Throughout my youth, CBS’ annual airing of the 1939 musical, “The Wizard of Oz,” was essential viewing. The straightforward narrative that naïve goodness overcomes evil was entertainingly reassuring. Many years later, after reading L. Frank Baum’s 1900 source novel, I discovered a unicorn: the movie is much better than the book. I regularly incorporated the

New accusations of abuse and misconduct are coming to light from men who say the Christian music star deeply harmed them. Learn what they’re now revealing. According to a recent investigation by The Guardian , at least three men claimed that former Newsboys singer and DC Talk co-founder Michael Tait assaulted them in the early

It’s been over four years since Spotify first announced its plans to launch a lossless audio tier that has yet to arrive. After numerous leaks and teases from company execs, we know better than to start hoping that the long-delayed service could be finally nearing arrival. But newly added references in the music app’s code

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued an urgent warning on Wednesday about the potential for certain jet engines, when damaged, to allow smoke to enter the cockpit or cabin. The NTSB safety bulletin warned about CFM International LEAP-1B engines but encouraged evaluation for LEAP-1A and -1C engines…

The Bitcoin ecosystem is in a crucial state of transformation, as it expands far beyond its initial primary role as a store of value. The scaling solutions now being focused upon, along with the robust DeFi structure that is taking shape on the Bitcoin network, mean that attention is shifting quite rapidly from the paradigm

Putin says Israel assures safety at Russian-built Iranian nuclear site NewsFeed Russian President Vladimir Putin says Israel has given assurances about the safety of its personnel at Iran’s Russian-built nuclear power plant in Bushehr. Russia and Iran have been working on the joint project for three decades. He made the comments at a meeting with

The Buss family has agreed to sell the controlling stake of the Los Angeles Lakers to TWG Global CEO Mark Walter, doing so with a franchise valuation of $10 billion — the highest ever for a professional sports franchise, a person with knowledge of the agreement said Wednesday. As part of the deal, Jeanie Buss

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This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). Detroit’s story is often told in three acts. First came its rise. Once the beating heart of America’s manufacturing industry, it was Motor City’s assembly lines — the first of their kind in the world — that set the wheels in motion for an automotive revolution

If sustainability has gone the way of rom-com movies, my undergraduate students at New York University’s Stern School of Business haven’t gotten the memo. This spring, my sustainability strategy elective was significantly oversubscribed, and the class excelled — delivering thoughtful materiality assessments and strategic advice for 10 companies across diverse sectors, while continually questioning and