Alex Burns

The three are among a cohort of former child stars, many from Nickelodeon and Disney Channel shows from the 2000s, who have started podcasts as a way of connecting with a nostalgic Gen Z and millennial fan base. In doing so, they are embracing roles that they played as children and teenagers — characters that some had spent years trying to move bey... See more

DeLong and Hofstadter both found great beauty in what the latter called strange loops—occasions when mathematical systems or works of art or pieces of music fold back upon themselves. M. C. Escher’s drawings are a great, overt example of this. Take his famous picture of two hands drawing each other; it’s impossible to say where it starts or ends. W... See more

Beauty is not the goal of competitive sports, but high-level sports are a prime venue for the expression of human beauty. The relation is roughly that of courage to war.

With Barbie , The Super Mario Bros. Movie , and Oppenheimer leading the way, 2023 was the first time in over two decades that the top three box office earners didn’t include a sequel or a remake. (The last time it happened was 2001, courtesy of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone , Shrek , and Monsters, Inc .) Granted, adapting an iconic toy bran... See more

Lewis Hamilton had never cried after winning a race before Sunday’s British Grand Prix.

Across 103 grand prix victories and seven world championships in close to 20 years on the Formula One grid, never had he felt the staggering rush of emotion that came at Silverstone upon crossing the line.

Hamilton had not won since the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix in... See more

If you’re a regular consumer of podcasts, you may have noticed a change over the past few years: many of the world’s most popular shows (and maybe some of your favorites) have started including the ability to watch instead of simply listen. While video podcasts are not a new concept, they’re quickly becoming mainstream and will soon represent the m... See more

A collection of five teams wins the Super Bowl in more than 50 percent of my model’s simulations: the San Francisco 49ers, Kansas City Chiefs, Baltimore Ravens, Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys.

Have killer voice. How do you develop killer voice? Be confident. How do you develop confidence? Read oodles and write oodles more. If you’re sending a “list newsletter” you better have one hell of a point of view because, well, there are oodles-upon-oodles of list newsletters out there. Generally, like with much good writing, the magic for readers

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