During the USA men’s Olympic basketball training camp in Las Vegas in early July,Stephen Curry was asked why he picked this moment to finally make his debut at the Games. Back in 2012 and 2016, Curry reminded his inquisitor, the decision was made for him: he didn’t make the cut for London, after his third season in the NBA, and he skippedRio four years later due to injuries. Curry couldn’t even remember why he sat out Tokyo—he’s not alone in blocking out the COVID-19 days.
The 13 Best Cheese Shops in America
Cheese—in all its gooey, crumbly, farm-fresh, or cave-aged incarnations—is having a moment. Thanks to the restaurant trend of gourmet mac and cheese and the opening of at least one grilled cheese truck per town, even kids are learning to distinguish Emmentalers from Edams, Goudas from Gruyères. Historic or hip, America’s best cheese shops are as widely varied as the dairy products they peddle.
Cured, Boulder, CO
Leave it to an active town like Boulder to support a cheese shop owned by a professional cyclist: Will Frischkorn, who oversees Cured with his wife, Coral, rode in the Tour de France before going to culinary school.
The Long, Strange Historyof Secret Royal Ailments
Unless you’ve been underwater, or in space, for the past few weeks, there is no way that you can have avoided the fantastical stories that have proliferated about the British royal family. After the simultaneous announcement on Jan. 17 that Kate Middleton, the Princess of Wales, and King Charles would both be receiving hospital treatment—her for an unspecified “abdominal complaint” and he, initially, for an enlarged prostate—interest in both has only grown, thanks to the revelation that the king is now being treated for an unspecified form of cancer and with the princess’s continued absence from public view.
Twitter Makes an Android Tablet App (but Youll Need the Right Tablet)
Support for all Android tablets is coming later this year.
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VIDEO: Why You Shouldn't Pee in the Pool
June 17, 2014 5:12 PM EDT
Now that summer is here, there’s a good chance you might spend some of your time cooling off in a swimming pool. But, given that the average swimmer leaves behind 30 to 80 ml of urine when they go swimming, there might be more than just refreshment waiting for you in the water.
A recent study published in the American Chemical Society journal Environmental Science & Technology shows that mixing chlorine and uric acid — the latter of which is “almost entirely attributable to human urine” — can result in “volatile disinfection by-products.
We Are Defining Love the Wrong Way
It is time to change the meaning of the word “love.”
The word is mostly used according to the first definition given in the dictionary: “an intense feeling of deep affection.” In other words, love is what one feels.
After years spent speaking with couples before, during and after marriage; and of talking to parents and children struggling with their relationships, I am convinced of the partiality of the definition. Love should be seen not as a feeling but as an enacted emotion.
What Prizes Olympic Winners ReceiveBesides Medals
As thousands of Olympic athletes vie for a place on the podium in Paris, some who finish on top will be going home with more than just gold.
While the Olympics rewards its champions with immense glory and a place in sporting history, traditionally absent are the flashy giant checks that other competitions hand out. But that doesn’t mean Olympic medalists won’t make any money.
While the International Olympic Committee (IOC) does not monetarily award winners, it does not stop national governments or organizations, or sports federations, from incentivizing athletes with cash or other prizes.
White Truffles: Why They're Worth $2,000 a Pound
Two thousand dollars a pound seems like a lot to pay for a mushroom. It really does. Yes, October marks the start of white-truffle season, the time of year when the rare mushrooms are showered on dishes, signifying luxury to even the most jaded palates. One of Daniel Boulud’s favorite stories involves Puff Daddy, as he was known at the time, urging the chef to “shave that bitch” onto his food; Boulud told me that he obliged (as, I’m sure, the bill mounted accordingly).
Why Spoiled Babies Grow Up to Be Smarter, KinderKids
Ken Seet/Corbis Can extra nurturing during infancy make your child kinder and smarter?
Over the last several decades, more and more research has suggested that experiences in early life — even prenatal life — can have a disproportionate influence on the development of personality and physical and mental health. Now another group of studies, led by Notre Dame psychology professor Darcia Narvaez, confirms earlier work suggesting that children who get more positive touch and affection during infancy turn out to be kinder, more intelligent and to care more about others.
Why Talking About a Dream You Had Can Be Good for You
When Shane McCorristine, a scholar of modern British history, went trawling through police reports from 19th-century England, he was struck by the number that contained descriptions of dreams: witnesses and victims seemed to make a point of telling police and coroners if they had anticipated a crime or a death in their dreams. Telling dreams, he said, was a way to create “a social bond between a vulnerable person and the authorities.