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Q What are the best exercises to choose for a good night’s sleep? Joey Bull says: ‘We know exercise helps us in many ways, not least our ability to recover faster from stress, accidents or sickness, but since heart rate monitors are more accessible to us all, we now have more data available to support our choices. ‘The body benefits from going through high levels of exertion to exorcise pent up stress, which probably, for most, is chronic stress. Off-loading this stress allows for better processing and recovery during sleep and, looking at heart rate variability data, it is very evident that recuperation is heightened by explosive bursts of exercise. But what kind? ‘Firstly, it needs to be done at threshold level, something that leaves you quite breathy. A form of exercise that…

It’s “one of the great ‘I told you so’ moments in recent American history”, said David French in The New York Times. Critics of Donald Trump have long claimed that many of his Republican champions secretly despise him. We now know – thanks to the release of internal Fox News documents in a defamation lawsuit – that this is indeed the case; and that one of these people is Tucker Carlson, Fox’s most notorious “demagogue”. Previous document dumps have revealed that, contrary to what he says on his nightly TV show, Carlson knows that the 2020 election wasn’t “stolen” from Trump. Documents published last week show that he also thinks Trump was a terrible president. “I hate him passionately,” declared Carlson in one text message to his colleagues in January…

It was just a few short years ago when we told you about a then-upcoming wireless technology called Wi-Fi 6. At the time, what was once known as 802.11ax was henceforth given a much more consumer-friendly name, and previous convoluted Wi-Fi standards got similar names: 802.11ac became Wi-Fi 5, 802.11n became Wi-Fi 4, and so on. And now we have an even newer name: Wi-Fi 6E. In short, it’s an updated version of Wi-Fi 6 that includes access to the new 6GHz frequency band. But while it doesn’t introduce new features over Wi-Fi 6, this new frequency band could be a big deal and will make a major impact on the future of wireless networking. Wi-Fi 6E is starting to show up in Apple products already; it’s not in any iPhone…

BUZZWORTHY BENEFITS Sure, caffeine, a central nervous stimulant, gives us a boost of energy. It can help make us more vigilant while navigating long car drives or feel mentally prepared to take on morning meetings. But that’s not all. A number of studies have found that caffeine may help improve overall task performance. In a 2018 study published in the journal Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 20 participants took multiple tests before and after drinking coffee or a placebo. Under the influence of caffeine, the task accuracy and response time of test-takers significantly improved. And in a 2016 University of Arizona study, college students who drank a caffeinated beverage showed a 30 percent increase in recall compared to students who sipped a decaffeinated drink. 400 MILLIGRAMS Healthy adults can consume up to 400 milligrams (four to…

THERE IS BATHING, there is sunbathing, and there is shinrin-yoku, the recently trendy Japanese concept of “forest bathing.” On a typically cloudless night in Chile’s Atacama Desert, as my family and I reclined on metal chaise longues, looking up at the wildly expansive southern sky, I experienced something totally new: starbathing. When Pía Urbano Mena, the astronomy guide at the Nayara Alto Atacama, turned off the ambient lights at the hotel’s small observatory, there was a magic, neck-tingling moment as the inky blackness absolutely enveloped us. “It’s going to take around 15 minutes for our eyes to adjust to darkness,” Urbano Mena said. “At first, you’ll hardly see anything. But then you’ll see everything.” Just before, I’d been drinking a pisco sour in the hotel bar while watching the Chilean national soccer…

In explaining why Tesla Inc. keeps cutting prices on its electric vehicles, the auto industry is pretty much divided into two camps. On one side are analysts who see an aggressive move by the leading manufacturer of EVs to gobble up sales and market share from its competitors just as they’re beginning to bring more vehicles to market. On the other side are critics who argue that with demand for Tesla’s older vehicles beginning to wane, the company feels forced to slash prices to attract buyers. Over the weekend, Tesla cut the prices of its two costliest vehicles, from $5,000 to $10,000, or from 4.3% to just over 9%. A Model S two-motor sedan now starts at $89,990, with the Plaid “performance” version beginning at $109,990. A Model X SUV dual motor starts…

The brief from Susan and Christopher Greig was a simple one: “Transform our apartment from ordinary to oasis.”…

