Isobel Bushell, 19, knew Fortnite’s Big Bang event was going to be popular. The live event, hosted Saturday by Epic Games, promised to introduce new experiences for the beloved battle video game and to feature a musical performance by the rapper Eminem. Ms. Bushell, an office administrator who lives in East Sussex, England, logged on…
Good morning. I can see the scene in my head: yellow leaves skittering down the sidewalk, gathering in piles at the base of stoops as the late-afternoon sun begins its drop. It’s cold, getting colder, and we’re hustling along with a few bottles of wine, a baguette and a bag of slick and salty Marcona…
For many people, a physically demanding exercise class can be an outlet to relieve the stress of a busy workweek. But what happens when that exercise class is your workweek? “Wednesdays are my longest workdays, which means we are going to do some crazy stuff,” Cameron Dean, an instructor at SoulCycle, said at his 7:30…
The speed with which the court scheduled the case may reflect its awareness of the opioid problem. But legal experts said its ruling would be unlikely to dwell on the public health crisis. The court, they said, will focus narrowly on the liability shield, an increasingly popular, though contentious, bankruptcy tactic. “I’m sure, though, that…
Paddington es el oso más ocupado de Hollywood. Mientras los fans esperan un año más la tercera entrega de su franquicia cinematográfica, Paddington ha encontrado tiempo para papeles junto a Anthony Hopkins, Tom Hanks y Robert De Niro. Celebró un gol con Ted Lasso, se puso un traje espacial para Interestelar y apareció en el…
In many states, if you are part of a couple raising a child, and you never marry or you get a divorce, and your partner wants to sever the connection, you can be deemed a legal stranger to a child you helped raise but with whom you don’t share a genetic tie. “I worry that…
In early October, Jason Logan walked through a small wooded area next to the Humber, the river that runs through the west end of Canada’s most populous city. At the foot of a stand of tall oaks, he bent down and picked up an acorn. “I like that they have these pinstripes, like little gentlemen,”…
Nearly two decades after its original run, the beloved American sitcom “Frasier” has been resurrected by Paramount+, and the actor Kelsey Grammer slipped right back into character with all the charm that endeared him to audiences throughout the 1990s. In the original show, which first aired in September 1993, the character Frasier Crane, a radio…
Tucked inside two early Georgian townhouses in the Greenwich area of London, the Fan Museum opened in 1991 “to promote awareness and appreciation of the diverse history, culture and artistry of fans and fan making,” according to its website. And on a recent sunny Saturday in the museum’s trompe l’oeil-painted Orangery, its founder, Hélène Alexander,…
Tucked inside two early Georgian townhouses in the Greenwich area of London, the Fan Museum opened in 1991 “to promote awareness and appreciation of the diverse history, culture and artistry of fans and fan making,” according to its website. And on a recent sunny Saturday in the museum’s trompe l’oeil-painted Orangery, its founder, Hélène Alexander,…