Pennsylvania’s governor, Josh Shapiro, is claws out in a dispute with animal rights organization Peta over Groundhog Day, pushing back against activists who suggested that the world-famous marmot Punxsutawney Phil should be replaced with a cake. Punxsutawney Phil headlines the yearly Groundhog Day festival in this small Pennsylvania town. The mythos surrounding this event maintains…
Years ago, a good cook, who happened to be Greek, told me to think of olive oil not simply as liquid fat, but as an essential ingredient, as flavour and as a seasoning, with the ability to act like herbs and spices. He’s absolutely right and his excellent advice continues to motivate me when I’m…
Much of the first issue of The Seasons, a new series by Rick Remender and Paul Azaceta, plays out like an old-school cartoon. A frenzied character, Spring Seasons, crashes her way through people and stores as she chases a very important letter from her sister that keeps getting swept just out of reach by the wind….
In the past week, OpenAI’s Operator has done the following things for me: Ordered me a new ice cream scoop on Amazon. Bought me a new domain name and configured its settings. Booked a Valentine’s Day date for me and my wife. Scheduled a haircut. It did these tasks mostly autonomously, although I did have…
For more than 200 years, gardeners at the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) have been reaping the benefits of using compost and manure in their flowerbeds. But until now, they have never had the satisfaction of using compost created from their own human waste. This summer, the charity will open its first-ever composting toilet at RHS…
Reginald Kofi Boateng had spent his morning scouting the perfect location and gathering props. “The day was steeped with intention,” says Boateng, who comes from Koforidua, in eastern Ghana and now lives in Dansoman, in the capital, Accra. “Dansoman is a sprawling estate and a place of contrasts,” he says. “Stories are waiting to be uncovered in its bustling…