Popular Mechanics US
SPINLAUNCH
LAUNCHING ROCKETS IS SERIOUS business. It takes a ton of fuel, a ton of manpower, a ton of resources, and if it goes bad, it can go really, really bad. It's also one of the least sustainable parts of an already unsustainable industry.
1 min |
July - August 2025
Popular Mechanics US
BUILD THIS DIY RUSTIC BENCH
DO YOU HAVE a “no shoes inside” rule at home?
5 min |
July - August 2025
Popular Mechanics US
The Origin of Life
SCIENTISTS ARE MAKING A CASE FOR adjusting our understanding of how exactly genes first emerged.
2 min |
July - August 2025
Popular Mechanics US
Chips Designed by A.I.
OUR WORLD RUNS ON COMPUTER CHIPS.
2 min |
July - August 2025
Popular Mechanics US
Seismic Ghost Stories
ЈUST ABOUT EVERY TOWN IN AMERICA has its local legends-the scary stories told at sleepovers or around campfires that someone's friend or cousin always swears they totally saw for real one time.
2 min |
July - August 2025
Popular Mechanics US
INSIDE THE RACE TO DESTROY THE WORLD'S FIRST BALLISTIC MISSILE
ON THE DAMP and dreary evening of September 8, 1944, Sapper Bernard Browning hurried through western London toward the Chiswick train station.
10+ min |
July - August 2025
Reason magazine
The Possible Birthplace of Wine and Definite Birthplace of Stalin
THE PEOPLE OF Georgia might well be the first folks who ever got properly wine-drunk.
3 min |
August - September 2025
Reason magazine
Wildlife Thrives on Privately Owned Reserves
SITTING IN THE front seat of an open Land Rover being driven furiously backward for about a half-mile while being chased by a bugling, ear-flapping, and very pissed off elephant matriarch is, well, pretty exciting. Our guide later speculated that she had been spooked earlier by a roving pride of lions.
3 min |
August - September 2025
Reason magazine
TO HIDE FROM THE STATE, OR TO ESCAPE?
IN HIS 1970 classic Exit, Voice, and Loyalty, Albert O. Hirschman explored three ways people can respond to institutional failure: by standing by the institution anyway, by speaking up to agitate for change within the institution, or by leaving the institution in protest. The European wars of religion, and persistent attempts by the victors in those conflicts to hem in the losers, produced manifold examples of all three.
4 min |
August - September 2025
Reason magazine
NOTRE-DAME REBORN FROM THE ASHES
FIRE NEARLY DESTROYED the Notre-Dame Cathedral in 2019. Thanks largely to an outpouring of private donations, the cathedral now shines more brilliantly than it has for centuries.
3 min |
August - September 2025
Reason magazine
HOW TO WALK, AROUND THE WORLD
CHRIS ARNADE IS a photojournalist and the author of the Substack newsletter Chris Arnade Walks the World. He spent a decade walking through American landscapes and documenting what he saw. Now he has expanded his project to include cities around the globe, whether they’re large or small, and whether they’re easily walkable or not. His newsletter documents his mileslong walks off the tourist-beaten paths, showcasing real people everywhere from the Faroe Islands to Albany, New York; from Phoenix to Nairobi, Kenya.
10 min |
August - September 2025
Reason magazine
PASTÉIS AND PARENTING IN PORTUGAL
MY BABY WAS stolen in a Portuguese airport.
4 min |
August - September 2025
Reason magazine
A Beatnik Tourist in Ayahuasca Country
LONG BEFORE IT was popular for New Age norteamericanos to visit the Andes Mountains seeking psychedelic enlightenment from ayahuasca, the Beat novelist William Burroughs made the trek. But he took the journey in 1953, when the literary template for a psychonautic vision quest had not yet been set—not that a grumpy cynic like Burroughs was likely to write that way in the first place. Instead his account feels like the diary of an easily aggravated American tourist with firm views on the quality of the local hotels, officials, “god awful greasy food,” and prostitutes.
3 min |
August - September 2025
Reason magazine
Losing My Religion, Finding My Humanity at an Ayahuasca Retreat
AS THE SECOND ceremony commenced and I was handed my half-dose of the plant medicine, I took a deep breath and thought, “This is going to be an amazing night.”
10+ min |
August - September 2025
Reason magazine
See Milei's Transformation of Argentina First-Hand
THE SUGGESTION THAT Argentina could be the home of a self-described libertarian president would have seemed far-fetched, to say the least, only a few years ago. Yet today Javier Milei's Buenos Aires is the city where libertarian history is happening.
