The Starry Night: Van Gogh’s masterpiece is beautiful – but also surprisingly scientifically accurate

New technology creates unique view of famous Van Gogh painting

In 1889, Vincent Van Gogh checked himself into a psychiatric hospital in southern France. While there, he completed some of his most notable works, including “Irises.” The masterpiece has been ...

Van Gogh’s smoking skeleton and Munch’s sickly sex-scapes: great artists’ ghoulish sides revealed

A show of unfamiliar works by the pioneers of modern art shows that they weren’t immune to the allure of darkness and horror – and explains why the gothic style will never die. You might laugh off ...

World - The Guardian - October 31

Birth at 20: Jonathan Glazer’s magnificent, misunderstood masterpiece

The director’s fantastical drama, starring a never-better Nicole Kidman, was booed and criticised in 2004 but its fans have grown over time. It’s the score that hooks you first in Birth: that ...

World - The Guardian - October 29

Taylor Jenkins Reid's next novel, 'Atmosphere,' is a starry romance

The author of “Daisy Jones & The Six” is aiming high with her next book

Entertainment - ABC News - October 30

Will the polls be more accurate this election year?

Major poll providers across the country are tweaking their methods to ensure better accuracy ahead of the 2024 general election, after former President Trump's surprise win in 2016, and President ...

Politics - NBC News - October 20

‘It’s going to be much darker’: inside the deadly return of TV masterpiece Wolf Hall

The Tudor epic about a tyrant king and his vengeful, backstabbing entourage is back for its final instalment – and it’s more brutal than ever. We go on set to talk to the Mirror and the Light team ...

World - The Guardian - October 25

The global economy has proved surprisingly resilient

But significant downside risks will continue to pose a challenge for policymakers

Business - Financial Times - October 22

Will the Polls in 2024 Be More Accurate Than in 2016 and 2020?

Can you trust the polls this year? Kaleigh Rogers, a polling reporter at The New York Times, describes how pollsters have tried to fix past mistakes.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 17

Which states have the most — and least — accurate polls?

Polling is more accurate in swing states, especially in the Sun Belt.

2024 polls were accurate but still underestimated Trump

How accurate were polls of the 2024 election?

Boston Scientific’s stock climbs on Q3 sales and earnings beat

Medical-products company Boston Scientific reported third-quarter results before market open.

Business - MarketWatch - October 23

Google, Microsoft, and Perplexity Are Promoting Scientific Racism in Search Results

The web’s biggest AI-powered search engines are featuring the widely debunked idea that white people are genetically superior to other races.

Tech - Wired - October 24

8 Life-Changing Benefits of Coffee From 9 Key Scientific Studies

Research shows coffee can make you healthier, smarter, and more productive. (And if you don’t like coffee, sometimes other sources of caffeine will do.)

Business - Inc. - 4 days ago

Ulta Beauty shares tick higher, even as company sees 'headwinds' in beauty industry

Retailer Ulta Beauty did not provide guidance for next fiscal year and said it expects near-term challenges to continue.

Business - CNBC - October 16

Riot Games and Rihanna’s Fenty Beauty team up on Arcane beauty products

Riot Games has teamed up with Fenty Beauty to create beauty products based on the Arcane animated film series based on League of Legends.

Tech - VentureBeat - October 17

Horniness, hedonism and hope: why Rivals makes me surprisingly nostalgic

The TV drama doesn’t shy away from the worst aspects of the Thatcher era. But this version of Jilly Cooper’s bonkbuster also captures the lust, laughter and late-night parties. There is no watching ...

World - The Guardian - October 22

‘Modern masterpiece’: Hugh Jackman makes another try at selling his $40 million NYC triplex condo

Jackman lived there with his wife, Deborra-Lee Furness, but in 2023 the couple stunned the world by announcing they were divorcing after 27 years of marriage.

Business - MarketWatch - October 15

Oura Ring 4 Review: A More Accurate and Wearable Smart Ring

Many software and hardware updates to the latest Oura ring make it more accurate, useful, and easier to wear.

