While it’s not clear if the Twitter drama is causing many users to leave — in fact, having a front-row seat to the chaos may prove entertaining to some — lesser-known sites Mastodon and even Tumblr are emerging as new (or renewed) alternatives. Here’s a look at some of them. Another option, Counter Social, also...
Denver: Colorado voters have passed a ballot initiative to decriminalize psychedelic mushrooms for people 21 and older and to create state-regulated “healing centers” where participants can experience the drug under supervision. Colorado becomes the second state, after Oregon, to vote to establish a regulated system for substances like psilocybin and psilocin, the hallucinogens found in...
When thumbing through seed catalogs or plant-care manuals, you’re likely to encounter at least some descriptions that elude you. So here’s a cheat sheet to help navigate the offerings – and maybe impress your gardening friends. Aerate: Poking holes into compacted soil with a garden fork or aeration machine to facilitate the flow of oxygen...
The world’s richest man, Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, has officially purchased Twitter for a whopping $44 billion and installed himself as “Chief Twit.” This role had been unfilled since January 2021, when Twitter suspended Donald Trump. You’ve got questions about the Twitter acquisition; we’ve got answers. How is Musk taking Twitter private? Musk created...
The millennia-old city of Varanasi celebrated Dev Deepawali, the Diwali of Gods, on Monday evening with lakhs of diyas and modern 3D projection lights along the majestic riverfront. About 21 lakh earthen lamps were lit in the city to celebrate the festival. According to the local authorities, around eight lakh diyas were lit along...
After 51 days in India, including two days in a special prey-stocked enclosure where they were released inside Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park, two cheetahs from Africa made history by making their first kill during the intervening night of November 6-7. The two male cheetahs, 'Freddy' and 'Elton', had been released from quarantine on the...
Rishi Sunak, as you’ve probably heard, is the new prime minister of the United Kingdom. With support from about 200 members of the Conservative Party, Sunak is expected to lead Britain at least until his next haircut. If it’s a bad one, who knows what might happen? Sunak is so confident that he is even moving...
India’s luxury market is having a moment. From 2010 to 2014, the country’s luxury sector grew by a whopping 74 percent. In 2021, the Indian luxury goods market was valued at over $5 billion, and it is now expected to grow by another 10 percent over the next five years. India’s economy has been recovering steadily from the...
If you happen to visit Chaii Stop, a café in Preston, England, you’d better be polite when you order your chai, or the price may shoot up. As reported in the Manchester Evening News, the café’s owner, 29-year-old Usman Hussain, has put up a sign telling customers that "Desi Chai" will cost them £5, "Desi Chai please" will...
