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On the Ground in Marfa and London

On the Ground in Marfa and London

Published by Daniella Wilson

Alex Marks; Donald Judd, 100 untitled works in mill aluminum, 1982-86. Permanent collection, The Chinati Foundation, Marta, Texas. Donald Judd Art © 2026 Judd Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. The town’s always been accepting of newcomers, from Judd to his fellow artists. Robert Irwin—who went on to install his own permanent installation at Chinati in the late 2010s—was passing through West Texas in the 1970s on a cross-country road trip when he stopped at a gas station in Marfa to get a Coke. There he spotted his fellow New Yorker Judd on the side of the road and joined him. Just as there’s a permanent wormhole that connects West Texas to the galleries of West Chelsea, there’s a Marfa connection to Hollywood, dating back further than when No Country for Old Men and There Will Be Blood were shooting in town at the same time. Decades before Judd arrived, Giant filmed in Marfa in 1955, and James Dean stayed at the Hotel Paisano, which is currently getting renovated. (There was once a James …

Young Man and the Three Podcast Inks Deal with Higher Ground

Young Man and the Three Podcast Inks Deal with Higher Ground

Published by Daniella Wilson

It’s no secret that former President Barack Obama is a big basketball fan. Now the company he founded with his wife Michelle Obama is getting into the basketball podcast space. Their company, Higher Ground, is partnering with the basketball podcast The Young Man and the Three (YM3) as its executive producer and creative partner. YM3 is hosted by Tommy Alter (it was a spinoff of The Old Man and the Three, which Alter co-founded with now-Lakers coach JJ Redick), and is set to return for its new season on Thursday, with guests including Jalen Williams, Jared McCain and Ajay Mitchell. Obama himself is a former guest on the show. Higher Ground is no stranger to basketball. It was a producer on the Netflix docuseries Starting 5 as well as the Olympics-focused Court of Gold. Still, the deal with YM3 gives it significant foothold in basketball podcasts, betting that it an help the platform expand. “I couldn’t be more thrilled to welcome the Higher Ground team to the YM3 Family,” said Tommy Alter. “There are not …

Iran Threatens Neighbors With Ground Invasions If US Bombs Again, Preps Citizen Insurgency

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America’s Gulf allies have raised the possibility of an Iranian military ground invasion of their territories in the event of a major renewed US bombing campaign, which President Trump has threated to restart against Iran after the November midterm elections. It’s an oddly specific, and perhaps unlikely, threat being communicated by Gulf officials, and was reported on in the pages of The Wall Street Journal on Monday. Tehran is only too happy to signal it’s ready to inflict massive counter-pain on US and allied assets across the region. The publication cites “informed sources” who say Islamic Republic officials have been warning that this is among current options being mulled to escalate and spread the war beyond, into the broader region. Iranian state media IRGC operatives could penetrate neighboring countries as part of efforts to both deter a US and assault and ‘punish’ Washington and its frontline allies, the report indicates. Such a scenario would take things a big step further, also as the potential for resumption of Iranian ballistic missile and drone attacks on Gulf …

‘People sell their best stuff on Vinted’ – how charity shops became a dumping ground for unsellable clothes | Fashion

‘People sell their best stuff on Vinted’ – how charity shops became a dumping ground for unsellable clothes | Fashion

Published by Sam Flores

The small stockroom of St Raphael’s Hospice charity shop in Cheam, south London, is rammed with donations. “On average, we get 30 to 50 bags a day,” says Caroline Worley, the commercial manager, “but it’s not unusual to receive over 100.” This might sound like a good problem to have, but the sheer volume of stuff is the shop’s biggest challenge. “Sometimes, there’s only [enough] floor space to tiptoe,” says 48-year-old store manager, Colin French. Rummaging through the donations, it’s clear that much is unsaleable: a smelly, soiled bathrobe, tatty trainers, heavily bobbled jumpers, old socks, an empty Swarovski jewellery case. “Absolutely typical,” says Worley. They’re also overwhelmed with deluges of low-quality fashion – a shift in donation habits that accelerated during Covid, because, says Worley, all that time at home enabled people to sell their best stuff on Vinted. The experience here echoes that of author Tansy Hoskins, whose latest book, Charity Shop World, paints a picture of a charity retail sector in crisis. She spent 16 months working in a London charity shop, …

Fitbit Edge is Google’s middle ground between Fitbit Air and Pixel Watch

Fitbit Edge is Google’s middle ground between Fitbit Air and Pixel Watch

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Google’s Fitbit lineup expanded on Monday with the introduction of the Fitbit Edge, a new wearable that’s positioned between the Fitbit Air and Pixel Watch.  Priced at $179.99, it combines the Fitbit Air’s slim band with an OLED display for checking map directions, notifications, weather, and music controls.  Like the Pixel Watch and Fitbit Air, the Edge works with Google Health Coach, powered by Gemini. (You’ll need a Google Health Premium subscription to use it.) The coach can use your fitness, health, and medical information to put together weekly routines and workout plans, then adjust them around your schedule. It also comes with Google’s Health Guardian feature, which is designed to spot notable changes in health measurements over time, including indicators related to blood pressure and insulin resistance. (The company announced these features at the Pixel Watch 5 launch in August.) Image Credits:Google Google says the Fitbit Edge can automatically recognize and log up to 100 activities, including runs, bike rides, and walks. The company explains it uses context from your movement to work out …

