From its humble origins in a smoky Las Vegas casino in the 1970s, the World Series of Poker has become one of gambling’s biggest attractions. The opportunity to compete for a gold bracelet is on every serious poker player’s bucket list, as is a chance to sit down with some of the game’s biggest stars….
When the Denver Nuggets were eliminated in Game 7 against the Oklahoma City Thunder, it marked the unofficial changing of the guard in the NBA. The Boston Celtics lost Jayson Tatum for the season — and all of next season — paving the way for the New York Knicks to make the Eastern Conference finals….
In recent days, iPhone apps have been changing. The Kindle app now lets people buy books directly from its site. Spotify is offering users free trials. And Patreon, a subscription service, is letting people pay creators more money. The changes are an early look at how a recent court ruling could transform the shopping experience…
Restaurants worth visiting again and again Sometimes I have to remind myself that I don’t eat like everyone else. The average person, maybe even the average New Yorker, might go to the same restaurants over and over again, throwing in a new dining spot every few months. I am in perpetual pursuit of novelty. And,…
Welcome to the Year of the Splinker. The signature pitch from Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander Paul Skenes is expected to continue its ascent into baseball lexicon in 2025. It is part slider, part sinker and completely the next great thing. Skenes’ pitch generated equal parts curiosity as it did outs. It is clearly fun to say—just…
This is the most fundamental change to computing since the early days of the World Wide Web. Just as companies completely rebuilt their computer systems to accommodate the new commercial internet in the 1990s, they are now rebuilding from the bottom up — from tiny components to the way that computers are housed and powered…
The rules around flying with portable batteries are becoming increasingly confusing as some airlines in Asia change their policies, citing the risk of fires. Airlines in South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand have tightened restrictions since a fire destroyed an Air Busan plane on the tarmac in South Korea in January, one of several recent aviation…