20 things to do this weekend in Connecticut: Isaac Mizrahi and ‘Dirty Dancing’ in Concert

She has been with Hearst Connecticut Media Group since 2024. When not working, she can be found trying out the many great restaurants in the state, shopping, listening to music and spending time with ...

20 things to do this weekend in Connecticut: Chris Stapleton and Cedric the Entertainer

This is the last weekend to check out the “Invitation to Engage: 60 Years of Long Wharf Theatre & Beyond” exhibition on display through February at the New Haven Museum. The showcase features Rita ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Reading for Pleasure Has Declined by a ‘Deeply Concerning’ 40 Percent Over the Past Two Decades

When was the last time you curled up with a good book or flipped through the pages of a magazine? If it’s been a while, you’re not alone: The number of Americans who read for fun has plummeted over ...
Pew Research Center

U.S. adults in their 20s and 30s plan to have fewer children than in the past

Americans in their 20s and 30s are planning to have fewer children than a decade ago, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of government data. The total number of children that women and men ...
The Topeka Capital-Journal

2023 and 2024 were among Topeka’s warmest on record. What it means

Topeka's past two years have both been among its warmest on record. Last year, 2024, was Topeka's second-warmest year since the National Weather Service began keeping records here in 1887. The ...
Health Affairs

National Health Expenditures In 2023: Faster Growth As Insurance Coverage And Utilization Increased

Health care spending in the US reached $4.9 trillion and increased 7.5 percent in 2023, growing from a rate of 4.6 percent in 2022. In 2023, the insured share of the population reached 92.5 percent, ...
Ars Technica

With four more years like 2023, carbon emissions will blow past 1.5° limit

On Thursday, the United Nations’ Environmental Programme (UNEP) released a report on what it terms the “emissions gap"—the difference between where we’re heading and where we’d need to be to achieve ...
Jalopnik

These Cars Lost The Most Value On The Used Market In The Past Year

Considering the shambolic state of the American economy, inflation, and rampant wage stagnation, I love finding stories about affordable cars and prices dropping. In this case, the team at iSeeCars ...
Wall Street Journal

U.S. Incomes Climbed Last Year, Census Bureau Says

Household incomes rose last year for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic began, reflecting the effects of easing inflation and a strong job market. The new data from the U.S. Census Bureau on ...
Cyclingnews.com

Past winners of the UCI Road World Championships through to 2023

Cyclingnews is the world's leader in English-language coverage of professional cycling. Started in 1995 by University of Newcastle professor Bill Mitchell, the site was one of the first to provide ...
Fast Company

How résumés have shifted over the past 5 years

Rumor has it that if you travel in space for 5 years, it’s 50 years passing on Earth. Whether this is true or not, consider the job market the cosmic journey. Within five years, technology, the ...
xxlmag

Here’s What the 2023 XXL Freshman Class Has Been Up To This Past Year

The 2024 XXL Freshman Class season is complete. Over the last few weeks, rap fans have gotten to know 11 up-and-coming stars: BigXThaPlug, Hunxho, Skilla Baby, That Mexican OT, Lay Bankz, Bossman Dlow ...