Bistrot Ha Is the Right Kind of Restaurant Evolution
A little more than a year ago, after running a successful pop-up called Ha’s Đặc Biệt, the chefs Sadie Mae Burns and Anthony Ha opened Ha’s Snack Bar, an itsy-bitsy restaurant on the Lower…
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Where mortgage rates are headed in 2026, according to 21 experts
Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter. Economic forecasting has never been easy, and it becomes even more…
These plain-text websites will simplify your internet experience
Here’s the sad truth about sports score apps: Most of them aren’t all that interested in actually telling you the score. After all, where’s the money in providing straightforward…
Why U.S. healthcare is still the most expensive in the world
In announcing its “Great Healthcare Plan” in January 2026, the Trump administration became the latest in a long history of efforts by the U.S. government to rein in the soaring cost of…
How your personality impacts your career success (and what you can do about it)
Personality is one of the most underrated predictors of career success in the world. Defined by scientists as the range of habits and typical behaviors that make us who we are—and…
With one word, Travis Kelce may have (unintentionally) revealed his retirement plans
Will Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce retire after this football season? Kelce has not yet delivered a public answer to this question, and there’s widespread speculation. But his…
Peacock’s new feature lets you sit courtside at the NBA All-Star Game
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…
Homebuilder lot supply jumps so fast that 2 housing markets are now ‘significantly oversupplied’
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…
A Tour Through Central Park’s Cruising Grounds
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…
The hidden costs of becoming an expat
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…
The ‘zombie internet’ has arrived—and it has devastating consequences for advertising, social media, and the human web
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,…
This classic MTV website goes where Netflix dare not venture
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…
3 research-backed improv tricks to help manage stress
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…
Why Spotify’s developers haven’t written new code in more than a month
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…
41 popular hair extensions have toxic chemicals linked to cancer and other health risks
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,…
Measles 2026 update: These states are seeing new outbreaks as rate of infections trends upward
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…
Wendy’s is closing hundreds of U.S. restaurants as domestic sales slide
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.…
This New York bar hosted an AI dating pop-up where singles matched with chatbots for Valentine’s Day
A quarter of adults younger than 30 say they’ve used AI for companionship, according to Associated Press-NORC polling. The one thing missing? Somewhere to take your AI valentine on a date.…
Ben Affleck has one word for AI-generated creative writing. His take on LLMs is going viral
Could a film industry entirely crafted from AI ever exist? Social media is abuzz with movie scenes made with Seedance 2.0, the latest tech in AI video generation, including everything from…
Dutch Bros is growing fast. Here’s why its expansion plans matter more than its stock bump
Starbucks competitor Dutch Bros saw its stock price rise in premarket trading on Friday after the coffee chain posted double-digit revenue growth in its most recent quarter. However,…
Inflation measure drops to a nearly 5-year low
A key measure of inflation fell to nearly a five-year low last month as apartment rental price growth slowed and gas prices fell, offering some relief to Americans grappling with the sharp…
ALS stole this musician’s voice. AI let him sing again.
Darling’s last stage performance was over two years ago. By that point, he had already lost the ability to stand and play his instruments and was struggling to sing or speak. But recently,…
The Download: an exclusive chat with Jim O’Neill, and the surprising truth about heists
Over the past year, Jim O’Neill has become one of the most powerful people in public health. As the US deputy health secretary, he holds two roles at the top of the country’s federal…