For the first time in its five-decade run, a well-known Paris-based cinema chain is letting regular people invest in its future. MK2, famous for its artsy movie theaters and five Cannes competitors this year, is raising up to €5 million from the public to modernize its biggest site. The goal? Turn t
Rural Alaskans are feeling the heat—not just from the cold but from soaring fuel prices. With each dollar added to fuel costs, rural Alaska loses $100 million, according to researchers tracking the economic impact. Small towns face the worst of it as gasoline hits $9 per gallon in some places like B
Kratom comes from a tropical tree in Southeast Asia. People chew its leaves or make tea from them. For centuries, locals used it for energy or pain relief. Today, Americans also use it, but not all products are the same. Some companies now sell kratom extracts with a compound called 7-OH. This isn’
Starting next year, families might get a fresh way to pay for K-12 education—and it all comes down to taxes. The Treasury Department is rolling out a new tax break called the Education Freedom Tax Credit. Instead of sending kids to the closest public school, this plan lets people donate to groups th
Natural gas prices climbed slightly this week after hitting a two-week low. The jump came as weather forecasts predicted hotter temperatures spreading across the U. S. , especially in the Midwest and East Coast. More people would crank up their air conditioners, increasing demand for electricity—and
For years, crypto fans have pushed wild ideas about blockchain fixing everything from art sales to shipping routes. Yet most of these predictions never took off. Bitcoin still stands as the only real success, while newer projects like stablecoins mostly copy old banking systems in a digital disguise
A new game is blending old and new by turning traditional Korean hanbok robes into playable outfits in a fantasy world. Instead of keeping these cultural pieces locked in history, the project aims to breathe fresh life into them through pixel-art graphics. A clothing brand that mixes vintage pattern
Sarah Sherman’s first comedy special feels like a messy art project that somehow turned into a must-watch. Instead of playing it safe with jokes about politics or pop culture, she went all-in on her weirdest ideas. The people helping make the show told her to dump the obvious targets, saying things
The new study tackles how cars behave when roads are slick and visibility is low. It looks at five popular driving models, each with its own set of adjustable numbers that dictate how a vehicle follows another. The researchers first list the main variables that matter in winter: how much grip the ro
A 43-year-old woman left her high-powered job in Manhattan to start over in a small fishing town in Baja, Mexico. Raised in Oregon, she took an unconventional path into policy work before landing in finance. The pandemic gave her the push she needed to make the move permanent. She fell for Agua Amar
