Opinion

The Lesson of 1929

But all of that lay ahead on Tuesday, October 29, 1929—a day that the economist John Kenneth Galbraith would later describe as “the most devastating day in the history of the New York stock market, ...
The Ames Room stands as one of the most popular and photographed illusions, creating the bizarre effect where people appear to dramatically change size simply by moving from one corner to another.
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On Oct. 9, “Real Housewives of Potomac” star Wendy Osefo, 41 and her husband, attorney Eddie Osefo, also 41, were arrested for insurance fraud. The pair are hardly the only Bravo-lebrities who have ...
Meant to mark Israel’s withdrawal, the Yellow Line now divides Gaza — and costs lives Analysts warn the Yellow Line could harden into a de facto border, cementing Israel’s partial occupation and ...
A low-density, puffy planet orbiting relatively far from a young star in a nearly perpendicular orbit. What's going on? If you think you've met the wildest exoplanet yet, you haven't learned about TOI ...
FIFA World Cup qualifier: how UAE can qualify even with a loss against Qatar The UAE national team displayed incredible courage and determination to turn their match against Oman on October 11 around, ...
In maths, a construction is an accurate drawing. Besides constructing triangles, there are two main constructions which can be done using a ruler, a pair of compasses and a pencil: After the ...
The Milwaukee Brewers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Seattle Mariners and Toronto Blue Jays are the last four teams left standing. What can we learn from how they got here? Illustration: Demetrius Robinson / ...
Look to the southwestern horizon at sunset on Oct. 23 to see the slender form of the crescent moon shine close to Mercury and Mars in the evening sky. The 6%-lit waxing crescent moon will be visible ...
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