IN 2006 CHARLES SCHUMER and Michael Bloomberg took to the pages of the Wall Street Journal to express their concerns about New York. The senator and mayor both feared that the Big Apple was losing its financial edge. The city had, after all, captured only one of the previous year’s 24 largest initial public offerings (IPOs). New York’s bigwigs have little to worry about these days. In the battle between global financial centres, the city is increasingly a power with no equal. That is especially true when it comes to stockmarkets, where America’s financial hub is extending its already comfortable lead. On March 3rd Arm, a British semiconductor firm owned by SoftBank, a Japanese investment outfit, announced that it would list only in New York, rebuffing a campaign by British ministers to…

The Concrete in Life photo contest is one of the more niche-sounding events on the awards circuit, but given the building material’s ubiquity in our everyday lives it offers a wealth of opportunities for photographers, and the Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) has just announced the winners of its 2022 competition. The winning and commended images feature an eclectic mix of buildings and other structures, and Ferdz Bedana won the top prize for his striking black-and-white image of a boy skateboarding in a half pipe at a skate park in Sharjah in the UAE. More than 14,00o entries were submitted to the 2022 contest, with prizes awarded to professional and amateur photographers in four categories: Urban Concrete, Concrete Infrastructure, Concrete in Daily Life, and Beauty and Design. Click the link to…

EVEN WITH JUST FLASHLIGHTS in hand, designers Serge Castella and Jason Flinn knew they had found the right new home for themselves. Although the two, partners in life and in business, had lived not far from the tiny Spanish village of Rupià for more than two decades, they hadn’t noticed the small, abandoned house on the edge of town. “Because we spend so much time in the town—having coffee there, buying our daily bread, socializing with the storeowners—Jason and I were told about this little palace-like house that nobody knew what to do with,” recalls Castella. “When we went inside, where the electricity had long been turned off, it took a mere 15 minutes of being there for us to recognize its potential. We wanted to bring it back and…

Katie Lee Biegel’s ANY BEAN BURGERS ACTIVE: 20 min | TOTAL: 50 min | MAKES: 4 1 cup canned beans (such as pinto, kidney or black beans), drained and rinsed½ cup walnuts½ cup pankoKosher salt1 teaspoon onion powder½ teaspoon garlic powderFreshly ground pepper1 large egg, lightly beaten3 tablespoons barbecue sauce1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil4 slices of your favorite cheese (optional)4 burger bunsLettuce, red onion and/or other desired toppings 1. Pulse the beans in a food processor until coarsely chopped, then transfer to a large mixing bowl. Pulse the walnuts in the food processor until finely chopped, then transfer to the bowl with the beans. Add the panko, 1 teaspoon salt, the onion powder, garlic powder, ¼ teaspoon pepper, the egg and 2 tablespoons of the barbecue sauce and mix well. Divide the mixture into…

There are a lot of occupations in this old world that look like fun to those of us on the outside. Rock and roll, automobile racing, charter fishing, just to name a few. If you look beyond the gold records, championship trophies and world record taxidermy you’ll discover that there is a business component to all of these that reveals the ugly side of making a living: Production defines success. You’ve got to sell records, win races and catch fish in a consistent manner to stay viable. Everybody knows the ones that do, and nobody gives a damn about the ones that don’t. Running a boatyard is a business, even though it might appear to be a fun way to keep the wolf away from the door, but peel back…

Nastya is only 15, but she has already “lived a thousand lives”, said Camille Neveux in Le Journal du Dimanche (Paris). Separated from her family after Russian troops occupied her home in southeastern Ukraine during last year’s invasion, she was deported to a so-called “filtration camp” in Crimea. She was then sent to another camp in Kherson, where she was forced to learn Russian and “violently beaten”. For her, “the story ends well”: Nastya “miraculously” made it home last week, after finding her mother on social media. But thousands of others haven’t been so lucky, said the Kyiv Post. In a new report, the US-based Yale Humanitarian Research Lab says at least 6,000 Ukrainian children, between the ages of 17 and four months old, have been taken from their families…

