In T’s column 1 Piece, 10 Budgets, we share 10 perfect versions of an item in a range of prices. Sectional sofas — comprising two or more pieces that can be rearranged — are often reserved for large rooms, but they can also help make the most of tight quarters, and tight budgets. Here are…
Top Bitcoin (BTC) bulls in 2025 have updated their price forecasts, and they range from a relatively cautious $130,000 to seven-figure moonshots. Familiar doubters like gold bug Peter Schiff and economist Nouriel Roubini continue to predict a catastrophic ending for the world’s largest cryptocurrency. Meanwhile, Bitcoin spent the year with record-breaking rallies behind renewed institutional…
Apr 21, 2025; Houston, Texas, USA; Houston Astros starting pitcher Hunter Brown (58) reacts after a strikeout against the Toronto Blue Jays during the fifth inning at Daikin Park. Mandatory Credit: Erik Williams-Imagn Images Hunter Brown extended his consecutive scoreless innings streak to 24 and the Houston Astros parlayed a four-run fifth inning into a…
The House of Streams, a Netflix series licensed for the UK and Ireland, will feature online streamers in competitions to take home one Bitcoin. According to the show’s website, eight contestants with a combined four million followers will appear on the reality TV series, set to premiere on June 18. The series will reportedly have…
Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken introduced foreign exchange (forex) perpetual futures contracts to its Kraken Pro platform on April 18, giving traders further exposure to global currency markets. The first two perpetual forex futures available on the platform will be the euro-US dollar (EUR-USD) and the British pound-US dollar (GBP-USD) contracts, according to a company announcement. Both…
When the 82-year-old artist Howardena Pindell was a child, she saw herself in the face of a mummy. This was at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, in the late 1940s or early 1950s — she can’t quite remember the year. But she clearly recalls the painting, an eerily naturalistic Fayum portrait from Roman Egypt, which…
Where Shedeur Sanders is drafted might determine whether he’s a franchise quarterback or another cautionary tale. If the Tennessee Titans are indeed committed to Cam Ward at No. 1 overall, it leaves the equivalent of NFL land mines everywhere for Sanders. The Colorado product is talented, incredibly marketable and has the reputation for turning around…
It’s surprisingly easy, and unsurprisingly so satisfying. Let Melissa Clark show you how. Angie Mosier for The New York Times Published March 27, 2025Updated March 27, 2025 [This article was originally published on June 22, 2017.] Without ice cream, summer wouldn’t be nearly as sweet, and nothing compares to the homemade kind. Not only is…
For years, the Chinese government has worked to control the export of rare earths, a group of metals used in an array of products, as common as semiconductors and lights. Now, in its trade war with the United States, China is moving to limit the market for these metals even further, which could have disastrous…
Crypto influencer Ben Armstrong, also known as “BitBoy,” has been arrested in Florida after disclosing on social media just days ago that a warrant was out for his arrest. Florida’s Volusia County Division of Corrections listed Armstrong as a fugitive from justice who was taken in custody on March 25 at 7:18 pm local time….
