At A Glance

Bookkeeping
> Less than 4 minutes: Fastest recorded time to eat a half-gallon of ice cream at the halfway point of the Appalachian Trail.
> $250K: Starting auction price for Pope Leo XIV’s childhood home.

Browse
> The world's 50 best restaurants.
> ... and a ranking of all 29 Pixar movies.
> Real-life case of “The Ugly Duckling” fairy tale.
> The ancient Roman Empire had a graffiti problem.
> A $2K AI-generated ad aired during the NBA Finals.
> The battle has begun for crowning the song of the summer.

Listen
> We may have been thinking about ADHD all wrong.
> Life, explained by a doctor bringing people to the edge of death.

Watch
> A freezing, 14-course culinary journey at the end of the world.
> What happens if you funnel Niagara Falls through a straw?
> See the first clear images of the sun's south pole.
> How South Florida is becoming the new Wall Street.

Long Read
> Billionaires' megamansion amenities, from granite gorillas to shark ponds.
> The modern world may have an invisibility crisis.
> An anthropologist examines a society that shifts with the seasons.

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