After his final postgame interview of the season, LeBron James flashed a grin as he excused himself from the room — hardly looking like someone ready to put a legendary era to bed. The Los Angeles Lakers were unceremoniously bounced from the NBA playoffs in five first-round games by the Minnesota Timberwolves, and already they…
May 6, 2025; Bronx, New York, USA; New York Yankees catcher Austin Wells (28) celebrates with right fielder Aaron Judge (99) after hitting a grand slam home run in the seventh inning against the San Diego Padres at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images During a recent run of close defeats, the New York…
This article is part of our Design special section about how food inspires designers to make and do surprising things. The monster was dirty. Some would call it ugly. Almost everyone said, “Make it go away.” But for Julie Buckner, it was love. Smack in the center of her kitchen was a built-in brick grill…
The green salad at Meetinghouse, a modern pub in Philadelphia, is something of an architectural marvel. Layer upon interlocking layer of gem romaine leaves slicked with spiky Dijon vinaigrette form a cylindrical tower, crowned by a tuft of watercress and minced chives. During a recent dinner service, it averaged about eight inches in height, but…
Apr 30, 2025; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Blue Jays designated hitter Anthony Santander (25) reacts before getting doused with Gatorade by left fielder Myles Straw (3) and first baseman Vladimir Guerrero (27) following an extra inning win over the Boston Red Sox at Rogers Centre. Mandatory Credit: John E. Sokolowski-Imagn Images Blue Jays right-hander Jose…
When Lyubomirsky arrived at graduate school for social psychology at Stanford in 1989, academic research on happiness was only beginning to gain legitimacy. Ed Diener, a psychologist at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign who would eventually be known for his work in the field, waited until he was granted tenure before tackling the subject,…
Apr 26, 2025; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Arizona Diamondbacks infielder Eugenio Suarez (28) reacts after hitting his fourth home run of the game against the Atlanta Braves during the ninth inning at Chase Field. Mandatory Credit: Allan Henry-Imagn Images Even Eugenio Suarez was shocked. “I never thought that was going to happen,” Suarez said after his…
If I were president of the United States, the first thing I would do is … We’ve all made the pie-in-the-sky boast. But let’s be more realistic. If I were the coach of an NBA team, the first thing I would do is … Wow, how do I narrow this down? OK, I got one…
It’s not often that we think of the Jacksonville Jaguars as big winners. But it was the downtrodden Jaguars who stole the show at the NFL Draft on Thursday night, even though they peddled their 2026 first-round choice as part of the price. Jacksonville obtained a starting receiver and starting cornerback by trading up three…
Last year was tough for Acadia Healthcare, one of the country’s largest providers of mental health services. A slew of federal agencies opened investigations into whether Acadia illegally held patients against their will in its psychiatric hospitals, as described in a New York Times investigation in September. The federal inquiries rattled investors, causing Acadia’s stock…