Border Commerce, And Who Will Really Pay For The Wall

Controversy is accompanying the kitsch at this year’s globally popular singing competition. Here’s what to know and where to watch. The 68th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest is underway in Sweden, with 37 countries competing initially, and now 26 vying for the top spot. The Grand Final is set to take place on Saturday, May 11, at 9 p.m.

Architect Jeanne Gang makes an argument for ‘architectural grafting’, a new way to think about old buildings. Architecture must evolve, argues Jeanne Gang, founder of the renowned architecture firm Studio Gang. Not just as a profession, and not just as a practice, but as individual buildings. Instead of buildings being designed for one purpose and then torn down when that purpose has passed, Gang argues buildings should be grafted, like horticultural and agricultural plants, to take on new forms and serve new uses over time.

It used to be that the “Air” was the lightest, slimmest model Apple offered. Not anymore. Before you buy an iPad, read this. This week Apple revealed its new iPads for 2024. The company introduced the M4 iPad Pro and the M2 iPad Air, which both now come in 13-inch and 11-inch sizes for the first time.

More than half of Americans spend time on their phones within an hour of going to sleep, according to a survey by the National Sleep Foundation. Like many of us, Jessica Peoples has heard the warnings about excessive screen time at night. Still, she estimates spending 30 to 60 minutes on her phone before going to sleep, mostly scrolling through social media.

Sallie Krawcheck observes that when women leave the workforce it cost the economy some $650+ billion each year, yet workplaces still don’t support them. As a society, we love moms.

Dr. Varna spent the past 20 years studying how we can all benefit from the wellspring of optimism and reap its benefits, even if you are the glass-half-empty-type. Dr. Sue Varma is a board-certified psychiatrist and an award-winning national medical contributor for major news outlets. She is a clinical assistant professor of Psychiatry at New York University (NYU) Langone Health and teaches medical students and residents.