IN THE SUMMER AND FALL OF 2016, A serial killer stalked the streets of urban New Jersey. He attacked four women in 84 days, killing three. One of his weapons of choice: his cell phone. He used it to hunt women. To learn ways to kill people. When a murder was complete, he asked his phone for directions home. After most violent crimes, victims and their loved ones must wait and hope that police and prosecutors can bring the criminal to justice. For a group of women also affected by these New Jersey crimes, merely hoping and waiting wasn’t good enough. Police didn’t crack this case. This group of women did. They outsmarted the killer. They found him. And they stopped him. A Friendship Turns to Obsession Tifany Taylor, who…

In 1965 the car market was booming worldwide. Manufacturers of every nation were introducing new models at an unprecedented rate. So were coachbuilders, and most of those were Italian. The Zagato stand at that year’s Turin motor show was a perfect example, crowded with seven cars, representing the different models built by this small, niche coachbuilder. Yet while six of them remain well-known to this day, even though they were built in comparatively tiny numbers, one is almost forgotten, even among insiders. On display for the public to drool over were a specimen of each of the following: Alfa Romeo TZ 2 (12 built), Alfa Romeo 2600 SZ (105), Lamborghini 350 GTZ (just the one, followed by another in 400 GTZ form), Lancia Flaminia SS (199), Lancia Fulvia Sport (202 in…

TOM CRUISE and John Travolta — the biggest names devoted to the controversial Church of Scientology — seemed to have put their simmering differences aside, but sources say their colossal egos are clashing again, digging an even wider rift between them! Most recently, according to sources, Tom Terrific, 60, has been snubbing John, 69, as he makes the rounds in Tinseltown, shamelessly schmoozing with everybody who’s anybody to promote his Academy Award aspirations for his mega-hit Top Gun: Maverick. “John is nowhere on Tom’s list of people to see while he’s in L.A. and that’s being seen as a direct slap in the face to his old rival,” spills an insider. “People thought they had buried the hatchet, but clearly not enough.” While Tom’s career continues to soar with success at the box…

What does it mean to be so close with someone that they´ re like family, and what would you do to make sure that person was safe and happy? That´ s what Amanda and Alex Constantine contemplated in October 2020, when their good friend Tony Edmonds, 29, lost his mom to multiple health complications. Tony is autistic and requires assistance with daily life — he does´ t drive or cook. He also needs an advocate to represent him when he´ s faced with bigger decisions like how to spend his money, where to live and work and what activities would be healthy for him. Alex and Amanda, who had known Tony for years, grappled with how they could play a role in his future. They knew his dad had died when…

So, now that the 2022 World Cup is history, what to expect in the long-awaited post-Qatar era? All peace and light, love and joy in the cause of the beautiful game? After all, a human rights clause has been slotted into World Cup regulations. A box ticked. A wrong righted. So that’s OK then? The rainbow armband storm prompted three of the Nordic federations to say that, like Germany, they would not vote for Infantino in the FIFA election… It will not make any difference. The deadline for candidates has come and gone The World Cup should have drawn a line under the scrapping and scuffling but a bitter legacy will drag on, at least until Gianni Infantino is re-elected as FIFA president in Kigali, Rwanda, on March16. Sometimes it seems that politicians…

Imagine a car that can speak to you, express moods and emotions, change its color, display your avatar on the window and automatically open the door when you approach? We are not talking about a science fiction movie; this is what we experienced first-hand at the CES 2023 tech event and consumer technology show in Las Vegas in the first week of the new year. This is how it is inside BMW’s new retro futuristic i Vision Dee concept electric car that was unveiled at CES, where CEO Oliver Zipse explained: “It is our vision of pushing the boundaries between physical and digital perception.” “Dee embodies the next level of human machine interaction, a concept that cannot be simply dismissed as science fiction because it will inspire our neue klasse,” said Zipse, referring…

1 ORGANISING TOOLS Being able to edit your photos is one thing, but you also need to manage and organise them – and the more pictures you take, the more there is to organise. People have different needs, and some can manage perfectly well using a folderbased filing system and image-browsing tool like Adobe Bridge (included with the Photography Plan). However, this is not enough for many photographers, and a more advanced cataloguing tool is needed. Adobe Lightroom is the most popular solution, but there are some very good rivals, notably Capture One. ON1 Photo RAW, Exposure X7 and others have cataloguing tools, too, though perhaps not quite in the same league. 2 RAW PROCESSING Photographers shoot raw files in order to achieve the best possible quality, but it’s wrong to assume that…

