 20, 2025. CAMILLE COHEN/AFP via Getty Images At Google’s I/O developers conference this week, CEO Sundar Pichai demonstrated Google’s latest progress in agentic A.I., systems that mirror key aspects of human behavior and are capable…

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Several Central Texas counties receive trail grants from the state

Several Central Texas counties receive trail grants from the state

[ad_1] AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission approved more than $6.8 million in grants Thursday for trail construction and maintenance projects, and a few Central Texas counties received funding. Travis County  TPWD approved $300,000 for the Austin Parks and Recreation Department. This funding is expected to create the Onion Creek Greenbelt trailhead…

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Alicja Kwade Probes the Edges of Reality in Her Pace Debut

Alicja Kwade Probes the Edges of Reality in Her Pace Debut

[ad_1] An installation view of “Alicja Kwade: Telos Tales” at Pace Gallery. Photography courtesy Pace Gallery Throughout her career, Alicja Kwade has braided together art, physics and mathematics to question the structure of reality—constructing sculptures and installations that propose new modes of coexistence between the anthropic and the natural. For her first major solo exhibition…

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