Mayor Eric Adams’ administration is preparing to implement “life alert” devices in apartments to assist individuals struggling with substance abuse, a taxpayer-funded initiative that some critics argue may inadvertently promote drug use. The city’s Health Department is finalizing a contract for a pilot program aimed at residents deemed to be at “high risk” of overdose, …
Posts from: September 12, 2024
20/20 reporting in from the Appalachian Plateau. Finished the Smokies this morning, about three weeks into the trail and life before already feels like a distant memory. It’s an adventure that keeps changing as the days bloom on. Stats Album choices: Nashville Skyline (Bob Dylan), Don’t Mess With Jim (Jim Croce), Ten (Pearl Jam), There Goes The Neighborhood (Joe Walsh). Knee pain: 5.6/10 Experiencing Life Through A Fire Hose It’s impossible to really describe what it’s been like since my last post. …
Editorial: After 38 years, Charlie Fairhead has retired from the medical wards of the TV drama Casualty. Welcome back to the real world, actor Derek Thompson
There is life in Erik ten Hag yet as Manchester United manager, writes Phil McNulty, after their dramatic FA Cup quarter-final win over Liverpool.
Apple is slowly losing the edge on laptops with the best battery life
The Harrowing Birth Experience of Gill Castle Gill Castle’s journey into motherhood in 2011 was marked by both joy and profound hardship. Despite a pregnancy devoid of complications, her labor turned perilously traumatic. “I walked into the hospital a healthy police officer, but I left permanently disabled and jobless,” Gill recounted, capturing the devastating transformation …
The Traitors US star attempts to unravel 32 years of self-flagellation in one hour. The result: an intoxicating sense of validation
N. Gray Sutanto talks about what’s on his bedside table, favorite fiction, favorite books on neo-Calvinism, and more.
I have finally realized that the lessons Dr. Refaat taught me and the power of his words keep him alive. As long as I breathe, I will tell his stories and the endless stories of my occupied and silenced city.
A trove of family-focused resorts has opened in the Caribbean and Mexico, which means there’s a getaway to match every family’s vacation vibe.