ALASKA AND HAWAII Norman Aynbinder Whether it’s an immersive history tour of Hawaii, with special access to the archives of the Bishop Museum and the Iolani Palace, or a 10-day journey through Alaska, Aynbinder shows the best of these two spectacular states. Average daily spend: $1,000. incoming@excursionist.com; excursionist.com. CANADA Jessica Renshaw Outdoor pursuits are Renshaw’s specialty. She gets clients out horseback riding in Jasper, Alberta; biking around Vancouver; and beluga-whale watching in the high Arctic. Lately, she’s also been recommending trips to Nova Scotia, particularly the vineyards of the Annapolis Valley and the port towns of Lunenburg and Mahone Bay. Average daily spend: $1,000. jessica@renshawtravel.com; renshawtravel.com. Marc Télio Télio can get you to Canada’s less-traveled provinces with thoughtfully designed itineraries. That might mean hiking in Yukon’s Tombstone Territorial Park, with a stay at the Aurora Inn in…

ELECTRIC VEHICLES (EVS) have a lot going for them. They create fewer greenhouse gas emissions than gas–powered vehicles, and their quick and silent acceleration means they’re fun to drive, too. So it’s no wonder that EV sales are growing—5.3 percent of U.S. new-car sales in 2022, up from 3 percent in 2021, according to the automotive research firm Wards Intelligence—while sales of conventional gasoline vehicles declined. But sticker prices remain an issue. Most new EVs are luxury models with an average sale price over $61,000—about $12,000 more than the industry average. EV buyers also need to calculate how much an electric car will cost to drive, including tax breaks and electricity rates. And those can vary depending on where you live, the vehicle you choose, whether you buy or lease, and…

Iran is mere inches away “from having the bomb,” said Yves Bourdillon in Les Echos (France). Two weeks ago, U.N. inspectors with the International Atomic Energy Agency detected a tiny bit of uranium in Iran enriched to the “unprecedented” level of 84 percent purity, “just below the level generally considered necessary to produce an atomic bomb.” The particles were discovered by chance, during a rare random visit by the IAEA, when an astute inspector noticed a change in the pipe connections at Iran’s underground Fordow plant and took a sample. Ever since the Trump administration in 2019 pulled the U.S. out of the Obama-era Iran nuclear deal, which had limited Iranian enrichment to less than 4 percent, Tehran has “gradually been freeing itself from its restrictions.” This is extraordinarily destabilizing,…

Newly Available The Hangover (2009) All three Hangover films stream this month, starting with a trio of ushers waking up and reliving their crazed Vegas night as they search for the missing groom. World War Z (2013) In a world of zombies, a former United Nations investigator (Brad Pitt, above) desperately searches for a cure to the infection that started it all. Monday, March 20 Carol (2015) Todd Haynes’ beautiful period drama depicts a young photographer (Rooney Mara) who begins to fall for an older woman (Cate Blanchett) in a troubled marriage. Newly Available Creed (2015) Sylvester Stallone’s Rocky Balboa returns to train Apollo Creed’s son (a great Michael B. Jordan) to become a fighting champ. 12 Angry Men (1957) A lone juror (Henry Fonda) refuses to convict a young man in a murder case, as the rest of the jury grapples…

VESTIA NO 1 SPEAKER The stunning aesthetics are what you’ll notice first about the Vestia No 1 bookshelf speaker (available in black or white finishes) – and by all accounts the sounds coming from it will be pretty special too. It comes with revamped tweeter technology inside, and there are all the connectivity options you’re likely to need around the back as well. £799, focal.com BHEART SMART BAND Gadget makers continue to play around with what wearables are capable of, and the BHeart is a smart health tracker that doesn’t need recharging – instead, it draws power from body motion and heat, as well as from sunlight. The versatile device can be attached to a standard watch face of your choice to record your vital statistics. £TBC, baracoda.com JLAB JBUDS MINI Wireless earbuds don’t have to be…

