1+ week, 1+ day ago (243+ words) That no-man's-land on the 38th parallel, along with the Berlin Wall (which fell 36 years ago this month), is among the most potent symbols of the Cold War. The DMZ is anything but peaceful, with artillery cannons poised on either side, incursion tunnels dug into the ground, and military aircraft patrolling the sky. Hundreds of soldiers have been killed in cease-fire violations over the years. In past interviews, Zelensky has referred to the DMZ as a conflict-resolution model that Ukraine would follow at its peril. "It would be a dead zone," he told one of us in March. Since Zelensky's February White House meeting, Trump's roving envoy and close friend Steve Witkoff has worked on the outlines of a peace plan for Ukraine alongside his Russian counterpart Kirill Dmitriev. Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner has also played a substantial role in the process,…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago (208+ words) Use your imagination to write the opening of a short story or poem inspired by this illustration, or describe a memory from your own life that this image makes you think of. Tell us in the comments, and then read the related book review of a novel set during the time of King Arthur's court [] Use your imagination to write the opening of a short story or poem inspired by this illustration, or describe a memory from your own life that this image makes you think of. Tell us in the comments, and then read the related book review of a novel set during the time of King Arthur's court to learn more. Find more Picture Prompts here. The post To the Castle appeared first on New York Times. Use your imagination to write the opening of a short story…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago (304+ words) Ultimately, we become hermits, disconnected from the things we enjoy and the people we're meant to connect with. How can we truly make the most of this life we live if it costs so much to truly enjoy it? One of the best parts about the tech nonprofit company is that it doesn't lack for potential concert options. Fans have gone from Chappell Roan to Childish Gambino to Fall Out Boy to Tyler, the Creator. For my experience, I signed up with Carol's Kindness, a local nonprofit food bank in Austin, Texas. Their story started when Carol Rabun needed to feed their pet pig Pumba. Going to local grocers and food pantries to pick up scraps, they realized they could help a lot of people in the same ways. Consequently, Carol's house quickly became a pantry of its own. Eventually,…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago (344+ words) I found it super easy to set up my LLC, and after about $500 and 30 minutes of my time, I was off to the races with an LLC for my band. I did make the mistake of spelling my co-bandleader's middle name as his last name (I blame his wrongly named Instagram handle for this), so I had to toss them another $129 to fix that. My bad. Save on top services at LegalZoom, like LLC registration, incorporation, estate plans, and more with coupons and deals from WIRED below. If you use our exclusive code for 10% off LLC Formations (found in the table above), you'll get a nice chunk of change off the cost of setting up your small business. As you'll read below, it's not especially cheap to do this, even digitally, in many states. There are mandatory filing fees and…...

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1+ week, 4+ day ago (383+ words) The United States government often advances its national interests by working with nasty people, and Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is one of the nastiest. It's one thing, however regrettable, to deal reluctantly with him. President Donald Trump's performance at the White House Tuesday was something else entirely: weak, crass and of no strategic benefit to America. These distortions dishonor Khashoggi's legacy, stand at odds with the facts and are beneath the office of the president. Exiled in Virginia, Khashoggi wrote on these pages about the Saudi regime's repressiveness at home and recklessness abroad. This got under Mohammed's skin. So, the CIA concluded in 2018, the crown prince ordered Khashoggi's assassination. He was lured into the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, where a hit team, including members of Mohammed's personal security detail, used a bone saw to dismember him. Mohammed,…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago (401+ words) Like other popular services like Netflix and Max, Hulu is a streaming service that has exclusive series, current-season episodes, hit Like other popular services like Netflix and Max, Hulu is a streaming service that has exclusive series, current-season episodes, hit movies, Hulu Originals, kids shows, and more. There's also a Hulu plan for nearly every kind of watcher, including streaming content with ads for a service on the cheap, or bundles for additional platforms like Disney+ and ESPN+ to get even more content at reduced prices. I have a Hulu plan to watch some of my favorite shows like critically-acclaimed Atlanta or my current fave wholesome comedy, Abbott Elementary. We at WIRED stay glued to our devices and round up the best movies and the best TV shows currently being streamed on Hulu. Right now, we have outlined various ways…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago (380+ words) We never got any calls from the sheriff; we never saw a fireman," says Lynnanne Hanson Miller, an artist whose home is one of the few still standing on her block. It was really the encouragement of our neighbors that got us to evacuate." How the fire was managed may be considered an original sin that sowed distrust and made the recovery much harder. Lawsuits related to that night abound. And some residents have gone as far as harassing firefighters, the typical heroes of any emergency, on the street. Ahead of Halloween, a diorama on an Altadena property displayed a series of skeletons holding signs like Fire department failed Altadena." Over and over, victims I spoke with kept coming back to the horror of that night'and the government failure'even when our conversation had moved on. Neither the Palisades nor Altadena…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago (156+ words) [From the November 2024 issue: You are going to die] Now, after their own loss, hopes for their enterprise run high: They distribute the cards so broadly and for so long that it seems they may never get caught. "In the end," Otto exclaims, "scores of people, hundreds, will be sitting down and writing cards like us. We will inundate Berlin with postcards, we will slow the machines, we will depose the F'hrer, end the war." the more mistakes by the F'hrer and his Party they discovered. Things that when they first had happened had struck them as barely censurable, such as the suppression of all other political parties, or things that they had condemned as merely excessive in degree or too vigorously carried out, like the persecution of the Jews. This article appears in the January 2026 print edition with the…...

4+ hour, 25+ min ago (326+ words) Missouri sports betting launches on Monday, but you can start playing fantasy sports at Underdog fantasy in the Show Me State and claim bonus cash beforehand. We're looking at Raiders vs. Chargers as an ideal matchup to use this offer. The Chargers return from their bye with urgent stakes and a double-digit spread, facing a Raiders team that's dropped five straight and just fired its offensive coordinator." Justin Herbert's coming off one of the roughest outings of his career, but he's been far more productive at home, and Los Angeles needs that version with the AFC playoff race tightening." You can take advantage of Underdog Fantasy's welcome offer in Missouri for NFL Week 13 action: Play $5, get $100 in bonus entries. A bonus entry at Underdog Fantasy is essentially a house-funded ticket into a contest, letting you play without putting up your…...