Bhutan, the small landlocked country wedged between India and China, is perhaps best known for “Gross National Happiness,” the alternate measure that the country claims gives a fuller understanding of economic development than GDP. But the country wants to be known for more than just spiritual tourism and Himalayan mountains. Bhutan now hopes to attract […]
Book cover of Ginseng Roots: A Memoir (2025), written and illustrated by Craig Thompson (all images courtesy Pantheon Graphic Library, an imprint of Penguin Random House) Twenty years ago, Craig Thompson captivated readers with Blankets (2003) — a gripping and fluidly drawn romance set amid the Christian fundamentalism, poverty, and abuse of his childhood. Now,
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Years ago, I published my recipe for salt & vinegar chicken, and it was a HIT. The marinade is so fast: you can drop the chicken in while you’re preheating the grill, and as soon as it’s heated, start grilling. This technique is basically flash brining. The liquid is so strong that you only need
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Those exposed to Chinese ADRs—whether it’s a CEO of a U.S.-listed Chinese company, or an equity strategist dealing with the China market—are now all considering one question: Is the U.S. really going to kick Chinese companies off its stock exchanges? Some of China’s largest companies trade in the U.S., including JD.com (No. 47 on the
HONOLULU — Pharmaceutical companies have agreed to pay Hawaii $700 million to settle its lawsuit over the efficacy and safety of the blood thinner Plavix, the state attorney general’s office announced Friday. A court ruling last year ordered Bristol Myers Squibb Company and three U.S.-based subsidiaries of French pharmaceutical company Sanofi to pay a combined
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The European Fine Art Foundation (TEFAF) fair’s reputation for being at the top of the luxury spectrum lent it the air of a frenzied spring shopping spree on Thursday afternoon in New York City. Underneath bobbing strings of purple alliums, VIPs strode through the Park Avenue Armory previewing art, design, jewelry, and antiquities from 91
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My first stop at the Independent Art Fair was the rooftop bar: I wanted to catch my breath, enjoy the view, eavesdrop a little. I was immediately rewarded (though not with a drink — if the public opening is anything like the private preview, the line is simply not worth your time). Two blandly stylish
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Physicists Turn Lead into Gold—For a Fraction of a Second Scientists at Europe’s famous particle collider briefly created gold ions from lead in a modern twist on the alchemical goal By Elizabeth Gibney & Nature magazine LHC experiments don’t create large gold nuggets — but some particles within a beam of lead ions can turn
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Today’s Children Face a Lifetime of Extreme Heat because of Climate Change Young people today will be exposed to a number of heat waves that no one would have experienced before the burning of fossil fuels started raising global temperatures By Celeste Biever & Nature magazine Many of today’s children will experience an ‘unprecedented life’
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