This article originally appeared in Knowable Magazine.
Jumping spiders are an obsession for me. But it wasn’t always so.
Although never a spider hater or an arachnophobe, I was pretty ambivalent about them for most of my life. Then I learned about jumping spiders: I’ve reported on their impressive vision (as good as a cat’s in some ways!), their surprising smarts (they make plans!), and the discovery that they have REM-like sleep (and may even dream!). I was hooked.
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Volkswagen will cease production of its smallest and least expensive new car by the end of 2023 in the latest example of auto makers consolidating their model line-ups ahead of the transition to electric vehicles (EVs).
The VW Up, the German automotive giant’s compact city car and cheapest model in the company’s range will be axed after 12 years, the company has confirmed.
It comes just months after Ford stopped making its popular Fiesta supermini and in the wake of
Der Titel eines Singer-Songwriters aus Oakland Stephen SteinbrinkDas neue Album von David Blaine stammt aus einem Video, in dem David Blaine in den frühen 2000er-Jahren Nahaufnahmen auf den Straßen von Barstow, Kalifornien, zauberte. Er lässt einen Vierteldollar aus der Hand eines Teenagers verschwinden, der verblüfft nur „cool“ antworten kann. „Ich habe es wahrscheinlich hundert Mal gesehen“, sagt Steinbrink und bemerkt, dass er sich auf den Jungen und Blaine bezieht. „Es hat mich zum Lachen gebracht, aber auch meinen Geist
Dallas Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons is entering his third season in the NFL and is already among the top players in the NFL at his position.
He was an All-Pro and a Pro Bowler in each of his first two seasons. He won the AP Defensive Rookie of the Year Award in 2021 and finished in second place for Defensive Player of the Year. As he racks up the accolades, Parsons appears to already be looking ahead toward the future.
The bidding for Lot 17 started at $23 million.
In the packed room at Sotheby’s in Manhattan, the price quickly climbed: $32 million, $42 million, $48 million. Then a new prospective buyer, calling from China, made it a contest between just two people.
On the block that evening in November 2014 were works by Impressionist painters and Modernist sculptors that would make the auction the most successful yet in the firm’s history. But one painting drew particular attention: “Still Life,
You’re invited on a voyage across every continent to all corners of the world in search of the lost, disappearing and vanished.
Your guide is author and cultural commentator Travis Elborough, who in Atlas of Vanishing Places: The Lost Worlds As They Were And As They Are Today (Aurum Press) – with the help of fascinating maps by Martin Brown – investigates not just how the world appears today, but how it once looked. Elborough charts natural wonders that are
As with many neighborhoods in New York City, Chinatown has a history that is legible in layers. Here in Lower Manhattan, Republic of China flags still flutter above the offices of family associations that were founded before the Communist Revolution. Job posting boards covered in slips of paper cater to recent immigrants. Instagrammable dessert shops serve young locals and tourists alike. “For Rent / 出租” signs are everywhere, alluding to the shrinking number of Chinese businesses and residents.
And