3 min |
August - September 2025
Reason magazine
6 PLACES TO REALLY GET AWAY FROM IT ALL
SURE, PEOPLE ARE great, but sometimes you really want to be an individual—alone. Solitude and quiet, unfortunately, are becoming a luxury commodity. Here are six out-of-the-way places offering unique experiences to the antisocial traveler.
3 min |
August - September 2025
Reason magazine
CONFLICTS AND CONTRASTS MAKE JERUSALEM ENDLESSLY FASCINATING
THE CHURCH OF the Holy Sepulchre, traditionally identified as the site of Jesus Christ's crucifixion and resurrection, is shared by half a dozen denominations under a baroque \"status quo\" agreement signed in 1757.
6 min |
August - September 2025
New York Amsterdam News
Brooklyn's Richardson Hitchins commands the ring at MSG in defeating Kambosas
“I’m going to be bringing back boxing for years to come, and I’m going to be one of the guys to hold down New York City like no one’s ever seen before.”
2 min |
June 19, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
Will you be able to get a COVID-19 shot? Here's what we know so far
Want a COVID-19 vaccination this fall? For many Americans, it's not clear how easy it will be to get one.
2 min |
June 19, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
Despite rain, Harlem celebrates 32nd annual Juneteenth Celebration
Even amid rain showers, the Masjid Malcolm Shabazz mosque celebrated its 32nd annual Juneteenth event on Saturday, June 14.
3 min |
June 19, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
At Tribeca 2025, two breakthroughs — and a troubling absence
\"It is the small hole that sinks the big ship.\" This African proverb warns that ignoring small problems can sink something much larger.
3 min |
June 19, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
NYC Art Wrap, June 2025
Che Lovelace's “Where the I Settles” on display through July 25
3 min |
June 19, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
Long Island teen Olivia Jones begins her USA Basketball journey
Sixteen-year-old Olivia Jones from Bay Shore has a hoop-filled summer ahead. First up, a prestigious assignment with USA Basketball as part of the USA Women’s U16 National Team in Irapuato, Mexico this week playing in the 2025 FIBA U16 Women’s AmeriCup. “I’m really excited; it’s been something I’ve obviously wanted to do,” she said.
1 min |
June 19, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
Encouraging signs for Manhattan D.A. this Gun Violence Awareness Month
June marks Gun Violence Awareness Month across the country. Shootings are the leading cause of death for Black men ages 15 to 24 in the United States. Here in New York City, 5% of city blocks account for a disproportionate amount of gun violence, including locations in Manhattan's East Harlem.
2 min |
June 19, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
Distinguished scholar celebrates importance of African American cotillions
The history and legacy of African American cotillions are rich. For generations, their traditions affected the social, cultural, and philanthropic landscape of the U.S. They have provided young Black women and girls cultural affirmation, social skills, and meaningful connections.
3 min |
June 19, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
FAFO ain't a forcefield: Why Black silence on immigration won't save us
This might come as a shock to some Black folks sipping their tea, minding their own melanin-rich business, and lounging comfortably in their FAFO suite watching Latinos get rounded up in full slave-catcher cosplay — but let me remind you: FAFO is not a forcefield.
3 min |
June 19, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
Omnibust? Criminal justice group says prison oversight bill didn't go far enough
New York State legislators passed an Omnibus Prison Oversight Bill earlier this June in response to worsening conditions in the state's jails and prisons. The bill included some measures from the Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic, and Asian (BPHA) Legislative Caucus's blueprint for reforms, but organizers say not nearly enough.
4 min |
June 19, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
Apollo Theater raises $3.2 million-plus at annual Spring Benefit
A host of celebrities and entertainers attended the Apollo Theater's 2025 Spring Benefit on Wednesday night. The theater honored singer, songwriter, actress, dancer, choreographer, and Harlem native Teyana Taylor with the first Innovator Award, and record executive Clive Davis with the Legacy Award. Davis was also inducted into the Apollo's Walk of Fame.
2 min |
June 19, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
New York City celebrates Juneteenth!
Celebrate Juneteenth New York City-style with a plethora of performances, workshops, discussions, family activities, screenings, and concerts commemorating one of America's most significant holidays.
3 min |
June 19, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
The Pacers try to push the Thunder to Game 7 in the NBA Finals
NBA playoff series, which can go the distance of seven games, are non-linear. On a graph charting the games, individually and collectively, the axes are volatile, accentuated by highs and lows. The current NBA Finals between the Western Conference champion Oklahoma City Thunder and the Indiana Pacers, representing the Eastern Conference, are a microcosm of fluctuations.
2 min |