Made of handwoven, lightly textured eri silk, the custom tie was created by the New Delhi-based designer Kartik Kumra under his label, Kartik Research, and selected for the occasion by stylist and former Vogue editor Gabriella Karefa-Johnson. It was fitting that Karefa-Johnson should be the one to style New York’s newest political family—an announcement she […]
The Weekly Menu #13 features dinner recipes using leftover holiday ham as well as quick and easy dinner ideas. What to cook this week? The post-holiday menu always includes meals made with as many leftovers as possible. From a creamy noodle casserole to cozy comfort food with a vegetarian option thrown in the middle, this […]
Following the publication of his new book, Building Applications with AI Agents, I chatted with author Michael Albada about his experience writing the book and his thoughts on the field of AI agents. Michael’s a machine learning engineer with nine years of experience designing, building, and deploying large-scale machine learning solutions at companies such as […]
Politics / January 2, 2026 Mayor Zohran Mamdani defies the cold and the calls to move to the center with the promise of a New York that belongs to the people who live in it. Ad Policy Mayor Zohran Mamdani stands alongside his wife, Rama Duwaji, after concluding his address to the crowd at the […]
The incredible Ole Miss Rebels season continued in thrilling fashion on Friday, as they mounted a fourth-quarter comeback to stun the Georgia Bulldogs 39-34 in the Sugar Bowl on New Year’s Day. That win secured Ole Miss a spot in the Fiesta Bowl to face the Miami Hurricanes with a chance to make the National […]
Berlin-based artist Wei Tan loves chairs. In her mixed media paintings, they punctuate swathes of peach, lilac and aquamarine, suspended in rooms without corners, or depth. Tan’s chairs offer the dreamer a place to begin. They’re something of an obsession for the artist. “I discovered not long ago that the word ‘obsession’ comes from Latin […]
Pork katsu at Tonkatsu Tamafuji Honolulu hangs onto its food and culture fiercely. It’s why decades-old mom-and-pop restaurants still dominate certain neighborhoods and why you see dishes that would have been familiar to some of the islands’ earliest settlers. While the world moves at its frenetic pace, the city reminds us of who we have […]
Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion. ICRA 2026: 1–5 June 2026, VIENNA Enjoy today’s videos! I always love seeing robots progress […]
Politics / Authoritarian Watch / January 2, 2026 Looking at how the Trump administration fits into a pattern of authoritarian governance can empower people to think about how to best resist the country’s slide to autocracy. Ad Policy Demonstrators rally against President Donald Trump during a protest, dubbed “Resist the Dictator,” to mark President’s Day […]
Credit: AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool via Alamy Team India will play 8 matches in January 2026. The India cricket team will start 2026 with a white-ball series. In fact, the Men in Blue will play no red-ball cricket in the first five months of the year. New Zealand will be India’s first opponent of 2026. January […]