Ginger Strand | Time

 Posted on August 26, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  43 words  |  Patria Henriques

Haunt Me: The Scare Houses of Lisa Kereszi

You don’t need to be Susan Sontag to understand that photographing something reduces its fear factor. That's why Lisa Kereszi challenged her fears and began photographing haunted houses.

By Ginger Strand October 31, 2012

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Grammys 2016: Lady Gaga David Bowie Tribute

 Posted on August 26, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  152 words  |  Patria Henriques

February 15, 2016 10:47 PM EST There was perhaps no better modern pop star to pay tribute to David Bowie than Lady Gaga, as her performance at the 2016 Grammys proved. The singer, who used to paint a thunderbolt on her face in honor of the late singer, performed a medley of the rock star’s greatest hits and paid tribute to his iconic looks and flamboyant performances. Dressed like Ziggy Stardust with a mane of flaming red hair, Gaga blew through hits like “Suffragette City,” “Rebel Rebel,” “Fashion,” “Under Pressure” and “Heroes. [Read More]

Honoring the Fallen: One Photographers Witness to 490 Dignified Transfers

 Posted on August 26, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  1012 words  |  Martina Birk

Updated May 26, 2014. When this story first published in 2013, Steve Ruark had made 278 trips, covering the return of 490 fallen troops. The total now stands at 290 trips, covering the return of 509 troops. When soldiers are killed in action, units hold a simple ceremony in the combat zone. At the front of a chapel or a helipad or a makeshift open area, the unit places the deceased’s combat boots on a small box. [Read More]

How to cook stew with pumpkin leaves

 Posted on August 26, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  69 words  |  Tandra Barner

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How to Prepare to Live to 100

 Posted on August 26, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  979 words  |  Martina Birk

It’s a startling projection that conveys an astonishing new American reality: One in every two five-year-olds alive right now will live to 100. That’s according to researchers at Stanford University’s Center on Longevity, who believe a century-long life expectancy will be the norm for all newborns by 2050—less than three decades from now. Not to mention, more than kindergarteners can anticipate a triple-digit life span. Propelled by aging baby boomers and continued medical advances, the number of centenarians worldwide is expected toincrease eightfold. [Read More]

HUTCHINSON, KANSAS: PLEASE DON'T SHOOT THE PRAIRIE DOGS

 Posted on August 26, 2024  |  6 minutes  |  1138 words  |  Billy Koelling

A troupe of self-described “environmental experts and old farts” are at their regular table at Skaets Steak Shop, the tiny cafe where they meet at the beginning of each day for breakfast and banter. The coming of spring has brought to the table a new topic to replace, for a moment, the wheat and the weather: the fate of a colony of prairie dogs that has taken up residence in the Kansas State Fairgrounds, right where the town of Hutchinson intends to build a couple of new baseball fields. [Read More]

In Mexico, a Kidnapping Negotiator Is Kidnapped

 Posted on August 26, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  1034 words  |  Patria Henriques

There are two kinds of kidnappings in Mexico: those meant for ransom and those meant as a warning. This month’s abduction of Felix Batista in the northern state of Coahuila was most likely the latter — and it’s one of the more chilling messages that Mexico’s ubiquitous police-linked kidnapping industry has ever sent. Batista, a U.S. citizen who works for ASI Global, a Houston-based security company, is a prominent expert on how to avert kidnapping. [Read More]

Inside the World's Largest Semiconductor Chip Manufacturer

 Posted on August 26, 2024  |  16 minutes  |  3384 words  |  Martina Birk

On the northwest coast of Taiwan, nestled between mudflats teeming with fiddler crabs and sweet-scented persimmon orchards, sits the world’s most important company that you’ve probably never heard of. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., or TSMC, is the world’s largest contract manufacturer of the semiconductor chips—otherwise known as integrated circuits, or just chips—that power our phones, laptops, cars, watches, refrigerators and more. Its clients include Apple, Intel, Qualcomm, AMD and Nvidia. [Read More]

Is Hummus Healthy? | TIME

 Posted on August 26, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  700 words  |  Patria Henriques

Hummus, the chickpea-based dip that’s a staple in many Middle Eastern cuisines, is on the rise in the U.S. Multiple factors are fueling its growing popularity, according to the USDA: Hummus is naturally gluten-free, and Americans now have bigger appetites for healthier snacks. But how healthy is hummus? Here’s what the experts say. What is hummus made of? Traditional hummus is made from a blend of chickpeas, olive oil, tahini (sesame paste), lemon juice and spices, and this mix makes for a nutrient-dense food, says Elizabeth G. [Read More]

Is What's Happening in Gaza a Genocide? Experts Weigh In

 Posted on August 26, 2024  |  7 minutes  |  1436 words  |  Tandra Barner

More than 11,000 people have been killed in Gaza since Oct. 7, after a deadly Hamas attack prompted Israel to declare war and begin a military offensive along the densely-populated strip of land more than 2 million people call home.  Israel has since agreed to enact four-hour daily humanitarian pauses in northern Gaza, after a push by U.S. President Biden, but many international leaders have expressed concern over the civilians caught in the crossfire of war. [Read More]