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) racked up some eye-popping fundraising numbers in its 2021 fiscal year. It raised $484 million, which allowed the organization to increase its total grants awarded to more than $241 million—a 70% year-over-year increase. Those numbers are great news, but for Troy Dun mire, the organization’s chief operating officer, the real bottom line is a smaller figure unadorned by a dollar sign: 42,000. That’s how many patients received support through LLS’s patient financial aid programs during the year. “One person who actually survives their cancer and then ultimately thrives in society today—that is an incredible measure of success,” Dunmire says. “And that’s ultimately how you make the largest change in the world: one person at a time.” Supporting that metric can be both more rewarding and more…

ONCE TARNISHED, MASERATI’S FAMOUS name is shiny again. The MC20, our reigning eCoty champ, turns out to be a mid-engined marvel for the ages, while the first new-generation GranTurismo to break cover, all 750bhp of whispering electric Folgore, has brought sexy to a mostly rather sterile EV sector. Facing a reputational fightback as well as the market’s baked-in challenges from the long-established Teutonic hegemony, Maserati still has it all to do but is proudly hauling itself back to a state of grace and, just as importantly, a place of relevance. Following a back-slapping fest for the MC20’s makers, protecting momentum is clearly key, and while the Folgore is necessarily a banker for an electron-dependent future, it’s the all-new, all-wheel-drive, petrol-powered, twin-turbo V6 GranTurismo that will either establish a post-MC20 hit factory…

MAPLE-WALNUT CARROT CAKE ACTIVE: 1 hr | TOTAL: 2 hr (plus cooling) | SERVES: 10 to 12 FOR THE CAKE Cooking spray2½ cups all-purpose flour, plus more for the pans¾ cup walnut flour2 teaspoons baking powder2 teaspoons ground cinnamon1 teaspoon baking soda1 teaspoon salt½ teaspoon ground allspice½ teaspoon freshly ground pepper1 cup vegetable oil1 cup granulated sugar¾ cup maple sugar or light brown sugar2 teaspoons finely grated lemon zest3 large eggs2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract2 teaspoons maple extract¾ cup buttermilk3 cups grated peeled carrots (use the large holes of a box grater)¾ cup golden raisins FOR THE FROSTING 12 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature2 sticks unsalted butter, at room temperature4 cups confectioners’ sugar2 teaspoons maple extract½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract½ teaspoon salt1 tablespoon pure maple syrupCandied walnuts, for topping (see below) 1. Make the cake:…

NAMADGI NATIONAL PARK MIGHT BE the only national park in the Australian Capital Territory, but it’s a big one, taking up nearly half (46 per cent) of the ACT, a fact that surprises even most Canberrans. Just 40 minutes south-west of Canberra city, with more than 106,000 hectares of alpine, sub-alpine and mountain areas, Namadgi is dominated by high granite peaks, but there are surprises too – such as hidden fern gullies, waterfalls and special bogs called fens. The high-altitude sphagnum moss bogs provide critical habitat for endangered species and act as giant sponges purifying and slowly releasing pristine water for Canberra’s water supply. On Ngunnawal land, Namadgi is named for the Aboriginal word for the mountains it resides among, with evidence it’s been inhabited for 21,000 years. A shocking 80 per…

01 DRESSING UP Improvising a dressing and closet area behind the bed is a great way to combine form (tall closet storage units) and function (daily dressing and undressing). There’s no need for walls, but splurging on a custom surround to make big-box closet components look built in will up the style factor – add lighting while you’re at it. Ensure you leave yourself enough room for the wardrobe’s hinged doors to open unimpeded, and for you to manoeuvre easily when getting dressed. 02 WHAT A VIEW Are you a fashionista with a vast (preferably coordinated) wardrobe? If so, an open storage unit with drawers, shelves and rods will turn your whole bedroom into a huge walk-in closet. If you are tidy (or don’t mind a fair bit of visual stimulation), this is…

Forget hay bales and hoedowns. This handsome home’s take on classic barn style is worlds away from those down-on-the-farm notions. Sophisticated yet relaxed, it beautifully reflects its much-travelled owners, wellness expert James Duigan and his wife Chrissy. He sums up the beguiling blend of influences as the “love child of Italy, Aspen and Malibu”. But London and Rio could equally be part of this blissful union. When the couple first saw the property in the Byron Bay hinterland in late 2019, they were smitten with the two-hectare site. Elevated and north-east facing, it wallowed in sweeping ocean and bush views. “There was something magical about the property,” says James. “We felt instantly at peace here, so we bought it the day we visited.” But, less appealingly, it was occupied by a…

