The transition memos from the left flank of American agriculture began piling up almost as soon as Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s presidential win was clear. There were pleas small and large. Fix the rules for raising organic livestock, and reverse the department’s track record with Black farmers. Restore school food standards and strengthen G.M.O. labels.…
Video games entered mainstream culture decades ago, but these days, gamers are more like celebrities, with millions of fans online. That means, among other things, that the days of gamers wearing jorts and oversize T-shirts are long past. Esports athletes and streamers alike now dress with urban panache mixed with opulent sensibilities. The result is…
Starter episode: “Urban Rodentology” The premise behind this decade-old show is simple: We all have science stories to tell, because simply existing in the world means we’re interacting with science all the time. The Story Collider is a nonprofit group founded by two physicists who wanted to amplify personal stories that “spark emotional connections to…
Clash, a short-form video app that became available in August, announced today that it had purchased Byte, another short-form video app, released a year ago. In a way, the acquisition is a reunion for Vine, the beloved six-second-video app that announced its shutdown in 2016. Dom Hofmann, the creator of Byte, was a founder of…
Richard Zaro always wanted to open a chicken cutlet joint inspired by the deli sandwiches served across northern New Jersey, but the challenge was coming up with the required capital. The pandemic finally gave him an opportunity. Mr. Zaro’s family has a long history in the restaurant business. In 1927, his great-grandfather Joseph Zarobchik founded…
We can’t predict what 2021 will bring, but that hasn’t stopped us from searching for answers in the stars. The practice of self-reflection and spirituality hits different these days as we approach a year in quarantine. Some dove into birth charts seeking solace while others discovered numerology or rabidly DM’d astro memes to their friends…
Ms. Flynn showed her test results on her phone at the Turkish Airlines check-in counter at Istanbul Airport and kept a printed copy in case it was required when she landed. “No one asked to see the results again, so it really was minimal hassle for the extra peace of mind,” she said. “ It’s…
LOS ANGELES — Working as a cook at Rustic Canyon in Santa Monica, Calif., Jihee Kim made dimpled, tender malfatti, and green pozole bobbing with mussels and clams. But all the while, she dreamed about opening her own place. It would be like her favorite banchan shops in Busan, South Korea, where she grew up.…
Adam and Amy Dornbusch couldn’t have known a pandemic would sweep across the world just as they were completing a gut renovation of their house in Orinda, Calif., a small city east of Berkeley. But the home they created turned out to be an ideal place for a long-term lockdown. Because Mr. Dornbusch, 43, and…
This article is part of our new series, Currents, which examines how rapid advances in technology are transforming our lives. Sustainability in the fashion industry was once the focus of only a handful of designers like Stella McCartney and outdoor gear companies such as Patagonia. But traditional and new brands are trying to improve a…