A ride on the assembly line with the world’s most famous chalk
The bright-white sticks drop one by one into the whir and clatter of a weatherworn piece of machinery, where they are stamped with the most celebrated name in chalk: Hagoromo.
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As occupancy dwindles, college dorms go beyond students
Thirty percent of American universities, both public and private, are running deficits, according to Moody's Investors Service, and the pandemic has only added to financial pressures — virtual learning has...
The Thanksgiving myth gets a deeper look this year
The brutality of settlers' expansion into the Great Plains and American West has been drastically underplayed in popular myths about the founding and growth of the United States. Arguably the...
Chris Nikic, you are an ironman. And your journey is remarkable.
If Chris Nikic could overcome the challenge of this race — a 2.4-mile open-water swim followed by a 112-mile bike ride and a 26.2-mile run — and do it in...
New virus, old enemy
At Marine Corps basic training in San Diego this fall, new recruits do what they've done for generations. They furiously scrub their rifles to perfection. Every weapon must be clean...
How do tourist shops survive with no tourists?
For many tourists, no visit to New York is complete without a stop to pick up a T-shirt, cap or any other piece of memorabilia that celebrates the bustling, thriving...
More than 1 in 400 Americans test positive in a week
Governors and public health officials across the United States are pleading with Americans to change their behavior and prepare for a long winter as the country shatters record after record...
Did it hit 3%? Why parents and teachers are fixated on one number
The news that hundreds of thousands of parents and educators had been awaiting arrived at 9:45 on Sunday morning, in a tweet from Mayor Bill de Blasio: New York City's...
Tiger Woods faced disaster at the Masters. He stuck through it anyway.
Tiger Woods had just birdied three holes Sunday at the Masters when he stood at the tee box at No. 18. A few of the men sitting around the 17th...
How a Minneapolis suburb turned blue, despite Trump’s law-and-order pitch
In all, Trump lost Chaska by 9 percentage points — a steep fall from 2016, when he beat Hillary Clinton in that city by 6 percentage points. And although Trump...