This year the 24 Hours of Le Mans, arguably the most famous race in all of motorsports, celebrates its 100th Anniversary. In that century the endurance crucible forged epic rivalries, created legends and defined destinies for nearly every marque worth mentioning. Eras like the famed Ford vs. Ferrari battles of the late 1960s and the Porsche vs. Audi vs. Toyota world wars of the 2010s are almost mythic in racing lore, beloved by fans worldwide. And while the race—and endurance sports car racing in general—has suffered in the past years as major manufacturers fled the series, things are about to turn around in a major way. Call it coincidence or destiny, but just as the 24 Hours of Le Mans celebrates its centenary, the fields of the World Endurance Championship (WEC)…

This time last year, all I was hoping for was just a job.” That’s how Ke Huy Quan opened a tearful acceptance speech at the Gotham Awards in November, when the possibility that the Vietnam-born, Chinese American actor might be nominated for — and even win — an Oscar for his performance in Everything Everywhere All at Once was starting to crystallize. Quan would go on to help drive a wildly successful Oscar night for Everything Everywhere All at Once’s indie producer and distributor, A24, which became the first studio in history to sweep the top six awards in a single year. The studio’s stunning Oscar haul, which also included Brendan Fraser’s win for The Whale, owes a lot to the appeal of its actors, and to the deft deployment…

Two weeks ago, residents of Machulishchy were intrigued as soldiers and police swarmed across their small town on the edge of Minsk, the capital of Belarus. Cordons and checkpoints were hastily erected around the local airbase, which has hosted Russia’s forces during its abominable war against Ukraine. It was clear that Belarusian security services – known as the KGB – were panicking. The Belarusian people, who are disgusted at their government’s support for the Kremlin’s illegal invasion of Ukraine, had struck a symbolic blow right at the heart of Russia’s military. Our anti-war partisans had flown two drones over the base and bombed a Russian spy plane used to pinpoint targets inside Ukraine, leaving it severely damaged. Unfortunately for the Belarusian KGB, the heroic resistance fighters who made a mockery of Russian military…

Good news travels fast and persists: On 60 Minutes 32 years ago, Morley Safer introduced 21.8 million Americans to the French Paradox, the seemingly puzzling reality that the French, despite consuming far more than their fair share of saturated fats, had better heart health than Americans. The term was coined by French nutrition and cardiology researcher Serge Renaud, who claimed that regular, moderate wine consumption—particularly with meals—was behind the healthier French hearts. After Safer’s broadcast invigorated interest in the topic (U.S. red wine sales jumped a whopping 39% in 1992), a flurry of research steadily linked alcohol to two main cardiovascular benefits. First, moderate drinking was found to increase HDL cholesterol, often called “good cholesterol” for its ability to lower levels of artery-clogging LDL cholesterol, or “bad cholesterol.” Second, alcohol was…

IF YOU SPENT the last year in a cave unable to receive football-related information (perhaps your NFL Cave subscription expired), the current landscape would be a surprising one to take in as it pertains to the quarterback position. Geno Smith is a franchise quarterback now. With the Seahawks. He broke Russell Wilson’s single-season franchise passing record. Jared Goff is good, maybe on the verge of being really good. According to advanced metrics considered among the best measures of quarterback performance—a composite of completion percentage over expectation (CPOE) and expected points added per down (EPA)—Goff ranked ninth during the 2022 regular season, ahead of former MVPs Lamar Jackson, Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers (as well as a potential future MVP, Justin Herbert). And Daniel Jones? The one you made fun of when the…

Mystery surrounds the crash of a Yeti Airlines ATR 72 in Nepal, killing all 72 crew and passengers aboard the twin-engine turboprop plane. Two videos appeared shortly after the crash, one taken by a resident near the site of the crash and another a Facebook livestream taken from inside the plane’s cabin. The flight had originated in Kathmandu and was headed to Pokhara, a 30-minute flight. Pokhara is the gateway to the Himalayas and a popular trekking jumping-off point. The weather looked a little hazy but otherwise excellent, and from the video taken by the Pokhara resident, the wind didn’t appear to be a factor. That ground-perspective video, which stops just as the ATR is dropping a wing and before it spirals out of control, shows the regional airliner clearly flying…

