Posts by Grazia British
Peacock’s new feature lets you sit courtside at the NBA All-Star Game
[ad_1] For decades, tuning into a sporting event at home involved watching a traditional broadcast on your TV. These days, however, many viewers aren’t just watching on their TV—they’ve got the game streaming right to their phones. After more than two decades, NBC and the NBA have revived their partnership just in time to face…
Read MoreHomebuilder lot supply jumps so fast that 2 housing markets are now ‘significantly oversupplied’
[ad_1] Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter. During the pandemic housing boom, we saw red-hot housing demand quickly absorb much of the available slack in the housing market. Back in 2021, active housing inventory for sale, unsold completed new builds, and available lot supply all plunged to historic lows.…
Read MoreA Tour Through Central Park’s Cruising Grounds
[ad_1] Tress’s new book, “The Ramble, NYC 1969” (Stanley/Barker), and a related exhibition currently at the Clamp gallery, in Chelsea, makes me rethink all this. The work was made concurrently with another series, “Open Space in the Inner City: Ecology and the Urban Environment.” The Ramble, a wooded area on the center-west side of Central…
Read MoreThe hidden costs of becoming an expat
[ad_1] Since I was old enough to vote in presidential elections, I’ve heard plenty of grumbling across the political spectrum about moving to Canada if one candidate or another wins. And since I have been a full-time worker, I have also been party to a number of pie-in-the-sky conversations about the expat potential of retiring…
Read MoreThe ‘zombie internet’ has arrived—and it has devastating consequences for advertising, social media, and the human web
[ad_1] In late January, like Dr. Frankenstein pulling the knife switch to jolt his monster alive, entrepreneur Matt Schlicht flipped the digital switch on his vibe-coded social network, Moltbook, unleashing his own monster into the world. The platform made headlines for being the first social media site expressly for AI agents, not humans. But for…
Read MoreThis classic MTV website goes where Netflix dare not venture
[ad_1] Call it the day the music died. On December 31, 2025, MTV’s last music-only stations shut down forever. The last video played on MTV Music in the U.K. was “Video Killed the Radio Star” by the Buggles—which was also the first video ever played on the original MTV channel in the United States back…
Read More3 research-backed improv tricks to help manage stress
[ad_1] Stress isn’t just an occasional visitor in our lives—it’s more the houseguest who never got the hint to leave. Between economic uncertainty, workplace upheaval, rounds of layoffs, and the delightful unpredictability of daily life (surprise traffic jams, anyone?), most of us are living in a near-constant state of low-grade panic. But here’s something most…
Read MoreWhy Spotify’s developers haven’t written new code in more than a month
[ad_1] Spotify’s most senior engineers don’t type code anymore. In fact, they have not written a single line of code since December, co-CEO Gustav Söderström revealed during a recent earnings call. It’s not that they’ve stopped working. Instead, through a combination of Claude Code and Honk (a specialized internal system at Spotify), the company’s engineers…
Read More41 popular hair extensions have toxic chemicals linked to cancer and other health risks
[ad_1] The global market for hair extensions is booming and is projected to hit $14 billion in annual sales by 2028. What was once a niche luxury item for women is now widely available. However, a new study from the scientific research organization Silent Spring Institute says many hair extensions—including products made from human hair—contain…
Read MoreMeasles 2026 update: These states are seeing new outbreaks as rate of infections trends upward
[ad_1] It’s only February, and an outbreak of measles infections is already inching toward nearly 1,000 cases in the U.S. this year. Infections are spiking as a result of declining vaccination rates, following a steep rise in cases in 2025 at 2,280, the highest in 33 years. This week saw new outbreaks concentrated in South…
Read MoreRichard Brody Presents the 2026 Brody Awards
[ad_1] Listen and subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Google | Wherever You Listen Sign up for our daily newsletter to get the best of The New Yorker in your inbox. Every year, ahead of Oscar night, the film critic Richard Brody joins the New Yorker Radio Hour to discuss his picks for the year’s best…
Read MoreWendy’s is closing hundreds of U.S. restaurants as domestic sales slide
[ad_1] Wendy’s is moving ahead with its plans to close hundreds of restaurants, amounting to between 5% and 6% of its total stores in the U.S., according to its fourth-quarter earnings report. Published on February 13, the report shows that Wendy’s domestic business is lagging behind its international efforts. Total same-store sales fell 10.1% over…
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