Rugby Star Ilona Maher’s 5 Favorite Places in Burlington, Vt. 21. October 2026 (11:01) The Olympic rugby powerhouse, “Dancing With the Stars” phenom, podcaster and Vermont native says her scenic hometown “feels like a movie” in the fall.(New York Times)
Is Wikipedia the ‘Last Best Place on the Internet’? 21. October 2026 (11:00) Richard Cooke’s book, “The Last Best Place on the Internet” retells the history of Wikipedia with an emphasis on the human. Jennifer Szalai, a New York Times book critic, reviews the book.(New York Times)
‘A powerful warning’: will Europe’s angry protests lead to real political change? 21. October 2026 (11:00) Hamstrung governments seem to have no answer to the public’s furious demands, making further discontent likelyEurope live – latest updatesIn France, it was the piles of wheelie bins stacked up against school entrances that first hinted at the scale of student anger over crumbling classrooms and teacher shortages. In Spain, it was a tent camp that steadily grew in the heart of the capital as residents railed against soaring housing costs.Similar scenes have since sprung up in Belgium, Italy and Portugal, and clashes have convulsed Albania’s capital of Tirana, hinting at an autumn of protests across Europe. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Inside the eerie 'ghost town' where only THREE families remain, homes lie abandoned and the church was sold for just 50p