Footfall Station is an Imperial outpost on the edge of the Koronus Expanse, a wild sector of frontier space that I plan to tame as a newly minted Rogue Trader. Before we arrive at Footfall, however, one of my tech-priests asks a question. Do I want to be greeted with the formality my title deserves? Or do I want to enter the station incognito? Frankly, I’m insulted by the question. I’m a bloody Rogue Trader! I’m a one-man East India Company, given special warrant by the Imperium to explore uncharted space, expand its borders and milk the colonies I establish for everything they’re worth. In the callous meat-grinder of the Imperium, I’m one of the few allowed to turn the handle. I want the red-carpet treatment. Trumpets, confetti, adoring crowds and…

Outdoor projects seem to come in two flavors: easy-to-build but clunky or high-style and complex. Design Editor Dillon Baker steers a middle path with this planter bench combo. You can see from the photos its clean lines give it strong visual appeal. As we go along, you’ll appreciate how quickly and easily it can be constructed. As big as the outdoors often feels, space on a deck or patio is still at a premium. So this bench is a triple threat. Seating is the obvious function. Under the seat lies some enclosed storage space (always a plus). On the end a planter bin adds greenery to your space, or you can put it to use for other needs. MODERN MATERIALS. Besides design and function, outdoor projects require other considerations in order to…

Rumours are swirling about how the iPhone 15 Ultra could be the priciest iPhone ever made, with a price tag that could top £2,000 for the top-tier storage options. But that’s a drop in the bucket for the person who bought an original sealed iPhone from 2007 at an auction for more than $63,000 (around £51,900). The 8GB iPhone belonged to cosmetic tattoo artist Karen Green, who was gifted the new phone in 2007 by friends to celebrate starting a new job. Since she already had a brand-new phone at the time, she never opened the box, and now the iconic handset has earned her enough to buy more than 50 iPhone 14 Pros – $63,356.40 to be exact. That price includes a 20 percent ‘buyer’s premium’, so the actual winning…

Twenty-five years after winning the best picture Oscar for Titanic — and 12 years after his second best picture nomination, for Avatar — producer Jon Landau is back in the awards race with Avatar: The Way of Water. Landau talks to THR about besting his own box office records, what it will take for performance-capture roles to be acknowledged by awards voters and if the still-untitled third Avatar film will stick to its current release date of December 2024. Do you have a favorite screening experience of The Way of Water? My favorite screening experience was in early December when I flew from New Zealand to New York, and I screened the movie for Zoe [Saldaña], Sam [Worthington], Sigourney [Weaver] and Stephen Lang. It was the first time we were really sharing…

There’s a good case to be made that the world’s greatest—and strangest—audiophile culture resides in Japan. Probably the most important notion the Japanese have introduced to our hobby is that home audio isn’t merely a way of heightening the musical art of others but can be an art in itself. This idea’s most flamboyant embodiment was the poet, journalist, chef, and amplifier builder Susumu Sakuma, better known as Sakuma-san. After having built many amplifiers as a young man, Sakumasan experienced an epiphany: Amplifiers that measured well often failed to make him feel deeply. He soon discovered that, for him, the most emotional sound came from mono systems powered by transformer-coupled amplifiers that used directly heated triode tubes. In 1968, somewhat improbably, Sakuma-san opened a restaurant in the quaint seaside town of Tateyama. The…

Standing Room Only It’s illegal to spontaneously dance in a bar or restaurant in Sweden. Owners must adhere to a bygone law and get a dance licence. The Swedish parliament announced its intention to repeal the law in 2016, yet a restaurant owner in the province of Härjedalen was prosecuted as recently as 2020. Lights Out No light must be visible within five kilometres of the king’s bedroom in the Palace of Versailles in France. This 18th-century law means the Versailles football club doesn’t have floodlights and, as a result, can’t host all of its home games – including one against Toulouse in January 2022. It had to move the match to its opponent’s pitch nearly 700 kilometres away. Rodent Repellent Rats aren’t allowed to enter the province of Alberta in Canada, not even as…