DOJ Charges Russian With Conspiring to Disrupt 2018 Elections
Kremlin pool/Zumapress Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The Justice Department on Friday filed a complaint against Elena Alekseevna Khusyaynova, a 44-year-old Russian national who, prosecutors allege, was the chief accountant managing the finances for Project Lakhta, Russia’s political influence operation aimed at disrupting elections in the United States and other…
Empress Of’s New Album Is a Tale of Love, Heartbreak, and Everything In Between
Empress Of/Twitter Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. We’ve got a special treat for you on this beautiful day called Friday. Not one Friday Find, not two, not even three, but 10 whole songs for you to jam to all weekend long (and maybe into next week?). For the first time, we’re…
Study Suggests Richer Countries Are More Gender Divergent
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. How different are men and women? Not physically, that is, but in terms of personality characteristics. What accounts for those differences? Nature? Nurture? Both? Spoiler alert: the answer is “both.” But that’s boring. We want details. If there are variations, what specific kinds of things…
Building More Apartments Won’t Reduce the Rent, Says Rent Control Group
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Housing and rent are too high in big cities. That means we need to get rid of antiquated zoning statutes and build, build, build. But wait: The Federal Reserve recently determined that increases in supply won’t automatically reduce rents. New York City’s former planning director…
Recreate the Magical Miso Egg and the Mouthwatering Short Ribs From “Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat”
Netflix Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. With her book Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat, Samin Nosrat demystified cooking and made me understand and appreciate flavors in a whole new way. So it came as no surprise when Netflix tapped her for the TV version, which was released on October 11. The…
Existing Homes Sales Have Declined For Six Straight Months
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