LOS ANGELES — JuJu Watkins’ hands didn’t feel quite right. They were tingling in a way that seemed unnatural, and when she looked down at them, though they were physically there (all 10 fingers — check; perfectly manicured nails — check) they didn’t feel like her hands. Not the hands that made her the No. …
Why Don’t We Dance More?
Remember Snowball, the sulphur-crested cockatoo whose fancy footwork to the Backstreet Boys’ “Everybody (Backstreet’s Back)” brought him viral fame in 2007? I recently rewatched the video, and it holds up. Here is this bird, perched on the back of a chair. As the song opens, he appears to be sketching out his moves, getting a …
Don’t Be Afraid of the iPhone’s NameDrop Feature, Experts Say
Police departments from New Jersey to California have been sounding the alarm in recent days about NameDrop, a new feature of the Apple iPhone’s latest operating system that allows users to wirelessly exchange contact information. Apple declined to comment, but experts say the warnings that “scammers and thieves” could exploit the feature to harvest a …
Even Most Biden Voters Don’t See a Thriving Economy
It’s difficult for presidents to directly control inflation in the short term. But the White House has addressed a few specific costs that matter for families, by releasing oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to contain surging oil prices in late 2022, for example. The Inflation Reduction Act reduced prescription drug prices under Medicare and …
In the Stock Market, Don’t Buy and Sell. Just Hold.
Selling all of your stock just before the market falls, and buying shares just before the market rises, is a brilliant strategy. If you could really do it, you would have bragging rights among your friends. And if you could repeat the feat over and over again, you would be fabulously rich — a true …
Female Rangers ‘Don’t Go All Alpha Like the Men’ to Protect a Forest
Riding her motorbike while balancing a backpack, a wok and a sharp cleaver, Asmia expertly maneuvered her way up a dangerous cliffside: a three-mile trip along a precipitous dirt path, barely 40 inches wide, to reach the mouth of the forest. Asmia is one of the 15 members of a team of rangers — 10 …