1+ hour, 47+ min ago (426+ words) Stardust Solutions wants to dim the sun. Scientists are worried. Blotting out the sun might not fix climate change, but it could pause the warming process. The idea of using planes to "geoengineer" the climate by spreading sunlight-reflecting aerosols throughout the earth's atmosphere is controversial. It is also becoming closer to reality. Stardust Solutions, an Israel-based company, wants to "do nothing less than dim the sun" with a plan "modeled on volcanoes," said The New Yorker. Average global temperatures dropped in the aftermath of the Mount Pinatubo eruption in the Philippines in 1991. Stardust wants to "market eruptions of its own" using "highly reflective particles" sprayed across the stratosphere. The plan comes with likely tradeoffs, with possible side effects including "shifts in regional weather patterns" that people depend on for crops. But continued warming may force a radical solution. The planet's…...

22+ hour, 22+ min ago (452+ words) The countdown to Christmas, and all its edible treats, has begun With Christmas around the corner, mince pies have returned "in full force" to supermarket shelves, said Holly Morgan in The Mirror. The seasonal staple is part of the festive furniture, as beloved as "carol singers and questionable novelty jumpers". Brits eat more than 800 million of the delightful mincemeat-stuffed pastries a year, and it isn't hard to see why. Mince pies are an excellent "no-fuss" addition to any Christmas gathering, said Emma Henderson in The Independent. Gone are the days where hosts need to stress about "impromptu visitors during the Christmas period": the mince pie is the "perfect treat to keep in the cupboard", to be served with a "glass of mulled wine" at the drop of a hat. For the second year in a row, Waitrose scooped "Best Buy…...

4+ hour, 58+ min ago (694+ words) Featuring a restored Federal-style estate in Virginia and quaint farm in Connecticut The Old Toll House is in the Hudson Valley, minutes from New Paltz and less than two hours from Midtown Manhattan. The 1775 stone three-bedroom centers on a kitchen with an oversize hearth, barrel ceilings, and herringbone brick floors; a formal dining room has its original fireplace and wood ceilings with hand-carved beams. The roughly 1.5-acre lot includes stone walls, mature trees, and a detached garage. $799,000. Sally Sprogis, Four Seasons Sotheby's International, (845) 464-5867 Clover Hill Farm, a 1737 estate, is on 11.5 acres about 45 minutes from New Haven. The expanded seven-bedroom Colonial has six fireplaces and antique beams, and additions that include a chef's kitchen with a double Viking range, a stone-floor sunroom, and a dining room. The property includes pastures, a barn, a pool with a pool house, and 1,000 feet of…...

21+ hour, 42+ min ago (83+ words) The daily codeword puzzle from The Week A free daily email with the biggest news stories of the day " and the best features from TheWeek.com Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives. The daily medium sudoku puzzle from The Week The daily hard sudoku puzzle from The Week Feature Glinda the Good is forced to choose sides and an actor takes work filling holes in strangers' lives The daily codeword puzzle from The Week...

2+ hour, 42+ min ago (70+ words) The daily codeword puzzle from The Week A free daily email with the biggest news stories of the day " and the best features from TheWeek.com Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives. The daily medium sudoku puzzle from The Week The daily crossword from The Week The daily hard sudoku puzzle from The Week The daily codeword puzzle from The Week...

2+ hour, 42+ min ago (69+ words) The daily crossword from The Week A free daily email with the biggest news stories of the day " and the best features from TheWeek.com Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives. The daily medium sudoku puzzle from The Week The daily codeword puzzle from The Week The daily hard sudoku puzzle from The Week The daily crossword from The Week...

14+ hour, 15+ min ago (748+ words) Thrills come in many forms, from assassins and spies to regular people fighting for justice The delights of the action movie continue to thrill audiences around the world, often transcending linguistic barriers with their sparring dialogue and universal themes of heroism, vengeance and justice. And while many other genres feature thrilling action sequences, including science fiction, horror and fantasy, these are among our new quarter-century's best action films set in the real world. Director Doug Liman's genre-redefining action masterpiece stars Matt Damon as an amnesia-riddled CIA agent named Jason Bourne. When the movie begins, Bourne is gravely wounded, adrift in the Mediterranean with no memory of his identity or how he was injured when he is rescued by Italian fishermen. When businessman Oh Dae-su (Choi Min-sik) is released after 15 years of horrific, solitary and mysterious confinement in a greasy hotel…...

17+ hour, 42+ min ago (417+ words) As anti-feminist women's magazines thrive, progressive titles are left out in the cold "The magazine industry is in mourning," said The New Statesman. Cond" Nast announced earlier this month it would be folding Teen Vogue into its flagship Vogue magazine to "provide a more unified reader experience across titles". Teen Vogue's shift to the left can be traced back to shortly after the 2016 US presidential election, when it published an article that "set the internet ablaze", said The Guardian. The piece was headlined "Donald Trump Is Gaslighting America". From then on, the magazine intensified its political coverage, becoming "an unlikely hearth for progressive, even radical, feminism within the manicured offices of its publisher". Now, almost a decade since undergoing this transformation, "Trump is once again in the White House, and Teen Vogue as it was once known is gone". Its…...

7+ hour, 58+ min ago (395+ words) American children are keeping up with current events, even when the news is upsetting Generation Alpha kids, born between 2010 and 2024, are more cognizant of news events than adults might assume, and many of them have concerns about the future, according to the latest Junior Voices survey from The Week Junior and YouGov. Despite these concerns, many children still want to be informed, even when the news is negative. More than 7 in 10 respondents believe kids should hear about difficult or upsetting news. More specifically, 47% say they should only receive a big picture overview, while 24% say kids should listen to all the details. The top current news sources for kids include family members, friends, TV, school, social media apps, and YouTube. Family is the leading source, with 62% saying they get their updates from family. YouGov surveyed 708 children ages 8 to 14 from Sept. 9 to…...

9+ hour, 52+ min ago (625+ words) The alleged relationship between deceased sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump has become one of the most acute threats to the president's power As the president fends off a growing bipartisan push for full governmental transparency on a scandal that shows little sign of abating, here is what we know about Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein's long, complicated friendship. That same year, Florida-based businessman George Houraney flew 28 women to Trump's estate for a "Calendar Girl" competition. Aside from the women, The New York Times said, the "only guests were Mr. Trump and Jeffrey Epstein." Describing the incident to the Times, Houraney claims he said, "Donald, this is supposed to be a party with VIPs. You're telling me it's you and Epstein?" In the subsequent four years, Trump would fly seven times on Epstein's infamous aircraft, according to flight logs…...