Want to feel stronger and steadier on every walk? Try these five strength and balance drills for uneven ground

Want to feel stronger and steadier on every walk? Try these five strength and balance drills for uneven ground

Published by Jenni Sidey

I spent a gloriously sunny weekend at Chesil Beach recently, an 18-mile (29km) stretch of coastline in Dorset, England. I was surprised by just how physically demanding it was to walk across its famous pebbles. Every step felt like a turn on the Stairmaster, and I could really feel the effort in my calves, thighs and glutes when I got home. Unlike a smooth sidewalk or treadmill, an uneven surface shifts beneath your feet, forcing the muscles around your ankles, knees and hips to work harder to keep you stable. It also challenges your balance, coordination and core as your body continuously adjusts to changes underfoot. Latest Videos FromFit&Well It got me thinking—could I recreate some of those demands at home? While I can’t import a ton of pebbles and dump them in my yard, I can create a clever workout that strengthens the movement patterns and muscles that keep me steady of my feet. You may like The workout below does exactly that by combining lower-body strength exercises with balance and coordination drills. The …

Democrats regain ground on voter registration in key states after steep post-2024 drops

Democrats regain ground on voter registration in key states after steep post-2024 drops

Published by Sam Flores

After having suffered massive voter registration losses in the wake of the last presidential election, Democrats have stemmed the bleeding in several key states heading into this year’s midterms, according to an NBC News Decision Desk analysis. NBC News’ Decision Desk analyzed voter file data from TargetSmart, a progressive data firm, for seven of the states that were the closest in the 2024 election and that registered voters by party: Arizona, Maine, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina and Pennsylvania. From late 2024 through late 2025, Republicans significantly improved their voter registration margin over Democrats in all seven states, including by a net of roughly 100,000 in Pennsylvania and North Carolina. But from late 2025 through the middle of this year, Democrats managed to reverse, though not completely erase, those losses in five of them, adding more registrants on net than Republicans in Arizona, Maine, Nevada, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. And in New Hampshire and North Carolina, Democrats have slowed the decline. While party registration is not 100% predictive of vote choice, the recent …

Google thinks SpaceX’s Starship has to launch 1,800 times before space data centers get off the ground

Google thinks SpaceX’s Starship has to launch 1,800 times before space data centers get off the ground

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Google’s prototype of its orbital compute satellite took off today onboard a SpaceX rocket launched from California — the first time the tech giant has sent one of its advanced chips into space. Built by Planet Labs, the satellite will prove that a Google Tensor Processing Unit, its competitor to Nvidia’s GPUs, can function in space. That means supplying a kilowatt of continuous power, cooling the chip, and running a series of models through their paces to see if anything goes wrong. “We’ve done testing on the ground, but you know, there’s no test that’s completely as good as the real thing,” said Travis Beals, the Google executive managing Project Suncatcher, the tech giant’s plan to develop large-scale compute clusters in orbit around the Earth. Once commissioned, the satellite will fire up its TPU in 15-minute bursts to avoid straining the satellite’s power and thermal management systems. This satellite is based on a standard platform built by Planet Labs, but the two companies are working on a demo expected to take flight next year that …

15 Affordable Flannel Shirts You Should Wear Into the Ground

15 Affordable Flannel Shirts You Should Wear Into the Ground

Published by Jenni Sidey

There are those out there that would argue there is no bad time to wear a flannel shirt. Fine. But even those brave, presumably sweaty souls would have to concede that there is a best time to wear a flannel, and that time is now. I contend that a favorite flannel can improve one’s fall disposition by orders of magnitude, and fortunately you don’t need much funding to test the theory yourself. Because I went ahead and rounded up my favorites, with a hard cap at $150. And while the $150 isn’t what it used to be, we aren’t short on options: classic plaids, beefy buffalo checks, effortlessly styled solids. So, if you’re looking to reload a tired flannel rotation, need something to plug a recently-discovered hole or just think (correctly) that a tracking number tied to seasonally-appropriate shirting might boost your mood, we’ve got you covered with our favorite affordable flannels of the season. The Affordable Flannel Hit List The Lightweight Flannel Madewell Lightweight Flannel Button-Up Shirt Read more The No-Frills Workhorse Filson Rustic …

DoorDash’s drone strategy started on the ground

DoorDash’s drone strategy started on the ground

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When DoorDash set out to build a drone delivery business, it started with the tricky logistics that happen on the ground before it looked up. The autonomous drone came last, according to the company, which unveiled its new six-propeller aircraft at its annual Dash Forward 2026 event on Wednesday. Before DoorDash worked on the aircraft, the company focused on ground infrastructure, including loading systems, how food would be handed off from a restaurant’s kitchen, and packaging. DoorDash Labs, the R&D team that built its autonomous sidewalk delivery bot Dot, created the drone delivery service now called DoorDash Air. The same team also developed the underlying software, called the Autonomous Delivery Platform (ADP), to handle the coordination challenges in deliveries handled by humans, sidewalk delivery bots, and now drones. The ADP software uses smart routing, incorporating factors like weather, flight range, and ground traffic to narrow down which orders actually make sense to send by air. Image Credits:DoorDash The company’s systems-first strategy for its DoorDash Air business aligns with its strengths. DoorDash isn’t a hardware company, …