Tech - Wired - October 15

Most voters confident state election officials will accurately count ballots: Survey

Most voters say they have confidence in local and state election officials to accurately count ballots as Election Day draws near, a new survey reveals. The poll, published Friday by The Associated ...

Politics - The Hill - November 1

Polls were largely accurate in anticipating close Trump-Harris race

Pollsters likely will cheer this year’s results.

Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago

Coty Joins Competitors in Warning of Beauty Sales Slowdown

The cosmetics company, whose portfolio of brands includes Max Factor and Lancaster, on Monday said retailers are tightening their inventories as mass beauty sales continue to see slow growth ...

Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 14

Four jailed over 'beautiful' teen's machete murder

Four attackers, including three teenagers, are jailed for murdering 18-year-old Jordan Kukabu.

Photo contest reveals strange beauty of the microscopic world

Each year, rigorous science and dazzling artistry meet in Nikon's "Small World" photomicrography competition. See the 2024 winners and highlights.

How This Cult Brand Won the Beauty Business

Learn about Oui the People founder Karen Young’s journey from observing shaving rituals in Guyana to launching a skin care line that embraces inclusivity and simplicity.

Business - Inc. - October 24

It's almost Halloween. That means it's time for a bat beauty contest

A special kind of beauty contest featuring bats kicked off in the lead-up to Halloween

Tech - ABC News - October 26

KitchenAid Design Series Evergreen Review: Beautiful and Useful

This showstopping designer appliance may not be ideal for some recipes, but it gets the job done.

Tech - Wired - October 27

Architect Fabrizio Casiraghi’s beautiful balancing act

The Milanese interior designer blends old-world refinement with avant-garde surprise

World - Financial Times - November 1

The Trump economy. How big? How beautiful?

Where do Trump policies push inflation, the stock market and interest rates?

World - Financial Times - 2 days ago

Are luxury beauty advent calendars a rip-off?

They can cost hundreds of pounds, but are these products actually worth the money?

China unveils its plans to turn its feats in space exploration into scientific advances

China has made great strides in exploring space in recent years, rocketing astronauts to its own space station and bringing back rocks from the moon

Tech - ABC News - October 15

Tuipulotu to captain Scotland & brother also called up

Sione Tuipulotu will captain Scotland in the autumn Tests while his brother Mosese has been called up for the first time.

Entrepreneurship Is Tough. But Leading a Successful Business Ultimately Comes Down to These 3 Surprisingly Simple Truths

You don’t have to be a business expert to put yourself on the path to success. You just have to understand these three things.

Business - Inc. - October 15

Coca-Cola’s stock falls as unit case volume surprisingly falls after ‘poor’ July

Coca-Cola’s stock turns lower as earnings beat expectations because another big increase in price helped offset a surprise decline unit case volume.

Business - MarketWatch - October 23

If you became rich, what luxuries would you want? For some, it’s all about new socks (seriously).

When asked what they would do with ‘FU money,’ people often choose relatively inexpensive things

Business - MarketWatch - October 26

Stalker 2 PC Specs Require A Ton Of Storage Space But Surprisingly Modest Hardware

Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl looks like visually impressive, and fittingly, it'll need a lot of hard drive space to fit in all 64km² of the Exclusion Zone. The official PC specs for the game are ...

Tech - GameSpot - November 1

Bengals WR surprisingly benched for Week 9 after skipping team walkthrough on Saturday, per report

Cincinnati shockingly decided to put a key player on the inactive list for Sunday's game against the Raiders

Sports - CBS Sports - 6 days ago

How USMNT's Antonee Robinson is powering Fulham's surprisingly strong start to the Premier League season

Robinson's assist to cap Fulham's remarkable comeback against Brentford on Monday is only the tip of the iceberg

Sports - CBS Sports - 4 days ago

Jets' kicker surprisingly gets cut after perfect game in Week 9: Here's who will likely be kicking in Week 10

The Jets are going to have a new kicker for the third straight week

Sports - CBS Sports - Yesterday

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